'Miracle' Hanwha, 5 consecutive wins, and LG, the leader, chasing 0.5 games... It started in May
'Miracle' Hanwha, 5 consecutive wins, and LG, the leader, chasing 0.5 games... It started in May
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Miracle Hanwha Eagles trailed the lead LG Twins by 0.5 games with five consecutive wins.
Hanwha won 3-2 against the KIA Tigers in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 2nd after a close game in the 11th inning.
Hanwha, which won 20 games (13 losses) on the day, tied with the Lotte Giants for second place, narrowing its gap versus the top-ranked LG (20 wins and 12 losses) by 0.5 games. Kia, which lost for two consecutive games (14 wins and 17 losses), ranked seventh.
Hanwha won five consecutive games with two home runs.
KIA opened the game first. With the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the first inning, Patrick Wisdom hit an infield grounder to open the game first.
Hanwha, which remained silent after failing to score a run, succeeded in turning the tables in the top of the fifth inning. Lee Jin-young, who entered the batter's box after Chae Eun-seong got on base with a hit to the right, hit a 138-km slider at the fifth pitch of Kia starter Oler to draw an upset two-run arch over the right fence. Score 2-1.
However, Kia restored the balance of its game to square one at the bottom of the fifth inning. After Choi drew a walk with one out, it successfully stole second base. Park Chan-ho's timely hit to center field made it 2-2.
In the following sixth inning, both teams took their chances side by side. In the top of the sixth inning, Hanwha successfully stole second base from Moon Hyun-bin's at-bat after Floral got on base with a walk. When Moon grounded out, Floral, the leading runner, was out, but Moon managed to steal second base again and advanced to third base due to catcher's throwing error. However, Chae Eun-seong stopped hitting a ground ball and failed to score a run.
In the offense that continued in the bottom of the sixth inning, Kia sent a runner to the scoring position with Wizdom's double after one out. However, as subsequent hitters retired due to poor batting performance, the team failed to score a point. 안전놀이터
Since then, both Hanwha and KIA have had chances to score as the relief pitchers of both teams continued to play well, but they couldn't decide the game until the regular inning.
In the end, Noh Si-hwan from the winning team, who lost due to overtime play, stepped up as the troubleshooter. In the top of the 11th inning, Noh Si-hwan, the leadoff batter, kicked up Kia pitcher Lim Ki-young's fourth slider at the 120-meter final, and hit a 120-meter final solo home run that flew well over the left fence.
Hanwha's rookie pitcher Jung Woo-joo, who took the mound in relief in the bottom of the 10th inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, pitched 1.1 innings with one walk and three strikeouts to protect the team's lead and become a winning pitcher.
At the same time, the LG Twins lost 1-2 to SSG Landers in the game held at Jamsil Stadium. SSG, which has won two consecutive games, has risen to a winning rate of 50% (15 wins, 15 losses, 1 draw), and LG, the No. 1 team, has recently lost five consecutive games, making its leading position, which has been maintained as an absolute first-place team, a dangerous situation.
Hanwha's "Miracle in May" seems to be becoming a reality as well. Hanwha, which suffered from a slump in the middle and lower parts of the season in the early days of the season, is on the rise recently. It seems that it is on the verge of becoming the top player by showing the strongest performance in the current league with Lotte.