"The mixed fate of the main characters of the ceremony controversy" Hwang Jae-kyun's 11th dramatic final hit...KT's 4th consecutive win, Hanwha's 9th place drop
Jul 02, 2024
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KT Wiz started the winning series for the fifth consecutive time.
KT won 6-5 against Hanwha Eagles, the first game of the last three consecutive games of the first half at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 2nd, thanks to Hwang Jae-kyun's finishing hit in the top of the 11th inning. With this victory, KT won four consecutive games, lowering eighth-place Hanwha to ninth place and succeeding in moving up one place. Ahead of the All-Star break, he took the lead in the last three consecutive games, increasing the possibility of a winning series for five consecutive games.
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The first game was a showdown between KT ace Cuevas and Hanwha's replacement foreign Weiss. Of course, Cuevas is dominant in terms of name, but Weiss, who recorded six scoreless innings against the Doosan Bears on the 25th of last month, his KBO League debut, was also an opponent that could not be ignored.
As expected, the game was tight. It wasn't a perfect pitching match. It was interesting to see the flow of one pitcher not collapsing even though he scored.
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KT couldn't stay still either. It was catcher Kang Hyun-woo, who was mostly Jang Sung-woo, who woke up the quiet lineup in the fifth inning. Kang Hyun-woo hit a surprise come-from-behind three-run shot against Weiss, who blocked KT's batters without losing a point until the fourth inning. His first home run of the season and his third career shot since his debut.
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And in the bottom of the fifth inning, Hanwha immediately balanced it. Hanwha, which had a chance with Hwang Young-mook's left-handed hit and Jang Jin-hyuk's walk after one out, hit a timely hit by Peraza, who had been sluggish in the previous two at-bats.
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KT's Kim Min-soo and Kim Min-Seung-jo were operated after Cuevas. Hanwha stopped Han Seung-hyuk, Lee Min-woo and Joo Hyun-sang in the seventh to ninth innings after Weiss. KT had to hit the ground in the top of the eighth inning because it couldn't take advantage of the chance that the lead-off team hit a double.
Hanwha took a chance to finish in front of home fans in the bottom of the ninth inning. Two outs and a third base. However, KT closer Park Young-hyun, who was deployed during the inning, beat Choi Jae-hoon, and the game went to extra time.
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Hwang Jae-gyun, the main character of the final hit, also shone, but Kang Hyun-woo, who hit a home run and a guitar that allowed this game to reach extra time, also played 'Life Game'. Park Young-hyun, the closing pitcher, became the winning pitcher with all-out pitching in the first ⅔. Park Si-young, who gave up two runs in the bottom of the 11th inning, also deserved applause for winning the save by giving up the last crisis. It was also his first save since his professional debut.
Hanwha did not give up and Lee Won-seok and Choi In-ho hit consecutive timely hits in the bottom of the 11th inning to give comfort to home fans.
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