It’s a picture no one saw coming.
The “last place” Hanwha Eagles swept the “first place” LG Twins. They came from behind to win 5-3 on the final day of a three-game weekend series at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul. It was the second straight day they won by the same score. After an eight-game losing streak,메이저사이트 they won two straight against LG. It was the third win in the second half of the series after going 2-1 against the Doosan Bears in Daejeon on Aug. 11-13.
Trailing 0-1 in the top of the second inning, the Hanwha bats came alive.
No. 5 Kim Tae-yeon opened the inning with a single to right. Choi In-ho followed with a timely triple to center field to tie the game. Luck was on their side. Jang Jin-hyuk’s hit was misplayed by LG first baseman Austin Dean. The runner from third came home. A 2-1 lead.
A sacrifice bunt put runners on first and second. Do-Yoon Lee came through in the clutch. She hit a two-run double to left field. Jung Eun-won drew a walk to load the bases. This time, Noh Si-hwan hit a two-run double to center field. 5-1. The Hanwha bats pushed LG starter Lim Chan-kyu hard.
LG struck first. In the top of the first, Hong Chang-ki, the leadoff hitter, and Kim Hyun-soo, the third baseman, singled. 2-1, 2-1
Choi In-ho hit a tying triple with one out in the top of the second. Jamsil=Choi Moon-young 기자deer@sportschosun.com
Kim Tae-yeon scores the tying run on Choi In-ho’s triple with the bases loaded in the second inning. Jamsil=Choi Moon-young 기자deer@sportschosun.com
Jang Jin-hyuk reaches on an error at first base to bring in Choi In-ho from third base with the bases loaded in the second inning. Jamsil=Moon-Young Choi 기자deer@sportschosun.com
Lee Do-yoon hits an RBI double with one out in the second inning. Jamsil=Choi Moon-young 기자deer@sportschosun.com
Moon Bo-kyung, the No. 5 hitter for Lu, singled off Hanwha starter Moon Dong-joo.
Trailing 1-5 in the bottom of the second inning. Two innings later, No. 1 Hong Chang-ki, No. 2 Shim Min-jae and No. 3 Kim Hyun-soo hit consecutive singles to score a run.
However, they failed to capitalize on their scoring chances in the third and fourth innings. In the bottom of the third, Park Hae-min struck out swinging with runners on first and second. In the bottom of the fourth, Austin flied out to center field. He couldn’t bring down Moon Dong-joo, who was shaky.
LG cut the deficit to two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning when Oh Ji-hwan hit a one-run home run. They followed that up with back-to-back singles, but couldn’t capitalize.
Hanwha scored five runs on five hits, while LG managed just three runs on 14 hits.
Moon Dong-ju was disappointing in his final start of the season, giving up three runs on 11 hits in 4 1/3 innings. The offense scored five runs in the top of the second inning to take the pressure off his shoulders, but he wasn’t at his best. 118⅔ innings, 8 wins, 8 losses
Moon Dong-joo pitched 4.1 innings and gave up three runs against LG on the 3rd. Jamsil=Choi Moon-young 기자deer@sportschosun.com
He finished the season with a loss and a 3.72 ERA.
After Moon, Kim Bum-soo, Joo Hyun-sang, and Park Sang-won pitched 4⅔ scoreless innings.
