Who ignored 'Fireworks Hanwha'...Last place in the team batting average → 6 consecutive wins + 2nd place in the league with a 'big twist' in fourth place
Who ignored 'Fireworks Hanwha'...Last place in the team batting average → 6 consecutive wins + 2nd place in the league with a 'big twist' in fourth place
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The Hanwha Eagles lineup, which was frozen in the cold snap in March, has been burning hot this month.
In their second regular-season showdown with the NC Dinos of the "2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League" held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on Sunday, the Hanwha Eagles won 7-2 in the fifth inning. With the victory, the team has won six consecutive games. It has taken a step further from the competition among the top ranks, rising to the second place (13 wins and 11 losses) in the league.
Hanwha, which was dragged away by giving up the first run, started chasing after the midfielder. At the bottom of the third inning when the team was trailing 0-2, foreign batter Esteban Floral hit a slider from Riley Thompson, the opponent team's starter, and hit a 120-meter solo shot (season No. 2) that landed in the stands on the right field, to follow the lead with 1-2.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Lee completed a big inning with six runs by banking on his firepower. Leading hitter Lee Jin-young hit an infield single towards the third base and took advantage of Kim Hui-jip's throwing error to go to the second base. With no outs and runners on the second base, Lee pretended to try a sacrifice bunt, but switched to a strong ball. He hit a hit to the right, making it to the first and third bases with no outs.
At the equalizing opportunity, veteran Choi Jae-hoon hit a big ball toward center field to balance the 2-2 game with a sacrifice fly. The follow-up hitter Ha Joo-seok turned with a swing strikeout, but Kim Tae-yeon hit an RBI double that hit the left fence to lead to a 3-2 lead.
The Hanwha Eagles started targeting the changed pitcher Choi Sung-young. With two outs and a runner on the second base, Floral hit a timely RBI, leading the team to a 4-2 victory. Later, Moon Hyun-bin's infield hit to the second base gave him a chance to hit the first and second bases with two outs, and Roh hit a three-run homer (season No. 7) of 110 meters over the left fence to seal the victory 7-2.
Recently, Hanwha has continued its winning streak by displaying not only its stable starting lineup but also its batting power of hitting. Since the season's opening last month, the team has recorded a batting average of 0.169 (42 hits from 249 times at bat) with four homers, 23 RBIs and 0.535 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) in eight games. The team also fell to a tie for seventh in the league. The team's batting average was the lowest, while other key indicators of offense were also at the bottom.
Hanwha has changed significantly since April. As Hanwha's lineup, which had been frozen due to warmer weather, has melted, the team has a batting average of 0.273 (150 hits in 549 times at bat) with 13 homers, 80 RBIs and an OPS of 0.759 in 16 games this month. During the same period, the team has continued its upward trajectory by boosting key attack indicators, including the team's second place in home runs and the third place in RBIs.
As the attack revived, the game was going well like a chain reaction, and as a result, the players are regaining their confidence one by one.
"It's a good trend. I had a hard time hitting the ball in the early days of the season, and the players were under a lot of stress," said Chae Eun-seong, the captain of the team. "Each player did a good job, and the pitchers pitched well, so I'm really happy that they have won consecutive games."
Noh Si-hwan also said, "The mood is good as we have won consecutive games. Even if the players are being dragged along, I feel like I can turn it around. Those thoughts are gathered one by one, and as I ride the flow, I feel like I am getting a good hit." 온라인카지노
Hanwha, which has elevated the mood, aims not only to win seven consecutive games but also to win three consecutive games over the weekend at the match against NC Dinosaurs in Daejeon on Tuesday. Will the hot lineup be able to display strong offense once again.