Wow, Sangbaek Um? Hanwha has solved it for 18 years, and the emotional PO has been confirmed!Roh Si-hwan also has 30 home runs and 100 RBIs
Sep 18, 2025
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Hanwha came from behind to win 4-3 in Game 16 of the season between the KIA Tigers and the team in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 18th.
No. 2 Hanwha won four consecutive games, recording 80 wins, 3 draws, and 53 losses in the season, securing the second place in the regular season regardless of the results of the remaining games. It is the first playoff spot in 18 years since 2007. It is the first time in seven years that he has advanced to the postseason since 2018.
The dream of going straight to the Korean Series is still there. Hanwha is three games behind the LG Twins with the victory on the day. As LG caught both doubleheaders against KT Wiz in Suwon on the same day, it increased from 2.5 games to 3 games. Hanwha will continue to pressure LG by building wins as the number of cases still remains.
Kia, ranked eighth, lost four consecutive games and had 61 wins, four draws and 69 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-bum (right fielder), Wizdom (first baseman), Oh Sun-woo (left fielder), Han Jun-su (catcher), and Kim Ho-ryeong (midfielder) started. The starting pitcher is Adam Oler.
Hanwha made the starting lineup with Lee Jin-young (right wing), Luis Liberato (designated hitter), Moon Hyun-bin (left wing), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Ha Joo-seok (middle fielder), Shim Woo-jun (striker), and Lee Jae-won (catcher). The starting pitcher is Yoon San-heum.
Yoon San-heum showed the best results as an alternative starter. He allowed no hits, no hits, one out, and three strikeouts in three innings. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon thought it would be successful even if he lasted only two innings, but he did more than that.
From the fourth inning, Kim Jong-soo (one run in one inning), Hwang Joon-seo (⅓ innings), Joo Hyun-sang (⅔ innings), Park Sang-won (one run in one inning), Um Sang-baek (one ⅓ in one inning) and Kim Seo-hyun (one run in one ⅓ in one inning) kept the victory.
Um Sang-baek won his first transfer victory against the NC Dinos in Daejeon on April 18 and won his second victory in 153 days. He suffered from a severe slump in the first year of the four-year 7.8 billion won FA contract, but he seems to have set the stage for a rebound by switching to a bullpen in September.
After 31 home runs and 101 RBIs in 2023, Noh Si-hwan achieved his second 30 home runs and 100 RBIs this year. He had two hits (one homer) in three at-bats, one walk, one strikeout, and two RBIs.
It was Hanwha's first run. No. 4 hitter Noh Si-hwan stole a solo shot from KIA Oler to the left in the top of the fourth inning. Noh Si-hwan hit 32 home runs and 99 RBIs in the season with three consecutive home runs. At the ball count of 0B1S, a 148km/h fastball went high in the middle, leading to a long shot.
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KIA turned the game around in the bottom of the sixth inning. Leading hitter Kim Sun-bin lost a heavy hit to Hanwha Park Sang-won. When Choi Hyung-woo struck out swinging, Kim Sun-bin stole second base, and Na Sung-bum's right-handed hit made it one out and first and third base. Wisdom's ball then headed over the second baseman's head. He failed to score as he ended up with an infield fly ball, but he did not miss second baseman Ha Joo-seok's catch with his back toward the home plate, and Kim Sun-bin tagged up and ran home. If right fielder Kim Tae-yeon caught it, it would have been difficult to come in, but he aimed for the gap that occurred when Ha Joo-seok caught it. Kim Sun-bin scored by throwing himself home. KIA took a 1-2 lead.
Hanwha targeted the KIA bullpen in the top of the eighth inning when Oler went down. KIA chose Jeon Sang-hyun, the most reliable must-win group, and leadoff hitter Hwang Young-mook sent a hit to the pitcher's right ambiguous course and recorded an infield hit. The next batter is also pinch hitter Lee Do-yoon. He seemed to be stepping down with a ground ball toward the second base, but second baseman Kim Sun-bin made a catch error, making it the first and second bases with no outs. Manager Kim Kyung-moon also took out the pinch hitter Choi In-ho card. He pushed ahead with three consecutive pinch-hit operations, and Choi In-ho hit a timely hit to the right to balance it 2-2.
Hanwha continued to push KIA. Liberato led to a full base opportunity with no outs with a hit to the right, and Moon Hyun-bin hit a sacrifice fly to center field to turn the game around 3-2. In the end, KIA lowered Jeon Sang-hyun and replaced the mound with Sung Young-tak. With one out and runners on the first and third bases, Noh Si-hwan hit a timely hit, widening the distance to 4-2. At this time, Noh Si-hwan was greedy to reach second base, but KIA right fielder Na Sung-beom quickly threw to second base and the shortstop tagged out. Hanwha's flow was dampened here, but it had already achieved the desired results.
KIA narrowed the game to 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning when Oh Sun-woo stole a home run from Hanwha closer Kim Seo-hyun in the middle of the ninth inning, but it was not enough to turn the game around.
KIA Oler pitched 7 innings with 101 pitches, 3 hits (one home run), 3 walks, 5 strikeouts, and 1 run, but failed to win 11 games of the season due to bullpen fire. The losing pitcher was Jeon Sang-hyun, who allowed only three runs (two earned runs) in ⅓ innings.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
