Moon Dong-ju ‘Saeng’, Noh Si-hwan ‘Boom’… Hanwha sweeps Incheon three-game series for the first time in 18 years

Byung-ho Park, timely hit to end the comeback… KT defeats Doosan for first win after 4 consecutive losses
All starting batters hit multiple hits, LG and Samsung hit the mound hard

The Hanwha Eagles visited Incheon for the first time in 18 years and swept the three-game series.

In the visiting game against SSG Landers in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 28th, Hanwha won 10-6 with Noh Si-hwan hitting a two-run home run to lead the attack amid starter Dong-joo Moon’s excellent pitching.

As a result, Hanwha, which won all three games against SSG during the week, has won four games in a row and is in second place.

In addition, it has been 6,524 days since May 16-18, 2006, during the SK Wyverns (predecessor of SSG) era, when Hanwha swept the Incheon three-game series.

Hanwha starter Dong-ju Moon, making his first appearance this season, allowed 6 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings, but struck out 5 and allowed 2 runs, earning his first win of the season.

Moon Dong-ju, who recorded 80 pitches, threw a fastball with a maximum speed of 158 km/h and attacked the SSG batting line by throwing a mixture of curves, sliders, and changeups.

After Chae Eun-seong walked with two outs in the top of the third inning, Hanwha Noh Si-hwan hit a two-run home run that went over the left fence to take a 2-0 lead.

In the 5th inning, with bases loaded and one out, Moon Hyun-bin added 1 run with a walk, and then Lim Jong-chan brought in all runners with a triple to the right field to make it 6-0.

In the continued attack, Lim Jong-chan hit home with Choi Jae-hoon’s sacrifice fly to take a 7-0 lead.

SSG started chasing in the bottom of the 5th inning with Choi Jeong’s 2 RBI and timely hit.

Hanwha added 1 point in the top of the 6th inning with Chae Eun-seong’s sacrifice fly and scored 1 point again in the top of the 7th inning with Ha Joo-seok’s double to take a 9-2 lead.

Following Choi Jeong’s 3-run home run in the bottom of the 7th inning, SSG added 1 run in the 8th inning to go up 6-9.

However, Hanwha secured a clear victory by adding 1 point with Ha Joo-seok’s timely hit in the top of the 9th inning.

Choi Jeong-eun, who hit a hard hit with 2 hits and 5 RBIs in 5 at-bats, recorded her 3rd home run of the season and 461st of her career, coming within 6 of Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yeop’s record of 467 home runs, the record for the most home runs in the KBO League.

In Suwon, KT Wiz, with Park Byung-ho hitting a walk-off hit, won 8-7 over the Doosan Bears.

KT, who achieved a comeback victory after a see-saw game, reported their first win of a difficult season after suffering four consecutive losses since the opening game.

KT scored the first run in the bottom of the first inning thanks to Kang Baek-ho’s timely hit.

In the top of the third inning, Doosan opened with Soo-bin Jeong’s hit to left, and Henry Ramos hit a triple to make it 1-1. After two outs, Seok-Hwan Yang hit a two-run home run to left to make it 3-1.

However, KT made up 1 run with Park Byung-ho’s RBI in the bottom of the 3rd inning, and then Kim Sang-soo’s timely hit on 1st and 3rd bases with 1 out and 1 out in the bottom of the 4th inning, followed by Bae Jeong-dae’s 2-RBI double to right-center, leading the team back to 5-3.

Doosan added 1 point in the top of the 5th inning with Kim Jae-hwan’s double, but KT scored 1 point with Kim Sang-soo’s infield hit in the bottom of the 5th inning to take a 6-4 lead.

However, Doosan tied the game at 6-6 in the top of the 8th inning when Heo Gyeong-min hit a 2-RBI hit to right with the bases loaded and no outs.

In the top of the 9th inning, with one out, Kim Jae-hwan hit a devastating solo home run over the right fence against KT closer Park Young-hyun, turning the game around 7-6.

The shadow of defeat loomed over KT again, but on this day, the team’s batting line showed its strength.

Park Byeong-ho, who came to the plate with bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 9th inning, caught the first pitch from Doosan closer Park Chi-guk and brought in two runners with a timely hit toward left field, creating a thrilling victory.

KT’s second batter, Cheon Seong-ho, recorded a hard hit with 5 hits in 6 at-bats.

In Jamsil, the LG Twins defeated the Samsung Lions 18-1 with 25 short and long hits, including multiple hits for all starting batters.

In the bottom of the 3rd inning, with 2 outs and runners on 2nd and 3rd, LG took the lead with Kim Hyun-soo hitting a 2-run double and then Austin Dean hitting a 2-run home run to the left to immediately take a 4-0 lead.

LG added 2 runs in the 4th inning with Park Hae-min’s timely hit and double stolen bases, and in the bottom of the 5th inning, LG scored 3 runs with 5 consecutive hits, including Moon Seong-joo’s 2 RBI double, and took a large lead of 9-0.

In the 6th inning, LG added 5 points with Moon Bo-kyung’s superior 3-run home run and Koo Bon-hyuk’s 2-RBI double, and added 4 runs in the 7th inning.

LG put on an explosive batting show in which all of its starting batters hit two or more hits for the fifth time in KBO League history.

Samsung made up for one point with Kim Hyun-jun’s sacrifice fly in the top of the 9th inning, avoiding a loss.

Meanwhile, the Lotte Giants-KIA Tigers (Gwangju) and Kiwoom Heroes-NC Dinos games were canceled due to rain.

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