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| Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon and LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop. Sports Chosun DB |
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| The second game of a double header between KT and LG at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 18th. LG won against KT and achieved a series sweep. LG players are sharing the joy of winning after the game. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.09.18/ |
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| The Hanwha-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 16th. Hanwha players, who won 11 to 1, are celebrating their victory. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.16/ |
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The fateful five-game series to determine the first and second place between the LG Twins and Hanwha Eagles has begun.
Coincidentally, both LG and Hanwha have taken three days off side by side since the 20th. LG will play Changwon NC on the 24th and Ulsan Lotte on the 25th. Hanwha will play against Incheon SSG on the 24th and Doosan against Jamsil on the 25th. They play an away game for two days each and meet in Daejeon. It's a very fair schedule where you can't say which team is advantageous or disadvantageous.
LG and Hanwha are three games apart. LG's magic number is 5. LG has to reduce magic number one way or another before going to Daejeon, and Hanwha has to reduce game cars.
The best scenario for LG is that LG beats both NC and Lotte, and Hanwha loses to both SSG and Doosan, reducing the magic number 4 to start the three consecutive games with Magic Number 1. If that happens, it can occupy a tremendously advantageous position to confirm the championship even if it draws only one game. Even if they lose all three consecutive games in Daejeon, they will be able to win the championship even if they win only one game against Doosan and NC. This means that he will be able to play against Hanwha without any burden.
Basically, they can reduce the burden even a little by beating NC and Lotte, which they meet, and reducing it to 3. Hanwha will also go all out against SSG and Doosan, so it is not easy to say that Hanwha will lose. The minimum Magic Number 2 should be reduced by itself.
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| The second game of a double header between KT and LG at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 18th. Hong Chang-ki and Park Hae-min scored on an Austin double in the top of the seventh inning. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.09.18/ |
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| The Hanwha-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 18th. Noh Si-hwan is welcomed after hitting a solo shot with two outs in the top of the fourth inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.18/ |
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Hanwha is also an all-out war. Since we have already secured the second place, we can challenge for the first place without any pressure. We need to win the match against SSG and Doosan to narrow the game difference as much as possible and try to come from behind in Daejeon. The best scenario is that Hanwha wins both games and LG wins two games and meets in the first game, but it won't be easy. You can enter with hope as long as you win your own game and make it within three games.
LG will put Song Seung-ki and Son Joo-young, who have the best opponents against NC and Lotte. Song Seung-ki performed very well with two wins, no losses and an ERA of 1.59 in three games against NC, and Son Joo-young also pitched well with two wins, no losses and an ERA of 1.44 in four games against Lotte.
Hanwha also came up with a customized strategy. Weiss will play against SSG on the 24th. Weiss went 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA in four appearances against SSG. It is the second team to win the most after Lotte (five wins and no losses). Ryu Hyun-jin will play against Doosan on the 25th, but he is not very good with one loss and an ERA of 4.50 in two games this season. Rather, it was better with one win, no loss and an ERA of 0.95 in three games against LG, but the coaching staff decided to put Ryu Hyun-jin in the game against Doosan. This means that Ryu should win 10 games in a game that is less burdensome to Ryu who was approved for the ninth place. Since Ryu could easily be thought of as a showdown with the ninth-ranked team and let his guard down, he deployed Ryu to create an environment in which players can concentrate.
Which team will go into Daejeon with a smile. And who is the team that will laugh in Daejeon.
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| The second game of a double header between KT and LG at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 18th. LG starter Song Seung-ki is pitching. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.09.18/ |
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| The Hanwha-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 16th. Weiss took the mound as a starting pitcher for Hanwha. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.16/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
