Hanwha and KIA defeated 11 to 1...Weiss 16 wins + Roh Si-hwan 30 home runs
Sep 16, 2025
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Hanwha won 11-1 against the KIA Tigers in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 16th.
Hanwha, ranked second, recorded 78 wins, 3 draws, and 53 losses in the season, narrowing the gap between the first-place LG and 2.5 games. If LG wins the match against KT Wiz in Suwon on the same day, it will be two games apart and if it loses, it will be three games apart.
The eighth-ranked KIA has lost two consecutive games, making the possibility of autumn baseball even slimmer. He recorded 61 wins, 4 draws and 67 losses in the season.
Yoon Do-hyun (third baseman), Park Chan-ho (striker), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Na Sung-beom (right fielder), Patrick Wisdom (first baseman), Oh Sun-woo (left fielder), Han Jun-su (captor), and Kim Ho-ryeong (midfielder) started. The starting pitcher is Kim Tae-hyung.
Hanwha faced off with An Chi-hong (designated hitter), Luis Liberato (center fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Ha Joo-seok (right fielder), Lee Won-seok (right fielder), catcher (Choi Jae-hoon) and Shim Woo-jun (striker). The starting pitcher is Ryan Weiss.
Weiss pitched six innings of 95 pitches, four hits, two walks, 10 strikeouts, and one run to secure his 16th win (four losses) of the season. From the 7th inning, Hwang Joon-seo (1 inning) and Lee Sang-kyu (1 inning)-
No. 4 hitter Noh Si-hwan reached the 30th home run mark for the second time in his career after 2023 (31 home runs). Among domestic hitters, this season's first and fourth after Lewin Diaz (Samsung), Wisdom (KIA), and Matt Davidson (NC) if foreign hitters are included.
Hanwha scored the first run in the top of the second inning. After one out, Ha Joo-seok got on base with a left-center hit and stole second base to lead to a scoring opportunity. With two outs and runners on second base, Choi Jae-hoon hit a timely hit to take a 1-0 lead.
As soon as KIA starter Kim Tae-hyung was lowered in the top of the fifth inning and the bullpen was activated, Hanwha made three runs and a big inning to win the game. KIA put left-hander Choi Ji-min as its second pitcher, with leadoff hitter Shim Woo-joon hitting a left-handed hit. An Chi-hong's sacrifice bunt and Liberato's grounder to second base made it two outs and third base. Moon Hyun-bin hit a ground ball with a big bounce in front of the pitcher, and Choi Ji-min lost the ball, making an RBI as he recorded an infield hit to make it 2-0.
KIA posted right-hander Kim Si-hoon, who called up the first team on the day, in a continued crisis with two outs and a runner on the first base. Noh Si-hwan stole a two-run shot from Kim Si-hoon and widened the distance to 4-0.
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KIA took a point from Weiss in the bottom of the sixth inning with difficulty. While leadoff hitter Yoon Do-hyun got on base with a double on the left-field line, Park Chan-ho and Kim Sun-bin were tied to second base because they couldn't make a true hit, but after two outs, Choi Hyung-woo hit a timely double in the middle of the month to make it 8-1.
The KIA bullpen collapsed without knowing the end, and the fielder's error overlapped. To the point where disappointed KIA fans left their seats. Han Jae-seung walked Noh Si-hwan and Chae Eun-sung in succession in the top of the seventh inning, providing an excuse for additional runs. Hwang Young-mook hit a timely hit with no outs and runners on the first and second bases, when center fielder Kim Ho-ryeong made a throwing error during the relay play, changing the situation to second and third bases with no outs. In the end, KIA also replaced the mound with Lee Do-hyun, but Lee Won-seok's sacrifice fly to the left field and Choi Jae-hoon's timely RBI hit added to seal the 11-1 victory.
Meanwhile, KIA rookie Kim Tae-hyung pitched four innings of 70 pitches, four hits, two walks, and one run, but the team's defeat faded. As ace James Nail was in poor condition, Kim Tae-hyung stood on the mound again after only four days of rest, throwing a powerful fastball with a maximum speed of 152km, embarrassing Hanwha batters early in the game. If the KIA bullpens who took the mound after Kim Tae-hyung did not lose a lot of points in a row, they could have played on par with Hanwha with Weiss at the forefront.
KIA's batting lineup was lethargic enough to scoreless in nine innings against the LG Twins (0-14 loss) in Jamsil on the 14th, the previous game, and to scoreless in 14 consecutive innings until the 5th inning. After Choi Hyung-woo scored one run in the sixth inning, the KIA lineup remained silent for a long time.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
