Dongjoo Moon did it, too! Hanwha's Record Is Born for the First Time in 18 Years...4 consecutive wins → 5 consecutive losses at the bottom of Kiwoom

Aug 27, 2025

Dongjoo Moon did it, too! Hanwha's Record Is Born for the First Time in 18 Years...4 consecutive wins → 5 consecutive losses at the bottom of Kiwoom
A match between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Hanwha Eagles at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 27th. Hanwha Moon Dong-ju is catching his breath. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.27/



Dongjoo Moon did it, too! Hanwha's Record Is Born for the First Time in 18 Years...4 consecutive wins → 5 consecutive losses at the bottom of Kiwoom
A match between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Hanwha Eagles at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 27th. Hanwha Moon Dong-ju is pitching hard. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.27/
Hanwha Eagles won four consecutive games. Moon Dong-ju (22) won his first 10 games since his debut.

Hanwha won 3-1 against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 27th. Hanwha secured the Winning Series at the same time as it won four consecutive games, with 69 wins, three draws and 48 losses in the season. Kiwoom has lost five games in a row. The record for the season was 38 wins, 4 draws and 81 losses.

For Hanwha, Lee Won-seok (right fielder), Luis Liberato (center fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Son Ah-seop (designated hitter), Kim Tae-yeon (first baseman), Lee Do-yoon (second baseman), Choi Jae-hoon (catcher), and Shim Woo-jun (striker) were selected as starters.




Kiwoom formed the starting lineup in the order of Park Joo-hong (right wing), Song Sung-moon (third baseman), Lim Ji-yeol (first baseman), Lee Ju-hyung (middle fielder), Ruben Cardinez (designated hitter), Kim Tae-jin (second baseman), Kim Gun-hee (catcher), Eo Jun-seo (striker), and Jeon Tae-hyun (left fielder).

Dongjoo Moon did it, too! Hanwha's Record Is Born for the First Time in 18 Years...4 consecutive wins → 5 consecutive losses at the bottom of Kiwoom
A match between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Hanwha Eagles at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 27th. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Hanwha pitching coach Yang Sang-moon is visiting the mound to encourage Moon Dong-joo with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.27/
It was a pitching match following the previous day (26th). Hanwha's starting pitcher Moon Dong-ju kept the mound with one run (non-earned) in six innings. Moon Dong-ju came down the mound in the seventh inning when he was winning 2-1, and had his first 10th win since his debut.

With Moon Dong-ju's 10 wins, Hanwha will have three 10-win pitchers, including Cody Ponce (15 wins) and Ryan Weiss (14 wins). The first 10 wins among the three starters came in 18 years following Ryu Hyun-jin (17 wins), Jeong Min-cheol (12 wins) and Cedric Bowness (11 wins) in 2007.




Kiwoom starter C.C Mercedes allowed one run in six ⅓ innings, but became the first losing pitcher of the season.

Dongjoo Moon did it, too! Hanwha's Record Is Born for the First Time in 18 Years...4 consecutive wins → 5 consecutive losses at the bottom of Kiwoom
A match between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Hanwha Eagles at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 27th. Kiwoom Song Sung-moon is throwing a hit. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.27/
Dongjoo Moon did it, too! Hanwha's Record Is Born for the First Time in 18 Years...4 consecutive wins → 5 consecutive losses at the bottom of Kiwoom
A match between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Hanwha Eagles at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 27th. In the top of the third inning, Hanwha Liberato hits an infield grounder with one out and runners on the first and third bases. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.27/
The first run came from Kiwoom. Leading hitter Park Joo-hong drew a walk, followed by Song Sung-moon's hit. As the throwing error continued when Lim Ji-yeol hit a grounder to shortstop, second baseman Park Joo-hong came home.

Hanwha went back to square one in the top of the third inning. Leading hitter Choi Jae-hoon hit a hit, and Shim Woo-joon's ground ball made an opponent's error to get the first and second bases with no outs. Since then, Lee Won-seok's ground ball has made it 1 out and 1st and 3rd base, while Liberota's ground ball has balanced 1-1 as the third baseman homered.




Dongjoo Moon did it, too! Hanwha's Record Is Born for the First Time in 18 Years...4 consecutive wins → 5 consecutive losses at the bottom of Kiwoom
A match between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Hanwha Eagles at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 27th. Hanwha Lee Do-yoon is running toward third base. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.27/
Hanwha also added a score in the top of the fifth inning. The first and third base opportunities with no outs made by consecutive hits by Lee Do-yoon and Choi Jae-hoon. Shim Woo-joon turned to a catcher foul fly, but Lee Won-seok's sacrifice fly to center field made a 2-1 run.

Hanwha scored a decisive point in the top of the eighth inning. Leadoff hitter Lee Won-seok went out with a hit ball, and Moon Hyun-bin's double followed to make it 3-1.

In the seventh inning, Park Sang-won neatly erased one inning, and Kim Bum-soo (⅔ scoreless), Han Seung-hyuk (⅓ scoreless), and Kim Seo-hyun (one inning scoreless) took the mound to keep the victory.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.