'Walk, walk, walk, walk → foil' Nightmare's 8th inning, Hanwha lost the victory.'You look like you're out of the game' Kiwoom trails Hanwha by 0.5 game
Jul 09, 2024
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Kiwoom won 5-3 at home against Hanwha at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 9th. Kiwoom, the lowest-ranked team, won its 36th game (46 losses) of the season, narrowing its gap with ninth-ranked Hanwha (36 wins, 2 draws, 45 losses) to 0.5 games.
the first game of the second half. Kiwoom's Lee Hyung-jong, who had been out due to a fractured foot in the foot, returned. Kiwoom organized the starting lineup in the order of Lee Joo-hyung (right wing), Ronnie Dawson (left wing), Kim Hye-sung (second baseman), Song Sung-moon (third baseman), Choi Joo-hwan (first baseman), Lee Hyung-jong (designated hitter), Kim Jae-hyun (possession), Kim Tae-jin (striker), and Jang Jae-young (middle fielder).
For Hanwha, Noh Si-hwan has been away for three weeks due to injury. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said, `I've been patient and training hard. I believe you will keep that position well", and put Ha Joo-seok on third base. Hanwha made the starting lineup in the order of Hwang Young-mook (2nd baseman), Jang Jin-hyuk (2nd baseman), Jonathan Ferraza (left fielder), An Chi-hong (designated hitter), Chae Eun-sung (1st baseman), Kim Tae-yeon (right fielder), Ha Joo-seok (third baseman), Lee Do-yoon (striker), and Choi Jae-hoon (catcher).
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Hanwha got the first run. In the top of the first inning, Peraza hit a double, and An Chi-hong's timely hit came out to take a 1-0 lead.
In the top of the third inning, Hanwha made a run with two home runs. Peraza hit Furado's fastball and crossed the right fence, and An Chi-hong also hit a fastball to make a home run to the left.
Kiwoom's silence was broken in the bottom of the sixth inning. Leadoff hitter Lee Ju-hyung hit a triple, followed by Dawson's walk. Since then, Kim Hye-sung's at-bat error has led to Kiwoom's scoring and the situation on the first and second bases. Song Sung-moon's double followed him by a point.
Weiss's crisis management shone. After catching Choi Joo-hwan with a fly ball to the left field, he turned Lee Hyung-jong with a fly ball to the first base, ending the inning without allowing a tie.
However, Kiwoom, which began to gain momentum with scoring, hit the Hanwha bullpen in the bottom of the eighth inning. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Hanwha posted Hwang Joon-seo. After one out, Song Sung-moon and Choi Joo-hwan drew a walk. Han Seung-hyuk was raised, but Lee Hyung-jong was allowed a straight walk, and the foil overlapped, eventually tying the game.
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Hanwha's Kim Tae-yeon and Ha Joo-seok hit after one out in the top of the ninth inning, but no follow-up hits continued.
Kiwoom kept its victory with Kim Sung-min (1 inning) and Cho Sang-woo (1 inning) following Furado.
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