Samsung Good Flow, Should Cut Off In First Game...Get 76.5%! Moon Dong-ju is waiting for the bullpen

Oct 17, 2025

Samsung Good Flow, Should Cut Off In First Game...Get 76.5%! Moon Dong-ju is waiting for the bullpen
The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Kiwoom Heroes at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. Hanwha Moon Dong-ju is catching his breath. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.14/



"We have to break the Samsung trend in the first game."

Hanwha will play the first round of the Samsung Lions postseason playoffs at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 17th. Samsung beat the NC Dinos in the wild card, defeated the SSG Landers 3-1 in the semi-playoff, and succeeded in advancing to the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Hanwha, which finished the regular season in second place, will take the fall baseball stage for the first time in seven years since 2018. Coach Kim will also lead the fall baseball stage for the first time in seven years since 2017, when he was the head coach of the NC Dinos.




In the previous playoffs, the probability that the winning team of the first round will advance to the Korean Series was 76.5% (26 out of 34).

Hanwha coach Kim Kyung-moon also emphasized the importance of the first game. Director Kim said, `It feels new. "Samsung came in a good flow, so I think we should cut it off in the first game."

Samsung Good Flow, Should Cut Off In First Game...Get 76.5%! Moon Dong-ju is waiting for the bullpen
The first PO match between Samsung and Hanwha held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 17th. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon is interviewing. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.17/
The starting pitcher will be Cody Ponce. Ponce went 17-1 with a 1.89 ERA in 29 appearances this season. For the first time in the KBO League, he won the opening 17 consecutive games and reached the top of 'multi-win', and with 252 strikeouts, he even had a new record for the most strikeouts in KBO League history.




Against Samsung, he allowed six hits, one walk and eight strikeouts in six innings of Nawas in one game.

A strong starting pitcher comes out, but Moon Dong-joo, who is likely to start Game 4, also stood by and showed his will to win. Manager Kim said on the waiting list for Moon Dong-ju's bullpen, `I'll decide based on the situation.'

Hanwha formed the starting lineup in the order of Son Ah-seop (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), Kim Tae-yeon (right fielder), Choi Jae-hoon (catcher), and Shim Woo-jun (striker).




Son Ah-seop, who was acquired at the trade deadline on July 31, will take the leadoff, and Liberato, who has successfully settled as an alternative foreign player, will come out as the second batter.

Shim Woo-joon, who signed a four-year contract worth a total of 5 billion won ahead of this season, will play shortstop, and Ha Joo-seok, who signed a contract to remain in the FA, will start as second baseman.

Samsung's starting pitcher is Kherson Garabito. He had 4 wins, 4 losses and a 2.64 ERA in 15 games this season. Against Hanwha, he pitched 11 innings in two games, striking out 10 and allowing no runs.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.