Hanwha Eagles coach Carlos Subero was satisfied with the team’s performance. Starting pitcher Felix Pena, relievers Kim Ki-joong and Han Seung-joo, and center hitters Noh Si-hwan and Chae Eun-seong were mentioned.
Hanwha won 7-2 in the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ kt game held at Suwon kt Wiz Park on the 15th. With the victory on this day, the season record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses was the first consecutive win and the KIA Tigers (3 wins 7 losses) succeeded in escaping from the bottom.
The Hanwha batting line showed hot offense from the beginning of the game. In the top of the first inning, Brian O’Gredi hit a two-run double with two outs and first and second bases to make it 2-0.토토사이트
The first run was in the bottom of the first inning. Starting pitcher Pena could not overcome Kang Baek-ho and gave up a solo home run to make it 2-1.
Hanwha went ahead again in the second inning. In the top of the 2nd inning, he had a chance to secure the bases safely with 2 hits and 1 walk. Jeong Eun-won struck out with a straight hit to second baseman and Noh Si-hwan struck out with a swing, and the momentum seemed to break, but Chae Eun-seong hit two RBIs on time and ran away 4-1.
In the top of the 6th inning, Hanwha once again scored 2 runs in one inning to seal the win. At the beginning of the 6th inning, Noh Si-hwan hit a timely hit with 2 RBIs from 2nd, 2nd and 3rd bases and ran away to 6-1. Later, in the bottom of the 6th inning, with 2nd out and 2nd base, relief pitcher Lee Tae-yang allowed Kim Jun-tae to hit an RBI double and was chased by 6-2, but no more runs were allowed. Afterwards, Kim Tae-yeon’s sacrifice fly in the top of the 9th inning led to a 7-2 victory.
Starter Pena continued strong against kt (average ERA of 1.02 in 17⅔innings until this day) with 4 hits (1 home run), 2 walks, 3 strikeouts and 1 run in 5 innings. Lee Tae-yang (1 inning, 1 run) – Kim Ki-joong (1 inning scoreless) – Han Seung-joo (1 inning scoreless) – Yoon Dae-gyeong (1 inning scoreless score) also showed outstanding performances. In the other line, Noh Si-hwan and Chae Eun-seong played multi-hits and two RBIs side by side to energize the offense.
After the game, Hanwha coach Carlos Subero said, “Pena threw well for five innings. I would like to praise Kim Ki-joong, who played an active part in the bullpen, for showing further improvement, and Han Seung-ju also showed a good performance by overcoming the crisis well.” .
Then, he raised his thumb toward the players, saying, “Chae Eun-seong continues to play a steady role as a solver, and Roh Si-hwan also showed a difficult appearance in the scoring range, but with today’s opportunity, he will grow into a stronger hitter.”