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The match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. Hanwha's Moon Hyun-bin hit a decisive three-run home run in the ninth inning. Changwon = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/ |
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Hanwha Eagles Moon Hyun-bin led the team to victory with a cycling hit without a triple.
Hanwha Eagles won the first game of a three-game weekend series against the NC Dinos 9-2 at Changwon NC Park on the 15th, winning five consecutive games.
Hanwha, ranked second in the league, maintained a one-game gap with the leader LG with 65 wins, 3 draws, and 42 losses.
On the 15th, Hanwha's substitute starter Kim Ki-joong came forward. NC scored against Kim Ki-joong from the first inning. In the bottom of the first inning, leadoff hitter Kim Joo-won hit an infield hit and No. 2 Choi Won-joon hit an RBI triple. After one out, Davison called in third baseman Choi Won-joon with an RBI outfield fly. 2-0 NC lead from the first inning.
However, alternative starter Kim Ki-joong did not collapse easily. He sent out a runner in each inning, but he kept the mound firmly without any additional runs until the fourth inning. Kim Ki-joong finished his starting role with two runs in four innings.
Hanwha reported a hit in its first visit to Changwon in the third inning when leadoff hitter Son Ah-seop wore a Hanwha uniform. With Liberato's hit, Moon Hyun-bin hit an RBI sacrifice fly to call Son Ah-seop on the first and third bases with no outs.
Hanwha made a big inning in the top of the fifth inning, trailing 1-2. After one out, Chae Eun-sung hit a two-run timely hit that turned the game around with the bases loaded with one out, which was made with a Liberato walk, a Moon Hyun-bin hit, and a ball that hit Noh Si-hwan's body. 3-2 came from behind.
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The match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. The bases loaded with two outs in the fifth inning. Shim Woo-joon hit a timely two-run hit. Chae Eun-sung succeeded in scoring. Changwon = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/ |
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5회 2사 만루. Shim Woo-joon hit a two-run timely hit
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Hanwha, which gained momentum, scored five runs in the fifth inning alone, with two outs and bases loaded with Lee Jin-young's walk, An Chi-hong's RBI sacrifice fly, and Choi Jae-hoon's hit ball.
Hanwha, leading 6 to 2, failed to score an additional point until the eighth inning, but Moon Hyun-bin hit a decisive three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to break the game.
Hanwha came from behind to win, with Kim Jong-soo, Jung Woo-ju, Kim Bum-soo and Han Seung-hyuk blocking the remaining five innings without losing a point after alternate starter Kim Ki-joong saved two runs until the fourth inning.
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The match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. Hanwha's Moon Hyun-bin hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning. Changwon = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/ |
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Decisive three-run homer in the ninth inning. |
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Moon Hyun-bin, who hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning and is being congratulated by his teammates. |
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Moon Hyun-bin, who started in left field as the third batter, showed great performance with three hits, four RBIs and two runs from four times at bat. Moon Hyun-bin became the top contributor to the team's victory by recording a double, a hit, and a home run without a triple.
In his third year as a professional, Moon Hyun-bin is spending his career high season this season. Moon Hyun-bin, who is writing his personal record for the most home runs, is already recording his 11th home run. He has 129 hits (third place in the league), setting a new personal record every day. He also has a batting average of 319, ranking fifth in the league.
Moon Hyun-bin, the son of Daejeon and Chungcheong, is becoming a source of pride for Hanwha Eagles fans, just like the fan-made meme 'Moon Hyun-bin Who Is He?'
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The match between Hanwha and Lotte at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 14th. Hanwha's Moon Hyun-bin hit a double in the bottom of the 11th inning. |
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The match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. Hanwha's Moon Hyun-bin hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning. |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.