Hanwha Eagles achieved a winning series against the Lotte Giants, reclaiming second place in just one day. After being caught up with a 6-run lead and giving up a game-tying home run with two outs in the 9th inning, Hanwha emerged victorious in the end.

On the 25th, Hanwha won the home game against Lotte in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Daejeon Hanwha Life Eagles Park, finishing 8-7. In the bottom of the 10th inning, Moon Hyun-bin's game-winning walk-off walk was issued.

While Hanwha had a comfortable lead of 6-0 until the 4th inning, the starting pitcher Moon Dong-ju, who was pitching well, almost allowed a comeback by giving up 6 runs in the 5th inning. Although they held onto a 1-run lead due to an opponent's wild pitch until two outs in the 9th inning, closer Han Seung-hyeok gave up a game-tying solo home run to Jeon Jun-woo, nearly losing the hard-earned victory.

In the bottom of the 9th inning, Hanwha wasted a walk-off opportunity with the bases loaded, but they secured the win in the bottom of the 10th. With the bases loaded and two outs, Moon Hyun-bin was credited with the winning run by issuing a walk to Lotte's Park Si-young.

Hanwha capped off the three-game series against Lotte with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, marking a total of 31 wins and 21 losses (.596 winning percentage), pushing Lotte (30 wins, 21 losses, 3 ties, .588 winning percentage) to 3rd place, reclaiming 2nd place in just one day.

Hanwha seized the initiative from the very start of the 1st inning with a home run. Lead-off hitter Floriel pulled a low change-up at 136 km/h on the fourth pitch from Lotte's starting pitcher Han Hyun-hee, launching it over the right-center field wall. The ball traveled 125 meters, marking his 6th home run of the season. This was his first lead-off home run.

Following this, Ha Ju-suk hit a single to right field, and then Moon Hyun-bin's blooper dropped over the shortstop, resulting in runners on first and second with no outs. This led to a home run from the cleanup hitter Roh Si-hwan, who launched a high outside slider at 127 km/h from Han Hyun-hee over the right field wall. The ball traveled 125 meters, marking his 11th home run of the season. This was Roh Si-hwan's first home run after going through 19 games and 80 plate appearances since his game-winning solo shot on July 2 against KIA in the 11th inning.

In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Hanwha added 2 more runs against Han Hyun-hee. Choi Jae-hun hit a double to left-center and positioned himself in scoring range. Lee Do-yoon grounded out to first base, and Floriel popped out to left field, but Ha Ju-suk drove in a timely hit, landing in front of the right fielder on a change-up from Han Hyun-hee. Han Hyun-hee's wild pitch continued the 2 outs with runners on first and second, where Roh Si-hwan hit a timely single to left field on the first pitch, extending Hanwha's lead to 6-0.

However, Lotte's offense was impressive as well. They remained scoreless until the 5th inning but suddenly tied the score with a big inning of 6 runs. After a walk by Son Ho-young with one out, Yoo Kang-nam hit an RBI double to left-center for the team's first run, and Jang Du-seong followed suit with another RBI double over the right fielder.

Yang Sang-moon, Hanwha’s pitching coach, came to the mound, but he could not stop Lotte's momentum. In a 2-out, runners on first and second situation resulting from a walk by Go Seung-min, Víctor Reyes hit an RBI single to right field and Jeon Jun-woo followed with a 2-RBI double to center before Yoon Dong-hee added another RBI single up the middle, tying the game at 6-6. Moon Dong-ju ended up with a line of 4⅔ innings pitched, 7 hits allowed, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts, and 6 earned runs, missing out on a potential win.

In a continuing crisis with 2 outs and 2 runners on base, Ju Hyun-sang managed to prevent a lead change by getting Na Seung-yeop to pop out to center field. Ju Hyun-sang stranded the lead-off batter Son Ho-young on first base due to an error by third baseman Roh Si-hwan in the 6th inning but bounced back by striking out Yoo Kang-nam and Jeon Min-jae consecutively, getting out of the inning without allowing any runs, maintaining a scoreless streak of 1⅓ innings until the bottom of the 6th.

After the crisis, an opportunity arose for Hanwha in the bottom of the 6th. Lead-off batter Lee Won-seok hit a ball that deflected off the shortstop in a 7-pitch battle against Lotte's reliever Kim Sang-su, leading to a single that put him on second base with a successful stolen base. Choi Jae-hun executed a fake bunt slash for a ground ball to second, sending Lee Won-seok to third, prompting Lotte to change pitchers. Left-handed Song Jae-young came in to face Lee Do-yoon, but as the 5th pitch slid past the catcher, Lee Won-seok scored, putting Hanwha back in the lead at 7-6.

Hanwha's Jo Dong-wook and Park Sang-won held Lotte scoreless in the 7th and 8th innings, respectively. Closer Kim Seo-hyeon, who had pitched in the previous two days, was given a rest, and Han Seung-hyeok was brought in with a save opportunity in the top of the 9th. Although he recorded two outs well, he allowed a game-tying solo home run to Jeon Jun-woo, resulting in a blown save. Jeon Jun-woo hit a high inside slider at 137 km/h from Han Seung-hyeok over the left field wall, traveling 115 meters, marking his 4th home run of the season. It was also the moment he reached 1,000 career RBIs, a historic 26th milestone in KBO League history.

In the bottom of the 9th, Hanwha had a chance to win. Lead-off batter Floriel hit a single to right field after a 9-pitch battle and advanced to second on an error by right fielder Yoon Dong-hee. Following a sacrifice bunt by Ha Ju-suk, Hanwha had runners on first and third with one out when Lotte deliberately walked Moon Hyun-bin and Roh Si-hwan sequentially. With one out and runners on first and third, Lotte opted to purposely walk Chae Eun-seong in favor of facing Roh Si-hwan for the first pitch, resulting in a risky move that paid off. Both Chae Eun-seong and Kim Tae-yean grounded out to third base, allowing Lotte pitcher Jeong Cheol-won to celebrate with his hands in the air.

However, in the bottom of the 10th, Hanwha did not miss their repeat chance for a walk-off. Against Lotte's reliever Kim Kang-hyun, after one out, Choi Jae-hun reached base on a walk, and Hwang Young-mook followed up with a single to right field, creating a first and third opportunity. Lotte switched pitchers to Park Si-young, enticing Floriel into a ground ball to the pitcher to relieve some pressure. However, with two outs and runners on second and third, Ha Ju-suk was hit by a pitch, leading to bases loaded, where Moon Hyun-bin delivered the finishing touch with a walk-off walk on four consecutive balls.

Meanwhile, as of 12:20 p.m. on this day, all 17,000 seats at Daejeon Hanwha Life Eagles Park were sold out. This marked the 25th sellout of the season. Out of the 28 home games in Daejeon, only 3 missed sellouts, with a full house consistently filling the stands. Since the game against Kiwoom on the 13th of last month, there have been 21 consecutive sellouts, extending the record for the most consecutive home game sellouts in KBO League history. The previous record was 17 games, which Hanwha achieved over the 2023-2024 seasons.

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