‘Chae Eun-seong final hit + Kim In-hwan 3 RBIs + Sanchez QS’ Hanwha, Doosan sacrifice winning series + winning streak
The Hanwha Eagles decorated their weekend 3-game series with a winning streak with a winning streak. In the harmony of pitching, he overpowered the Doosan Bears two days in a row and secured his sole 8th place.
Hanwha won 8-3 in the 15th game of the season against Doosan in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Daejeon Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park on the 13th. Chasing 5th place Doosan by 7 games, they laid the foundation for continuing the postseason competition until the end of the second half.
Hanwha: Moon Hyun-bin (2nd baseman) – Kim In-hwan (1st baseman) – Noh Si-hwan (3rd baseman) – Chae Eun-seong (designated hitter) – Kim Tae-yeon (right fielder) – Lee Jin-young (center fielder) – Williams (left fielder) – Choi Jae-hoon (catcher) – Lee Do-yoon (shortstop) ) formed the starting lineup. The starting pitcher was Sanchez on the mound.
For Doosan, Su-bin Su (center fielder) – Gye-beom Park (2nd baseman) – Lohas (right fielder) – Seok-hwan Yang (designated hitter) – Jae-hwan Kim (left fielder) – Min-hyeok Kim (1st baseman) – Joon-yeong Park (shortstop) – Yoo-yeon Park (catcher) – Gyeong-min Heo (3 baseman) ), the batting order led to Sanchez. Veteran sidearm Choi Won-jun recovered from minor back pain and returned to the mound after 11 days.
Hanwha dominated the game from the start. At the end of the first inning, lead batter Moon Hyun-bin hit a heavy hit, and after a run, Roh Si-hwan’s walk on base collected runners, and Chae Eun-seong’s 1 RBI and 2 bases in 1 out and 1st and 2nd base got the first run.
Hanwha did not miss the opportunity to score additional points from 1 company, 2nd and 3rd base. Kim Tae-yeon and Lee Jin-young’s one RBI and timely hit added two more points to lead 3-0.
Doosan also quickly counterattacked. Yang Seok-hwan, who started as the lead batter in the top of the second inning, hit a solo home run against Hanwha Sanchez and caught up 3-1.
Hanwha also responded with a strong attack. After one out in the bottom of the second inning, Moon Hyun-bin hit a double, and when Kim In-hwan was at bat, Doosan’s second pitcher Kim Min-gyu took advantage of a wild throw and advanced to third base. Following Kim In-hwan’s right fielder’s fly ball, Moon Hyun-bin stepped on the home plate, widening the gap to 4-1.
Doosan also started chasing with the feet of lead-off Soo-bin Jeong. In the top of the 3rd inning, lead hitter Sue-Bin Sue hit base with a surprise bunt, then successfully stole second base when Park Gye-beom was at bat and third base when Rojas was at bat. Doosan narrowed the score to 4-2 as Soo-bin Jeong scored when Rojas’ fly ball hit the right fielder.
Hanwha solidified its winning streak in the bottom of the 4th inning. With the lead hitter Williams hitting the base, Choi Jae-hoon’s sacrifice bunt, and Lee Do-yoon’s infield hit, he got a chance to run 1st and 2nd base and was ready to run away. Moon Hyun-bin stepped away with a left fielder’s floating ball, but Kim In-hwan’s two RBI doubles immediately made the score 7-2.
Afterwards, Sanchez gave Park Kye-beom an RBI sacrifice fly at the end of the 5th inning with 1 out, 1st and 3rd base, but Hanwha kept the mound without giving up any additional runs until the 6th inning. At the end of the 7th inning, with one out and second base, Williams’ one RBI and timely hit made it 8-3, breaking Doosan’s will to pursue.
Hanwha Sanchez did his part with 4 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts and 3 runs in 6 innings, winning his 6th season. Since the match against Samsung Lions on July 1st, the pain of only 4 losses in the last 5 games without a win was washed clean.
In the other lineup, Moon Hyun-bin went 5 at-bats, 2 hits, 2 runs, Kim In-hwan went 4 at-bats, 1 hit, 3 RBIs, 1 run, Noh Si-hwan went 4 at-bats, 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 run, Chae Eun-seong went 4 at-bats, 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 run, Lee Do-yoon went 4 at-bats, 3 hits, 1 run, etc. The starting pitchers wielded heavy blows side by side.메이저놀이터
On the other hand, Doosan lost two consecutive games amid group hunting on the mound and Choi Won-joon’s sluggish performance with 5 hits, 1 walk, 1 strikeout and 4 runs in 1⅓ innings. Soo-bin Su’s performance with 2 hits, 2 steals and 1 run in 4 at-bats was the only comfort.