KT Wiz won both the first and second games of the double header against the Hanwha Eagles, solidifying its second place. The rain caused a rare scene in which the longest game in KBO league history was suspended. It took more than three hours for Hanwha Eagles Park officials to maintain the stadium. Still, most of the fans who visited Eagles Park did not leave the stadium and watched the game until the end, showing their passion and love for baseball.
KT Wiz won 3-1 in the second game of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League away game against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 17th. KT, which previously won 7-0 in the first round of the doubleheader (7,406 spectators entered) at 2 p.m. on the same day, maintained its second place in the league with 69 wins, 54 losses and three draws. Hanwha, on the other hand, fell into a four-game losing streak and marked 50 wins, 66 losses and six draws.
In the second round, KT set up its starting batting order in the order of Kim Min-hyuk (right fielder), Hwang Jae-gyun (third baseman), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Park Byung-ho (first baseman), Alford (left fielder), Jang Sung-woo (catcher), Lee Ho-yeon (second baseman), Bae Jung-dae (center fielder), and Kim Sang-soo (shortstop). Wes Benjamin is the starting pitcher. Compared to the first round of the doubleheader, the second baseman was changed from Oh Yoon-seok to Lee Ho-yeon, and Jang Sung-woo wore a starting mask instead of catcher Kang Hyun-woo.
In response, Hanwha made up its starting lineup in the order of Lee Jin-young (left fielder), Williams (right fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (designated hitter), Kim Tae-yeon (first baseman), Oh Sun-jin (shortstop), Lee Won-seok (center fielder), Park Sang-eon (catcher), and Moon Hyun-bin (second baseman). The starting pitcher was Han Seung-joo. Compared to the first round of the doubleheader, the leadoff was changed from Moon Hyun-bin to Lee Jin-young, and Lee Jin-young started in the left field instead of Choi In-ho. In addition, Lee Won-seok replaced Kwon Kwang-min as center fielder. The catcher was also changed from Choi Jae-hoon to Park Sang-eon, and the shortstop was also changed from Lee Do-yoon to Oh Sun-jin.
The first game was KT's landslide victory. KT starter Cuevas' all-out pitching shone. Cuevas pitched seven innings (94 pitches) with seven hits, five strikeouts, two walks and no runs, achieving his ninth win of the season. Cuevas, who joined KT as an alternative foreign player during the season, has yet to lose this season. Lee Sang-dong was then responsible for two innings with three strikeouts and no runs. In the lineup, which had a total of 14 hits, Park Byung-ho had three hits, and Kang Baek-ho, Alford, and Kim Sang-soo had two hits to help the team win. On the other hand, Hanwha starter Sanchez suffered a loss in five innings (101 pitches), six hits (one homer), one walk, one hit, and three runs (three earned). Sanchez marked 6-6. The batters had scattered seven hits. 바카라
KT succeeded in winning the lead with Kang Baek-ho's timely hit in the first inning, and Alford hit a two-run shot to the left in the fourth inning to run 3-0. Through the fifth inning, Hanwha's starting pitcher Sanchez pitched 101. On the other hand, KT's starting pitcher Cuevas pitched 66 pitches, which was efficient. Hanwha utilized the bullpen by putting in Jang Si-hwan from the sixth inning. Against pitcher Yoon Dae-kyung, KT's pinch hitter Lee Ho-yeon hit a two-run double at the first and second base opportunities in the seventh inning. (5-0) Eventually, in the ninth inning, pinch hitter Kim Joon-tae hit a two-run shot over the middle wall with two outs and a runner on the third base, sealing the game. (7-0) Kim Jun-tae's third home run of the season. In addition, the pinch-hit home run was his 27th this season, his 1028th career KBO, and his second career pinch-hit home run by Kim Joon-tae.