Hanwha's come-from-behind defeat is shocking again today! Four games with Lotte do not seem far away → It is the biggest crisis of the season
Aug 08, 2025
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Hanwha lost 1-2 to the LG Twins in the 2025 KBO League at Jamsil Stadium on the 8th after 10 extra innings.
The loss widened Hanwha's gap with LG, the first-place team, by two games. However, thanks to the loss of Lotte, the third-place team, four games were maintained.
However, in the recent trend, Lotte, which follows by four games, feels closer than LG, which is two games ahead.
Regardless of the result, the content is so bad. Hanwha has one win and three losses in four games this week. All three losses are come from behind. All three games were overturned after the seventh inning. It is painful that closer Kim Seo-hyun, who boasted 'Iron Wall' throughout the season, is suffering from growing pains at this important time.
The match against KT in Daejeon on the 5th gave up five points in the top of the eighth inning with a 2-0 lead. Kim Seo-hyun allowed a timely hit to come from behind. We lost by a score of two to five.
The game against KT on the 6th was won 5-4, but he dedicated three points in the top of the ninth inning alone. Kim Seo-hyun lost three points by giving up two hits on two four outs while catching two outs. He changed the pitcher to Han Seung-hyuk and managed to put out the fire. Kim Seo-hyun scored a rather embarrassing hold, not a save.
On the 7th, KT suffered a come-from-behind defeat with Kim Seo-hyun, who took three consecutive games, resting. He led 4-0 and allowed a little chase in the seventh and eighth innings. He gave up three runs in the top of the ninth inning with a 4-2 lead.
Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon did not give much meaning. Ahead of the LG match on the 8th, head coach Kim Kyung-moon said "Our bullpen has been doing so well so far. (Kim)Seohyun is in charge of finishing for the first time, so how much better he throws than that. No other best pitcher does five blon saves a year. If you look at it like that, it's nothing now," he said, defending Kim Seo-hyun. Then "If I get a chance to throw it today (8th), I hope you throw it bravely." cheered.
Kim Seo-hyun's turn came as the LG match was first fought.
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The problem was at the end of the 10th inning. Kim Seo-hyun was hit by a double to right-center by Kim Hyun-soo after one out. Oh Ji-hwan also hit a double to left-center. Hanwha was lucky to stop at third base due to LG pinch runner Son Yong-joon's poor batting judgment. However, Kim Seo-hyun eventually got a walk-off hit by Chun Sung-ho.
One of the most important drivers of Hanwha's maintenance of the lead fight this year is the bullpen. The must-win group, which leads to Park Sang-won, Han Seung-hyuk, and Kim Seo-hyun, was close to perfection. It was an unbeaten streak of 47 games (46 wins and 1 draw) in the seventh inning. But this week, all three losses were reversed after the seventh inning.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
