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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the Hanwha Eagles at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 1st. KIA Kim Si-hoon is pitching hard. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.01/ |
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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the Hanwha Eagles at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 1st. KIA Han Jae-seung is pitching hard. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.01/ |
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KIA Tigers avenged their sweep loss to Hanwha Eagles in the final series of the first half.
KIA won 3-2 against Hanwha in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 1st. No. 6 KIA won two consecutive games and recorded 48 wins, 4 draws and 47 losses in the season, while No. 1 Hanwha ended its second consecutive win and recorded 59 wins, 3 draws and 38 losses in the season.
For KIA, Park Chan-ho (st baseman), Patrick Wisdom (first baseman), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Na Sung-beom (right fielder), Han Jun-su (possession), Oh Sun-woo (left fielder), Byun Woo-hyuk (third baseman), and Kim Ho-ryeong (midfielder) started. The starting pitcher is Lee Eui-ri.
Hanwha faced off with Kim Tae-yeon (right fielder), Luis Liberato (center fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), An Chi-hong (designated hitter), Ha Joo-seok (second baseman), Choi Jae-hoon (catcher), and Shim Woo-jun (striker). The starting pitcher is Ryu Hyun-jin.
KIA starter Lee Eui-ri laid the foundation for victory by giving up two runs with 90 pitches, two hits, four walks, five strikeouts and two runs in five innings. Sliders (22), curves (14), and changeups (12) were mixed with fastballs (42). The maximum fastball speed was 151km and the average speed was 147km. I didn't get a good grip on my fastball, but I was able to hold on as the slider went in effectively.
From the sixth inning, Kim Dae-yu (0 innings), Kim Si-hoon (2 ⅓ innings), Choi Ji-min (⅔ innings), and Han Jae-seung (1 inning) threw consecutively. The winning pitcher was Kim Si-hoon, and Han Jae-seung made his first save and debut.
KIA left a unique record of Han Jae-seung the day before and Kim Si-hoon the day before, with trade transfer players responsible for the victory for two consecutive days. Han Jae-seung and Kim Si-hoon are pitchers brought in by KIA, which desperately needed to strengthen the bullpen on the 28th of last month, in a trade with NC.
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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the Hanwha Eagles at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 1st. KIA Lee Eui-ri is pitching hard. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.01/ |
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| A game between the KIA Tigers and the Hanwha Eagles at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 1st. Hanwha Ryu Hyun-jin is catching his breath after dealing with Kia's first batter Choi Hyung-woo on a fly ball at the end of the 6th inning. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.01/ |
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| The game between the KIA Tigers and the Hanwha Eagles at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 1st. Hanwha first baseman Chae Eun-sung, who made an error when KIA Choi Hyung-woo hit an infield grounder with two outs and second base in the bottom of the first inning, is regretful. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.01/ |
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Hanwha Ryu Hyun-jin swallowed his regret because he did not receive defensive help. In five ⅓ innings, he recorded 96 pitches, seven hits, no four hits, six strikeouts, and three runs (two earned runs), his sixth loss of the season (6 wins). It was a pitch that allowed one run or no run if it had received defensive help.
The trend at the beginning of the game seemed to tilt to Hanwha. Hanwha scored two points from the top of the first inning. After leadoff hitter Kim Tae-yeon walked to get on base, Liberato hit a double that went behind Shin Ik-su, making it second and third base with no outs. Moon Hyun-bin then hit a timely two-run double to right-center to make it 0-2.
Hanwha's one disappointing defense brought the game to square one. After two outs, Kim Sun-bin got on base with a heavy hit. Choi Hyung-woo stepped down with a ground ball to the left of the first baseman, and Hanwha's first baseman Chae Eun-sung made a throwing error that was so ridiculous that pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin's glove entering the base cover could not even be reached. In the meantime, Kim Sun-bin scored, and Choi Hyung-woo went to second base. The record is a left infield hit by the first baseman and a throwing error by the first baseman.
KIA turned the game around in the bottom of the sixth inning. After one out, Na Sung-bum hit a double to right-center to bring down Ryu Hyun-jin. Hanwha put Cho Dong-wook on the mound, and Han Jun-su hit a timely double that separated the left-center to take a 3-2 lead.
In the ninth inning, Han Jae-seung took the mound. It was a close game by one point, but both closer Jung Hae-young and Pil Seung-jo Jeon Sang-hyun were unable to take the mound in the aftermath of two consecutive games. Han Jae-seung struck out leadoff hitter Noh Si-hwan with a swing and miss, and then grounded out Chae Eun-sung to shortstop. After two outs, An Chi-hong was allowed a hit to the left, but he kept the victory by checking out pinch runner Lee Sang-hyuk at Ha Joo-seok's at-bat. Lee Sang-hyuk was initially declared safe, but the game ended as the video review overturned it.
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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the Hanwha Eagles at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 1st. KIA Na Sung-bum is cheering after hitting a hit. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.01/ |
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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the Hanwha Eagles at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 1st. KIA Han Jun-su is cheering after hitting a timely hit in the bottom of the 6th inning with one out and runners on second base. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.01/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
