Ryu Hyun-jin has only one win left for the first time in Hanwha's history, and LG, the No. 1 player, is fiercely chasing after him by 2.5 games...KIA's minimum home attendance this year

Sep 17, 2025

Ryu Hyun-jin has only one win left for the first time in Hanwha's history, and LG, the No. 1 player, is fiercely chasing after him by 2.5 games...KIA's minimum home attendance this year
Hanwha-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 17th. Hanwha starter Ryu Hyun-jin, who has the requirement to win with two runs in five innings, is delighted. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.17/



Ryu Hyun-jin has only one win left for the first time in Hanwha's history, and LG, the No. 1 player, is fiercely chasing after him by 2.5 games...KIA's minimum home attendance this year
The Hanwha-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 17th. Hanwha starter Ryu Hyun-jin is preparing to take the mound. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.17/
The second-place Hanwha Eagles have won three consecutive games, trailing the first-place LG Twins by 2.5 games.

Hanwha won 6-2 against the KIA Tigers in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 17th. Hanwha continued its pressure on LG as it recorded 79 wins, 3 draws and 53 losses in the season. Kia, ranked eighth, lost three consecutive games, and had 61 wins, 4 draws, and 68 losses in the season.

Yoon Do-hyun (third baseman), Park Chan-ho (striker), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Patrick Wisdom (first baseman), Na Sung-beom (right fielder), Oh Sun-woo (left fielder), Han Jun-su (captor), and Kim Ho-ryeong (midfielder) started. The starting pitcher is Kim Geon-guk.




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 (second baseman), Choi Jae-hoon (catcher), Shim Woo-jun (striker), and Lee Won-seok (right fielder). The starting pitcher is Ryu Hyun-jin.

Ryu garnered his ninth win (seven losses) of the season by allowing 93 pitches, seven hits (one homer), one walk, eight strikeouts, and two runs in five innings. Three wins in a row. Although he had a lot of hits, he showed his seasoned ability to manage the game with the least number of runs.

Hanwha will write the first history of the club if Ryu Hyun-jin adds one more win the rest of the season. Ryu Hyun-jin is trying to produce four pitchers with 10 wins for the first time in the club's history, and it is the last puzzle. Earlier, three players, Cody Ponce (17 wins), Ryan Weiss (16 wins), and Moon Dong-ju (11 wins), won 10 games first.




From the sixth inning, Kim Bum-soo (1 inning), Um Sang-baek (1 inning), and Cho Dong-wook (2 innings) continued to throw to keep the victory.

Noh Si-hwan and Liberato were outstanding in the lineup. Noh Si-hwan went 3 for 4 with two RBIs, including his 31st home run of the season, and Liberato went 2 for 3 with three RBIs, including his 10th home run of the season.

Ryu Hyun-jin has only one win left for the first time in Hanwha's history, and LG, the No. 1 player, is fiercely chasing after him by 2.5 games...KIA's minimum home attendance this year
The Hanwha-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 16th. 3rd base with 2 outs in the top of the 5th inning. Moon Hyun-bin is hitting an RBI infield hit. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.16/
Ryu Hyun-jin has only one win left for the first time in Hanwha's history, and LG, the No. 1 player, is fiercely chasing after him by 2.5 games...KIA's minimum home attendance this year
The Hanwha-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 17th. Liberato is home-in after hitting a two-run shot with two outs in the top of the third inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.17/
Hanwha scored the first point. With Liberato getting on base with a double in left-center after one out in the top of the first inning, first baseman Wisdom made a catch error during KIA's relay play, making it a one-out third base. Moon Hyun-bin hit a timely hit to right-center to take a 1-0 lead.

KIA immediately fought back in the bottom of the first inning. While leadoff hitter Yoon Do-hyun got on base with left-handed hits, Park Chan-ho and Kim Sun-bin struck out swinging in succession, but Choi Hyung-woo hit a timely double on the right-wing line to balance 1-1.

Hanwha won the game by scoring four runs in large numbers in the top of the third inning. After one out, Lee Won-seok hit a left-center double, and with two outs and second base, Liberato stole a two-run shot from KIA Kim Gun-guk to run 3-1 away.

a situation in which there are no runners with two outs. Kim Geon-guk tried to end the inning by turning Moon Hyun-bin into a normal second baseman fly ball, but second baseman Kim Sun-bin made a ridiculous catch error, making it two outs and one base. Kim Sun-bin was immediately replaced by Kim Kyu-sung. It was a reprimand. Kim Geon-guk was hit by Roh Si-hwan with a two-run shot to the left with two outs and a runner on the first base, making it 5-1 in an instant. Chae Eun-sung took away another hit, bringing down Kim Geon-guk in two ⅔ innings.

Ryu Hyun-jin was hit by leadoff hitter Park Chan-ho in the bottom of the third inning. He threw a 141km/h fastball with a ball count of 3B1S, which led to a solo shot to the left. The score is 5-2.

Liberato scored another run in the top of the seventh inning. Shim Woo-joon and Lee Won-seok's consecutive hits, and An Chi-hong's walk to load the bases with no outs. Liberato hit a sacrifice fly to center field to make it 6-2.

Meanwhile, Kia recorded 6,782 spectators on the day. This year's Gwangju home game is the minimum number of spectators. From the match against the Samsung Lions in Gwangju on the 10th, when the possibility of the semifinals fell significantly, it failed to exceed 10,000 for the first time among the home spectators, and from the match against Hanwha in Gwangju on the 16th, it was only about 9,000 spectators in four consecutive games, and it hit the lowest point on the day. KIA's recent poor performance and heavy rain prior to the game also seem to have affected the number of spectators.

Ryu Hyun-jin has only one win left for the first time in Hanwha's history, and LG, the No. 1 player, is fiercely chasing after him by 2.5 games...KIA's minimum home attendance this year
The Hanwha-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 17th. Following Liberato's two-run shot in the top of the third inning, Noh Si-hwan is also welcomed after hitting a two-run shot. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.17/
Ryu Hyun-jin has only one win left for the first time in Hanwha's history, and LG, the No. 1 player, is fiercely chasing after him by 2.5 games...KIA's minimum home attendance this year
The Hanwha-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 17th. Kim Geon-guk took the mound as a starting pitcher for KIA. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.17/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.