Hanwha Ponce vs Lotte Gamboa → The monthly MVP's clash! Who will win

Aug 12, 2025

Hanwha Ponce vs Lotte Gamboa → The monthly MVP's clash! Who will win
The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 30th. Hanwha starter Ponce roared after pitching six scoreless innings. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.30/



Hanwha Ponce vs Lotte Gamboa → The monthly MVP's clash! Who will win
The game between Samsung and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 20th, and Lotte Gamboa, with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the top of the fifth inning, cheers when the video review result was overturned to out. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.20/
Monthly MVP pitchers fight each other. Baseball fans are paying attention to the second-place and third-place showdown because it is an ace.

Lotte Giants and Hanwha Eagles will face off three consecutive games during the 2025 KBO League regular season at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon from the 12th. Hanwha forewarned Cody Ponce and Lotte forewarned Alec Gamboa as starting pitchers in Game 1. Ponce is the monthly best player of the month from March to April.

As of the 12th, Hanwha is 4.5 games ahead of Lotte. Hanwha ranks second in 106 games with 61 wins, 42 losses and 3 draws with a 0.592 win rate. Lotte ranks third in 109 games with 58 wins, 47 losses, and three draws with a 0.547 win rate.




Hanwha is relatively relaxed in the objective situation. Hanwha will effectively secure second place if it sweeps three consecutive games. Even with two wins and one loss, the possibility of catching up with Lotte is very low. It's not bad to avoid three consecutive losses.

Lotte has a busy way to go. He has lost three games in a row recently. The second-place chase aside, it's closer to fourth-place SSG. Before I knew it, I followed him by three games. Lotte needs to win at least the Winning Series to be satisfied.

Ponce will challenge the KBO League's first milestone. Ponce had a 1.69 ERA with 14 wins and no losses in 22 games. It is his 14th consecutive victory since the opening. Jung Min-tae (then-present) in 2003 and Hector (then KIA) in 2017 recorded 14 consecutive wins. If Ponce wins the opening 15 games in a row, it will be a new record. In addition, he can tie for third place with the most consecutive wins in the starting lineup.




Hanwha Ponce vs Lotte Gamboa → The monthly MVP's clash! Who will win
The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 30th. Hanwha Ponce, who won, is delighted. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.30/
Hanwha Ponce vs Lotte Gamboa → The monthly MVP's clash! Who will win
A game between Kiwoom and Lotte at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 24th. Lotte's Gamboa, who is pitching as a starter. Gocheok = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.07.24/
The game against Lotte will be its second appearance since April 3. At that time, Ponce pitched seven innings and two runs well. Ponce lost two points first in the top of the fifth. He avoided defeat in the bottom of the sixth inning with a 2-2 tie. Hanwha lost 2-4, and Ponce withdrew without a win or loss.

Gamboa will face Hanwha for the first time. Gamboa went 7-3 with a 2.14 ERA in 11 games. Gamboa has never lost more than three points since her debut against Samsung on May 27.

Both Ponce and Gamboa are expected to play well. In the end, it is likely to flow into a bullpen fight after the seventh inning. Hanwha is somewhat anxious because closer Kim Seo-hyun has been losing points in the last four consecutive games. However, since Lotte's offense has recently stagnated, Kim Seo-hyun may provide an opportunity for a rebound.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.