Hanwha defeated Samsung.
The Hanwha Eagles, led by coach Carlos Subero, avenged the previous day’s defeat by winning 5-1 in the 4th game of the season against the Samsung Lions of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 10th.
For Hanwha, Felix Pena, who was the starter that day, showed fantastic pitching. On this day, he had 7 innings, 1 hit (1 home run), 5 strikeouts and 1 run, and won his 3rd win of the season. In particular, he gave joy to Hanwha fans by performing a no-hit march until the 7th inning and 1 out.
On the other line, Noh Si-hwan shone. Against Samsung starter Won Tae-in, he hit home runs in the 4th and 6th innings. In addition, the multi-hit of Lee Won-seok, who took the lead off, also stood out.
Samsung failed to win 3 in a row. Won Tae-in, who started as a starter, had a good pitching with 3 runs in 6 innings, but could not build a win due to the failure to support the team’s batting line. The other line was also blocked by Pena’s perfect pitch and could not laugh. Kang Min-ho’s home run in the top of the 7th was the only hit.
On this day, Samsung played Jose Pirella (left fielder) – Kang Han-ul (3 baseman) – Koo Ja-wook (right fielder) – Kang Min-ho (catcher) – Oh Jae-il (1st baseman) – Kim Tae-gun (designated hitter) – Kim Ji-chan (2nd baseman) – Lee Jae-hyeon (shortstop) -Lee Seong-gyu (center fielder) went in order. Same lineup as the previous day.
Hanwha: Lee Won-seok (center fielder) – Jung Eun-won (designated hitter) – Roh Si-hwan (3rd baseman) – Kim In-hwan (1st baseman) – Lee Jin-young (left fielder) – Choi Jae-hoon (catcher) – Oh Seon-jin (shortstop) – Yoo Ro-gyeol (right fielder) – Moon Hyun-bin (2 The starting lineup was organized in order of baseman).
A tight pitching battle ensued. Hanwha Pena continued his no-hit pitching by giving up only one walk until the 4th inning, and Won Tae-in also allowed only two hits until the 3rd inning, showing neat pitching.
The 0-0 balance was broken in the bottom of the 4th inning. Jeong Eun-won picked a walk, and Noh Si-hwan, a runner on first base, stood at bat. Won Tae-in’s 116km changeup was hit and connected to a home run over the left wall. Hanwha led 2-0. After that, the game was played again as a pitcher’s battle.
The flow that had been flowing tight, Noh Si-hwan broke it once more. Noh Si-hwan hit Won Tae-in’s change-up as it was in the 4th inning and made it a home run at the plate in the bottom of the 6th inning with no runners out. His third consecutive home run in his career. Won Tae-in lowered his head.
Samsung made a chase in the top of the 7th inning. Against Pena, who had been on a no-hit streak until the 7th inning with 1 out, Kang Min-ho pulled off a solo home run in pursuit. 1-3 chase. 안전놀이터
Hanwha’s momentum did not break even if they conceded. At the end of the 7th inning, he shook Kim Dae-woo, who came up instead of Won Tae-in. Moon Hyun-bin’s 1st RBI double at the 2nd runner’s first base, followed by Lee Won-seok’s heavy hit, Moon Hyun-bin stepped on the home base. The score widened again to 5-1.
Afterwards, Kang Jae-min in the 8th inning and Park Sang-won in the 9th came up to Hanwha to block the Samsung batting line. They managed to avenge their defeat the previous day by bringing about a 5-1 victory.