The second-place Hanwha Eagles are gaining strength again.
Hanwha, led by head coach Kim Kyung-moon, ended its two-game losing streak by winning 3-2 against the Hanwha Eagles in the seventh game of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on Sunday. Hanwha's performance in the season became 37 wins and 26 losses (0.587) overall.
With the LG Twins losing to the Kiwoom Heroes for the second straight game, the gap between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles has narrowed from 1.5 games to 0.5 games. Depending on the results of the game on Tuesday, the lead may change.
Since mid-April, Hanwha has continued its upward trajectory, showing its commitment to fall baseball. From the game against the KT Wiz in Daejeon on April 26 to the game against the Gocheok Kiwoom Heroes on May 11, the team has won 12 consecutive games by banking on solid starters.
It was mid-April that Hanwha faced a crisis. Hanwha lost 3-4 after extra innings at the match against the Doosan Bears in Daejeon on April 13, failing to seek its 13th consecutive win. Since then, it lost to Doosan on April 14-15, ending the three consecutive games by losing all three games during the week. At the match against the SSG Landers in Daejeon on May 17-18 (including the doubleheader), the team had one win and two losses, which was less than expected.
Hanwha continued its frustrating trend in attack and rarely found a breakthrough. In addition, there were variables in the starting lineup. Moon Dong-ju moved down to the second division at the end of last month, and Ryu was excluded from the entry on Wednesday due to left adductor muscle discomfort. As Hanwha took on negative factors, LG is expected to maintain its lead.
However, Hanwha is gaining strength despite the crisis. For Hanwha, it is encouraging that Korean pitchers are playing their part at a time when its main starting pitchers are out due to injury.
Hanwha confirmed its hope through stellar pitching by its starting pitchers in the match against KIA from June 6 to July 7. Eom Sang-baek, who started the game on June 6, achieved a quality start (more than six innings and less than three earned runs) with no outs by allowing six hits (one homer) and nine strikeouts and two runs in six innings.
In his second year as a starting pitcher, left-hander Young Gun and Hwang Joon-seo, played his part. He blocked Kia's batters by allowing one hit, four outs and five strikeouts and one run (non- earned run) during five innings. The Hanwha Eagles could have ended its losing streak on the strength of pitchers` good pitching. 토토사이트
Hanwha is cautiously looking to regain its lead. The starting pitcher for the game on Tuesday is Cody Fonset, the ace pitcher. Ponce has been on the rise this season with nine wins and an earned run average of 1.80 in 13 games and 85 innings. He became the winning pitcher by pitching six innings, two hits, one strikeout and seven strikeouts, in the game against the KT Wiz in Daejeon on Saturday, the previous day.