The professional baseball Hanwha Eagles could not break the 'Jamsil LG jinx.' They suffered another disappointing 1-point loss.

Hanwha lost 1-2 to LG in the 2025 KBO League match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 27th. On the same day, Lotte also lost to Samsung, maintaining their second-place ranking. However, the gap with first-place LG widened to 3.5 games.

Hanwha has lost all four matchups against LG at Jamsil this season. In the three-game series against LG from March 25-27, they suffered a sweep with losses of 0-5, 0-4, and 1-2. They faced another loss of 1-2 on that day.

This was a highly anticipated matchup between the 1st and 2nd place teams. Naturally, even though it was a weekday evening game, Jamsil Stadium was filled to its capacity of 23,750 spectators. Hanwha players showed a lack of focus, and their batting lineup particularly struggled at Jamsil.

Hanwha starting pitcher Hwang Jun-seo recorded two outs in the first inning but allowed Austin to hit a single to left field. During Moon Bo-gyeong's at-bat, catcher Choi Jae-hun failed to catch a high pitch on the second delivery, causing it to bounce away. Base runner Austin quickly dashed to second base and was safe. It was recorded as a passed ball.

Moon Bo-gyeong hit a single in front of the right fielder, and the strong-armed right fielder Lee Jin-young made an accurate one-hop throw to home. Catcher Choi Jae-hun, positioned behind home plate, failed to properly tag the sliding Austin, who did not slide but instead extended his left foot and stepped on home plate first. Choi Jae-hun's tag was late.

Following this, Park Dong-won earned a walk, and Gu Bon-hyeok hit an RBI single. If the catcher had not dropped the ball earlier and allowed a runner to advance to second, the momentum of the game might have shifted.

Hanwha began to rally in the 6th inning with two outs. Moon Hyun-bin hit a double to left-center, advancing to scoring position, and cleanup hitter Roh Si-hwan followed with a single to left field, bringing in one run.

In the 7th inning, lead-off batter Lee Jin-young reached on a single to right. Hanwha's bench inserted pinch runner Lee Won-seok. However, Lee Won-seok was tagged out on a pick-off attempt. While making a skip move to second base, he got caught by a throw to first, resulting in a delayed return. This disrupted the rally. It was one out, and subsequently, Kim In-hwan and Choi Jae-hun went down swinging consecutively.

LG starting pitcher Im Chan-kyu celebrated a strikeout with a roar and noted after the game, "It felt like the momentum shifted after I caught the pick-off throw." Later, Hanwha failed to record a single hit against LG's bullpen in the 8th inning with Kim Jin-sung and in the 9th inning with Park Myeong-geun, resulting in a 1-2 loss.

Hanwha has lost all four games against LG at Jamsil. All four games sold out, and the atmosphere among the fans from both teams was heated. However, Hanwha's batters managed only 2 runs over 36 innings. Even if Hanwha's pitching staff, ranked first in earned run average, pitches well, they cannot win.

Meanwhile, Hanwha will face LG on the 28th with their ace Ponce in an attempt to break their four-game losing streak at Jamsil.

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