The Hanwha Eagles in professional baseball avenged their loss against the LG Twins from the previous day.
Hanwha secured a 6-5 victory in the 11th inning in the seventh matchup of the season against LG in the 2025 KBO League at the Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 28th. Chae Eun-seong led the victory with a game-winning home run. Hanwha maintained its second-place position, narrowing the gap with first-place LG to 2.5 games.
In the top of the 11th inning, tied at 4-4, Hanwha's Moon Hyun-bin had a walk after one out. Roh Si-hwan struck out swinging for the second out. Chae Eun-seong hit a two-run home run over the left wall with a 3-ball, 1-strike count against LG pitcher Park Myeong-geun's fastball (144.6km).
In the bottom of the 11th, Hanwha's Park Sang-won pitched multiple innings after the 10th. LG's leadoff batter Moon Bo-gyeong struck out. Park Dong-won hit a solo home run over the left wall to bring one run closer. Song Chan-ui came in as a pinch hitter and walked. Hanwha replaced their pitcher with the left-handed Cho Dong-uk. Oh Ji-hwan hit a single to center, creating a one-out, one and two on base opportunity. Park Hae-min's hit was caught for an out in center field. With two outs and runners on first and second, pinch hitter Lee Ju-heon walked, loading the bases. Ham Chang-geun struck out to end the game.
Hanwha's starting pitcher Ponce recorded 7 innings with 6 hits allowed, 2 home runs allowed, 1 walk, and 8 strikeouts, giving up 4 runs. Ponce added 8 strikeouts on the day, bringing his total to 105, tying the record for the fewest games to reach 100 strikeouts (12 games) in history. This ties with Ryu Hyun-jin's record of 100 strikeouts in 12 games in 2012. Following Ponce, Han Seung-hyeok pitched in the 8th, Kim Seo-hyeon in the 9th, and Park Sang-won in the 10th inning.
Hanwha's starting lineup included Floréal (center fielder), Ha Ju-suk (shortstop), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Roh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-seong (first baseman), Lee Jin-young (right fielder), An Chi-hong (designated hitter), Choi Jae-hun (catcher), and Hwang Young-mook (second baseman). Hanwha registered An Chi-hong and pitcher Kim Seung-il in the first team roster for the day. Kim In-hwan and Kim Jong-soo were sent down to the second team.
LG's lineup featured Moon Sung-ju (right fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (left fielder), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-gyeong (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (catcher), Gu Bon-hyeok (shortstop), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Park Hae-min (center fielder), and Lee Young-bin (third baseman). Oh Ji-hwan was absent from the starting lineup for the second consecutive game.
Hanwha scored first in the 1st inning. Leadoff batter Floréal hit a two-seam pitch from LG's starter Coen Wynne in the second pitch over the right wall for a leadoff home run. It was the 7th home run of the season, with a ball speed of 166.9 km/h and a distance of 122m.
Hanwha scored additional runs in the 3rd inning. After one out, 9th batter Hwang Young-mook reached base with a single to center, opening the team's offensive sequence. Floréal's ground ball to second base resulted in two outs with a runner on second base. Second baseman Shin Min-jae made a diving catch on a ball hit between first and second base, throwing to first.
With two outs and a runner on second, Ha Ju-suk hit a timely single to make it 2-0. Moon Hyun-bin followed with a double to right field, and the runner on first base, Ha Ju-suk, who had started for second, comfortably crossed home plate to extend the lead to 3-0. Roh Si-hwan then hit a timely single to right, increasing the score to 4-0.
LG faced a perfect game until the 3rd inning. In the 4th inning, leadoff batter Moon Sung-ju was out on a ground ball to shortstop, marking the 10th consecutive batter without a hit. Kim Hyun-soo hit a fastball (155.5 km/h) from Ponce, sending it over the right wall for a solo home run. The ball had a speed of 170.9 km/h and an angle of 24.5 degrees, making it a bullet-like hit. LG scored one run, making it 1-4.
LG caught up again in the 6th inning. Once again, it was a home run. Lee Young-bin faced Ponce with a 1-ball, 1-strike count, and when a changeup (142.9 km/h) came too high down the middle, he swung fully, hitting a solo home run over the right wall. It was his 3rd home run of the season.
Following that, Moon Sung-ju was out on a ground ball to first. Kim Hyun-soo hit a double to left field, reaching scoring position. Austin hit a fastball (152 km/h), but was slightly late on the timing, resulting in a fly out to left field.
In the 7th inning, Hanwha's leadoff batter An Chi-hong reached base on a walk. He was replaced by pinch runner Lee Won-seok at first base, and a sacrifice bunt by Choi Jae-hun advanced the runner to second with one out. Hwang Young-mook's ground out at first resulted in two outs with a runner on third. LG replaced Baek Seung-hyeon, who had pitched since the 6th, with relief pitcher Kim Young-woo. Floréal hit the first pitch but was out on a pop-up to third.
LG retaliated in the bottom of the 7th. Leadoff batter Moon Bo-gyeong was hit on the left foot by a pitch from Ponce and made it to first. Park Dong-won made a left single that found its way through the infield, creating an opportunity with no outs and runners on first and second. During Gu Bon-hyeok's at-bat, the Hanwha battery executed a pitch out on the second pitch, and both runners were caught in a double play. The catcher threw to second base, and the shortstop managed to catch the second base runner trying to get to third.
However, the third baseman did not catch the runner in a double play and threw to second instead, attempting to tag the runner on first base, who was ruled safe. Throwing quickly to third, the second base runner was also declared safe. The record indicated a double steal due to the consecutive errors by the third and second basemen.
Gu Bon-hyeok struck out swinging, and pinch hitter Oh Ji-hwan also struck out in three pitches. With two outs and runners on second and third, Park Hae-min's hit, which was misdirected, sailed over the third baseman's head, dropping in front of the left fielder for a two-RBI game-tying hit. It made the score 4-4.
In the bottom of the 8th, LG's Moon Sung-ju hit a single off the new pitcher Han Seung-hyeok. He was replaced by pinch runner Choi Won-young at first. However, Kim Hyun-soo's ground ball to second resulted in a double play, eliminating the lead runner. With two outs, Austin reached base with a single to center, and Moon Bo-gyeong's ground ball was mishandled by the second baseman for an error, resulting in runners on first and second.
Before Park Dong-won's at-bat, the pitcher was called for a pitch clock violation, awarding a ball. When the umpire ruled the pitch clock violation, pitcher Han Seung-hyeok stopped his throwing motion and slipped on the mound. Subsequently, Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon came out to appeal to the umpire, causing the game to momentarily halt. After resuming play, Park Dong-won hit a grounder to short without scoring any runs.
In the bottom of the 9th, tied at 4-4, LG's Park Hae-min faced Hanwha's closer Kim Seo-hyeon. Gu Bon-hyeok was out on a fly ball to right field. Oh Ji-hwan was retired on a ground ball to second. After hitting a foul ball home run that went beyond the right pole, Park Hae-min reached base with a single to left. With Lee Young-bin's at-bat, a wild pitch allowed the runner to advance to second. Lee Young-bin struck out swinging.
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