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| The Hanwha-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. In the top of the seventh inning, third baseman Son Ah-seop is cheering after being safe at home when Moon Hyun-bin's infield ground is on third base with one out. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.10/ |
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| The Hanwha-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. In the top of the seventh inning, third baseman Son Ah-seop is safe at home when Moon Hyun-bin sees an infield ground with one out and third base. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.10/ |
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| The Hanwha-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. Moon Dong-ju, who took the mound as a starting pitcher for Hanwha. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.10/ |
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The Hanwha Eagles have escaped three consecutive losses and put the brakes on the LG Twins' dominance.
Hanwha won the bullpen battle in an away game against LG at Jamsil on the 10th and won 5-4. Hanwha, which has escaped three consecutive losses, has 61 wins, 3 draws, and 42 losses to chase No. 1 LG. After three consecutive wins, LG recorded 65 wins, two draws, and 42 losses. Now the gap between LG and Hanwha has narrowed again to two games.
The hero was Hanwha's 'Winning Contractor' Son Ah-seop. Son Ah-seop, a top hitter, led his team to victory by scoring from the out timing with a superb sliding in the top of the seventh inning with one hit and one walk from three times at bat.
Moon Dong-ju won his ninth game of the season and Kim Seo-hyun made 25 saves, giving young pillars a good showing to get back on their feet.
LG's starting lineup consisted of Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Moon Sung-joo (right wing), Austin (designated hitter), Moon Bo-kyung (3rd baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Chun Sung-ho (1st baseman), Lee Joo-heon (catcher), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). Son Joo-young started, Lee Joo-heon started as a catcher, Park Dong-won started from the bench, and Austin rested as a designated hitter, and Chun Sung-ho, the main character, started as first baseman.
Hanwha started with Son Ah-seop (designated hitter), Liberato (middle fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Lee Jin-young (right fielder), Ahn Chi-hong (second baseman), Choi Jae-hoon (possessed) and Ha Joo-seok (striker). The top batting line remained unchanged, An Chi-hong started as second baseman, and Ha Joo-seok, who had a good hitting, stepped up as shortstop.
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| The Hanwha-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. Singer Jeon So-mi is pitching before the game. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.10/ |
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| The Hanwha-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. Son Joo-young took the mound as a starting pitcher for LG. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.10/ |
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| The Hanwha-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. Moon Dong-ju, who took the mound as a starting pitcher for Hanwha. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.10/ |
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The starting player on the day was a showdown between LG Son Joo-young and Hanwha Moon Dong-ju, who were in good condition in the second half of the year. Son Joo-young, who has 9 wins, 6 losses and a 3.49 ERA this season, had two wins and no losses in four games in the second half, while Moon Dong-ju, who has 8 wins, 3 losses and a 3.13 ERA, had one win, no loss and a 0.90 ERA in three games in the second half.
It was a tight pitching match, but Hanwha led first.
Hanwha, which made a sacrifice bunt with one out and runners on the second base with Ha Joo-seok's sacrifice bunt, made by Ahn Chi-hong's infield hit to the second base in the top of the third inning and Choi Jae-hoon's sacrifice bunt, scored the first run with Son Ah-seop's ground ball in front of the second base. After two outs in the top of the fourth inning, Chae Eun-sung's double and Lee Jin-young's infield hit created a chance for the first and third bases, but Hanwha, which unfortunately failed to score due to An Chi-hong's infield grounder, scored additional points. Ha Joo-seok's sacrifice bunt made it a one-out second base with a walk from the leadoff Choi Jae-hoon, and Son Ah-seop's double on the right-field line scored one run to lead 2-0.
And Liberato hit a hit to the left, but shortstop Oh Ji-hwan caught it and threw it to third base to catch Son Ah-seop. With two outs and a runner on first base, he failed to score additional points due to a failed follow-up.
LG, which had been blocked by Hanwha starter Moon Dong-ju until the fifth inning after failing to score the first run with Park Hae-min's fly to center field with two outs in the bottom of the second inning made by Kim Hyun-soo, Chun Sung-ho's hits, and Lee Joo-heon's walk, succeeded in tying the game in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Austin doubled to left-center after leading Moon Sung-joo drew a straight walk. Austin's ball seemed to be a single hit to left-center, but Austin's quick judgment drove him to second base, and left fielder Moon Hyun-bin ran normally, caught the ball and sprayed it to second base, but Austin reached second base a little faster. And this Austin offensive baserunning tied the game.
With no outs and runners on the second and third bases, Moon Sung-joo, the third baseman, homered and 1-2. With Kim Hyun-soo's ground ball in front of the second base, Austin homered again to make it 2-2.
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| The Hanwha-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. Son Ah-seop is delighted after hitting an RBI double in the top of the fifth inning with one out and runners on second base. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.10/ |
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| The Hanwha-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. Austin is happy after hitting a double with no outs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.10/ |
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LG starter Son Joo-young threw 92 pitches in six innings, allowing six hits and two walks, six strikeouts and two runs (one earned run), while Hanwha starter Moon Dong-ju threw 94 pitches in six innings, allowing five hits and three walks, five strikeouts and two runs, and the match between the two was a draw.
Hanwha scored two points in the top of the seventh inning, giving Moon Dong-ju his ninth win of the season. Against the second pitcher Jang Hyun-sik, Ha Joo-seok's hit and Son Ah-seop's walk made it the first and second bases with no outs, and the third pitcher Kim Jin-sung's wild pitch created a golden chance for the second and third bases with no outs. And Liberato hit a sacrifice fly to center field to make it 3-2. When Moon Hyun-bin grounded out in front of the first base, first baseman Chun Sung-ho sprayed home, and third baseman Son Ah-seop touched home first to avoid Park Dong-won's tag with a fantastic sliding to make it 4-2.
In the top of the ninth inning, Shim Woo-joon hit a double when he hit the left fence, and Son Ah-seop's sacrifice bunt scored one more point with Liberato's sacrifice fly, widening the gap by three points.
Park Sang-won, who was the second pitcher in the bottom of the seventh inning with a 4-2 lead, was on the verge of a two-out first and second base with a walk to Park Hae-min and a hit ball to Moon Sung-joo, but handled Austin with a fly to the second baseman to overcome the maximum crisis. Kim Bum-soo blocked Moon Bo-kyung Kim Hyun-soo and Oh Ji-hwan in the bottom of the eighth inning, but closer Kim Seo-hyun exposed his anxiety again in the bottom of the ninth inning.
After two outs, he allowed a hit to Park Hae-min, a double to Shin Min-jae, and a right-handed hit to Moon Sung-joo, allowing two runs, chasing a 5-4, one-run gap. And the match against Austin. Austin's ball floated high and the third baseman caught it in the foul area, ending the game. Kim Seo-hyun made 25 saves for the season after a long struggle.
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| The Hanwha-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. Park Sang-won is pitching in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.10/ |
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| In the Hanwha-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th, Kim Bum-soo pitches in the bottom of the eighth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.10/ |
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| The Hanwha-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. Kim Seo-hyun is pitching in the bottom of the ninth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.10/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
