You're only going to catch LG? In the fourth inning with a six-point lead, he threw 71 pitches…Red pepper powder alert, so serious about victory
Sep 15, 2025
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Kiwoom won 13-10 against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th.
Kiwoom escaped from 12 consecutive losses against Hanwha and recorded 44 wins, 4 draws, and 86 losses all season.
Kiwoom was frustrated early on to advance to autumn baseball, but its recent momentum is no less than that of the fall baseball competition team. Since August, the winning rate has only recorded a winning margin of -1 with 16 wins, 1 draw and 17 losses.
As he has established himself as a burdensome opponent by stably solving the game, there are also rumors that he is holding the lead fight or the autumn baseball 'casting boat'.
Kiwoom, which had a winning series against the leading LG Twins in late August, also overwhelmed LG 11-2 on the 9th. In particular, during the four games 'Ace'Raul Alcantara took the mound twice, and both pitched quality starts (more than 6 innings and less than 3 earned runs) and bothered LG.
Ahead of the second-place match against Hanwha, Kiwoom's acting head coach Seol Jong-jin said Alcantara will not appear in the three consecutive games. As the game was canceled on the 12th, the first day of the three consecutive games, due to rain, it was scheduled for the 15th, so Alcantara, who took the mound on the 9th, could come out, but decided to give him a break.
Acting president Seol said, "(Alkanta) is not sick, but he said he feels tired."I've never taken a break from the starting rotation after coming to Kiwoom." He said he'd like me to make some adjustments. The same goes for the team, and I thought I shouldn't overdo it for no reason. I asked him to match it because there are about three more games left. He said, "I did OK myself."
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On this day, Kiwoom scored a total of nine points until the fourth inning. Starter Chung Hyun-woo allowed two points in the second inning and one point in the third inning, making it a 9-3 situation. When he gave up consecutive walks to Shim Woo-joon and Son Ah-seop in the bottom of the fourth inning, he immediately replaced the pitcher.
The number of pitches was good at 71 because there was room for scoring. If he could overcome the crisis, he could expect to meet the requirements for a winning pitcher. However, the Kiwoom bench's decision was decisive.
Jung Hyun-woo went down and Park Yoon-sung came up. Park Yoon-sung scored his first out count by drawing a fly ball to right field to Luis Liberato. Roh Si-hwan's walk then loaded the bases, but struck out Chae Eun-sung on three pitches. However, he gave up three runs due to wild pitches and Ha Joo-seok's two-run timely hit and handed the mound back to Won Jong-hyun. 'Veteran' Won Jong-hyun finished the inning by catching Choi Jae-hoon with a ground ball to third base.
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After the game, Acting Seol overcame the crisis by calmly catching two out counts in the sixth inning. Yoon Seok-won and Park Joo-sung, who followed, also performed their roles perfectly"The batting lineup showed concentration and cohesion in the game that flowed in the form of a strike battle." It brought the atmosphere with six big innings in the fourth inning, and Lim Byung-wook's home run in the ninth inning, when the lead was not large, and Park Joo-hong and Song Sung-moon's timely hits determined the game today. All the players who led the tough game to victory did a great job."
Acting Lunar New Year continued "Lastly, the support of the fans who came all the way to Daejeon was a great help. Thank you, and I'll prepare well for tomorrow's game" he said.
Regarding the recent steady performance, Seol said, `I'm thinking about doing my best until the end. There are individual records of the players, and good results are coming out as we work hard to survive the competition."
LG could have been cruel to Kiwoom's move, but wouldn't all the disappointing feelings have been resolved by catching Hanwha on the 14th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
