4 consecutive wins → Ace is on the verge of winning first place? The 1,000-win coach thought differently.

Aug 15, 2025

4 consecutive wins → Ace is on the verge of winning first place? The 1,000-win coach thought differently.
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 12th. In the top of the sixth inning, Lotte's Kim Dong-hyuk, Han Tae-young, and Ko Seung-min struck out three batters with no outs and second base to overcome the crisis. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.12/



4 consecutive wins → Ace is on the verge of winning first place? The 1,000-win coach thought differently.
Coach Kim Kyung-moon shares the joy of victory with Ponce after the game.
Four consecutive wins, and three consecutive sweeps against direct competitors in the rankings, are on the rise.

Furthermore, the Hanwha Eagles' Super Aces Cody Ponce is on a winning streak of 15 consecutive games. It is a better opportunity for the first starter ace to rotate the mound twice a week.

Here, Hanwha Eagles gave it another thought. It doesn't drive up the momentum, it gives Ponce a break.




Hanwha will play the first game of the weekend series against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 15th.

Kim Ki-joong, a substitute starter who replaced Um Sang-baek, will be selected on the day, and Moon Dong-ju will be selected on the 16th. However, on the 17th, a substitute starter will be deployed again. It's not about resting the rotation, it's about not having Ponce take the mound twice a week.

Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon, who met before the game, said "Ponse is winning now, but he didn't win 100% because Ponce went out. "What Seung-woon followed…" He explained, "I want Ponce to finish a season (in good health) rather than one win now…"




"If you write it again on Sunday, our season will end, the ranking will be confirmed, then you should write it." But it's not like that. Then, I hope you finish the rest of the season and throw well there when you go up to the postseason. That's why I'm holding it in once."

4 consecutive wins → Ace is on the verge of winning first place? The 1,000-win coach thought differently.
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th. Hanwha starter Ponce pitched seven scoreless innings. Ponce coming down the mound after pitching in the seventh inning. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.12/
Some pointed to Ponce as a factor of instability in Hanwha in the second half of the year. The analysis was that `How can he continue to throw as well as in the first half, and he will be tired in the second half.'

However, so far, Ponce has not specifically asked for a break or shown fatigue. In July, he allowed only one run in 25 innings in four games, recording an ERA of 0.36, and in August, he wanted to shake with one run in five innings against KT Wiz in the first game, but he pitched seven scoreless innings against Lotte on the 12th.




However, something may have been seen in the eyes of the head coach, who is an expert among experts. The manager of a professional baseball team is not only baseball, but also an external sense, a virtue that requires 'predictive'. The judgment that 'It's going to be okay' could make the season go wrong in an instant.

Manager Kim Kyung-moon made the decision after sufficient discussion with the pitching coach", he explained. Hanwha's pitching coach is Yang Sang-moon, one of the baseball players who also served as manager and general manager. The eyes of the 'Moon & Moon' are looking higher and further away.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.