"Shocking losing streak" Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said, "Give me less points unconditionally, I want to break the losing streak, and I hope Hernandez throws it up to the 6th inning." [the scene of Jamsil]

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Hanwha Eagles coach Kim Kyung-moon, who has lost three consecutive games, expressed his will to win.

Hanwha will play the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season away game against Doosan at 6:30 p.m. on the 3rd at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul.

Hanwha marks 2 wins and 3 losses this season and is tied for 5th place in the league with Lotte Giants and LG Twins.

Hanwha won two consecutive games against the Kiwoom Heroes on the 28th and 29th of last month. However, after losing the first game of three consecutive games against KT Wiz 4-9 on the 31st, he lost the series in succession with 11-14 and 8-13.

Ahead of the match against Hanwha in Jamsil on the 3rd, Hanwha coach Kim Kyung-moon had an interview with reporters before the game. However, it didn't take long. It was over in less than three minutes.

First of all, when asked about Wilkel Hernandez, who will start, Kim said, "I want to break the losing streak by giving me fewer points unconditionally. In the meantime, more bullpen pitchers have gone out than expected. I don't know what the game will look like today, but I hope Hernandez throws it up to the sixth inning," he said, expressing expectations.

Hernandez, who is newly wearing Hanwha's uniform ahead of this season, started the regular season opener against the Kiwoom Heroes on the 28th of last month and left the mound without losing or losing, marking four hits, four walks, three strikeouts and four runs (four earned runs) in four ⅔ innings.

Regarding Kang Kyung-woo, who took the mound in relief against the KT Wiz in Daejeon on the previous day (2nd), he said, "It was time to save the pitcher as well as the score situation. But he's good at throwing. I think I'll use it very well after taking a break from now on," he said.

As for Moon Dong-ju, who started the previous day and lost four innings with seven hits (one homer) and two walks (five earned runs), he said, "It's more meaningful that I threw than perfect. It was originally planned to pitch three innings, but he pitched up to four innings. It helped the team a lot, too. If you throw it, you can win and lose. I'm looking forward to the next one," he encouraged.

On this day, Hanwha canceled Won Jong-hyuk and registered Kim Bum-joon in the first team entry. Kim Bum-joon, who graduated from Seoul Dogok Elementary School, Global Advance Middle School, and Chungam High School, was selected by Hanwha as the 88th overall pick in the second and ninth rounds of the 2020 rookie draft and signed a contract this year.

Regarding Kim Bum-joon, head coach Kim said, "I received a report that the second division has very good control. Not all the players waiting in our bullpen are in the winning group. When you're losing a game, you need pitchers who can play innings. Baseball needs three to four winning teams, and pitchers who can take responsibility for innings when they are losing are also needed. He said, "I'm thinking about raising it this time because the evaluation is good in the second division."

Meanwhile, Hanwha made up the starting batting order in the order of Oh Jae-won (center fielder), Peraza (right wing), Moon Hyun-bin (left wing), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Ha Joo-seok (second baseman), Choi Jae-hoon (catcher), and Shim Woo-jun (striker).

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