The Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Professional Baseball League will face the LG Twins on the 15th at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon for the first place.

Hanwha, in second place, is trailing first-place LG by 0.5 games. If Hanwha wins, they can seize the first place.

Kim Kyung-moon, the manager of Hanwha, said regarding the 11th inning home tag out situation the previous day, 'I would have said to do it 100 times if it was 100 times,' asserting it was not the fault of the third base coach.

Hanwha played to a 2-2 draw with LG on the 14th the previous day, going into extra innings. They had chances in extra innings but missed them.

In the bottom of the 10th inning with one out and runners on first and second, Roh Si-hwan hit a ground ball double play to the shortstop.

After two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning, Ahn Chi-hong created the final chance with a double to the left field line. Lee Jae-won hit a short single in front of the left fielder on a 2-ball, 2-strike count. Left fielder Song Chan-ui ran in and caught it on a one-bounce, and Ahn Chi-hong dashed home after rounding third.

Third base coach Kim Jae-geol signaled Ahn Chi-hong to run home by waving his arms. However, left fielder Song Chan-ui's throw to home was perfectly on target, bouncing straight to the catcher Park Dong-won. After catching the ball and waiting, Park tagged out Ahn Chi-hong.

Ahead of the game on the 15th, the manager said, 'I'm not disappointed. If the opponent throws a strike (accurately), it's an out, and if it goes sideways, it's safe. No matter what, I would say to do it 100 times if it was 100 times,' emphasizing that it wasn't the running coach's fault. 'We played the game well. If more than 100 times comes, we will still do it again. Just because the next batter hits doesn't mean it's good.'

With two outs and a runner on second, most of the time a hit leads to a home play. They hoped for a misthrow from the outfielder to home but failed. LG's left fielder Song Chan-ui's throw to home was perfect. After the game ended in a draw, LG players celebrated as if they had won.

Meanwhile, on the 15th, Hanwha's starting lineup features Lee Won-seok (center fielder), Ahn Chi-hong (designated hitter), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Roh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-seong (first baseman), Lee Jin-young (right fielder), Lee Do-yoon (shortstop), Choi Jae-hun (catcher), and Hwang Young-mook (second baseman).

Hanwha's starting pitcher is Moon Dong-ju. He has recorded 5 wins and 2 losses with an earned run average of 3.68 over 10 games this season. After struggling with 6 earned runs over 4⅔ innings in the game against Lotte on May 25, he had been removed from the first team roster but is making his return after 21 days.

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