The Hanwha Eagles escaped from a four-game losing streak with a dramatic three-run homer by Moon Hyun-bin in the 9th inning with two outs.
On the 5th, Samsung secured a comeback victory in the away game against Hanwha in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Daegu Samsung Lions Park with a 7-6 score. In the top of the 9th, trailing 4-6 and with two outs and runners on first and second, Moon Hyun-bin exploded with a decisive three-run homer.
Moon Hyun-bin, who was substituted as a defensive outfielder in the 6th inning, saved the team that was on the verge of a five-game losing streak with back-to-back homers, including a solo shot in the 8th inning. He contributed with two homers and four RBIs.
Having recently escaped from a four-game losing streak, Hanwha's record improved to 4 wins and 8 losses. Samsung's record is 7 wins and 5 losses.
Early in the game, Samsung set the tone. From the first attack in the bottom of the 1st inning, they established dominance with a homer. Lee Jae-hyun, who started as the leadoff batter for the first time this season, hit a high fastball at 139 km/h from Hanwha's starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin on the 4th pitch and sent it over the left-center fence. The distance was 115 meters, marking his third homer of the season. It was the first leadoff homer in his career.
Hanwha also scored a run in the top of the 3rd inning. Hwang Young-mook drew a walk after a nine-pitch battle, and then 삼성 third baseman Kim Young-woong mishandled a ground ball by Kim Tae-yeon, committing a fielding error. With two outs and runners on first and second, No Si-hwan hit a timely single to left field. It was the first hit of the game. However, the next batter, Chae Eun-sung, struck out swinging, leaving two runners stranded.
In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Samsung extended their lead immediately. Kim Sung-yoon sneaked a bunt single on the first pitch and then Lee Jae-hyun drew a walk to create a chance with runners on first and second. Although Koo Ja-wook and Kim Young-woong were retired on pop-ups, Kang Min-ho hit a timely single that dropped in front of center field, adding another run.
In the bottom of the 5th inning, Kang Min-ho also came through as the hero. In a 2-out situation with runners on first and second after Kim Young-woong's single to right field, Kang Min-ho capitalized on another opportunity against Ryu Hyun-jin. He connected on a low outside changeup on the 4th pitch to create another timely single that dropped in front of center field, stretching the score to 3-1.
In the 6th inning, they chased Ryu Hyun-jin from the mound with a homer. The leadoff batter, Lewin Diaz, hit a high fastball at 141 km/h from Ryu Hyun-jin on the 4th pitch for a solo homer. The distance was 115 meters, marking his third homer of the season. Hanwha pulled Ryu Hyun-jin after he recorded 4 earned runs in 5 innings and put in Kim Jong-soo as a relief pitcher, but Samsung added another point with Jeon Byeong-woo's walk, followed by Lee Jae-hyun's RBI double slicing through right-center, extending the lead to 5-1.
However, Hanwha would not go down easily. In the top of the 8th inning, after two outs, they made a comeback with two homers. Moon Hyun-bin, after a 10-pitch battle with Im Chang-min, attacked a low forkball at 133 km/h for a solo shot to right field. The distance was 120 meters, marking his first homer of the season. Following that, Estevan Florial hit a double to left-center, and Lee Jin-young followed with a two-run homer to left field. Lee Jin-young pulled a high forkball at 134 km/h from Im Chang-min on the 5th pitch for the two-run blast. The distance was 110 meters, marking his first homer of the season.
Ultimately, Samsung brought in closer Kim Jae-yoon in the top of the 8th inning with two outs. Kim Jae-yoon allowed a hit to Lee Jae-won in right-center, but struck out Shim Woo-jun, ending Hanwha's heated top of the 8th. In the subsequent bottom of the 8th inning, Samsung's Kim Heon-gon hit a high fastball at 146 km/h from Hanwha's key pitcher Park Sang-won on the 4th pitch for a solo shot to left. The distance was 115 meters, marking his second homer of the season. This seemed to solidify their lead as they extended the score to 6-4.
However, Hanwha authored a dramatic comeback in the top of the 9th inning. After two outs, Lim Jong-chan drew a walk after a full-count battle. Before the 8th pitch was thrown, a ball was called due to a pitch clock violation by Kim Jae-yoon, enabling Hanwha to seize the opportunity. In a situation with two outs and runners on first and second following No Si-hwan's single to left, Moon Hyun-bin hit a forkball on the 6th pitch from Kim Jae-yoon, sending it over the right field wall. The distance was 120 meters, marking his second homer of the season. It was a three-run shot that changed the game in the 9th inning with two outs.
Hanwha's closer Kim Seo-hyun pitched scoreless in the bottom of the 9th to preserve the one-run lead and earned his second save of the season. Park Sang-won, who previously recorded 1 earned run in two-thirds of an inning, earned his second win of the season. Samsung's Kim Jae-yoon suffered his first loss of the season after giving up 3 earned runs in one inning.
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