"18 Dune" KBO history was rewritten, "There was no timely hit," but the victory had nothing to say [the site of a war]

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"There was no timely hit, but..."

A well-throwed starting pitcher, a batter with a come-from-behind hit, a solid bullpen pitcher, etc. It was a difficult game to pick a myriad of instructors who followed the victory. This is the first word that came out of the mouth of Samsung Lions manager Park Jin-man (50), who won four consecutive games.

Samsung got four outs in the top of the ninth inning of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League away game against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th, and scored two points and won 6-5 with only a push.

Until the end of the seventh inning, it was difficult to expect a victory. With the bases loaded with no outs in the top of the seventh inning, Jeon Byung-woo's double play and Kang Min-ho's fly ball to center field made the lead four points apart, and closer Kim Seo-hyun was waiting in Hanwha.

However, the situation changed strangely in the bottom of the eighth inning when Kim Seo-hyun took the mound with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. Kim Seo-hyun was rarely able to control his control. Choi Hyung-woo drew the bases loaded with a walk, Lewin Diaz drew a walk once again after a 10-pitch game, and Ryu Ji-hyuk also drew a walk to chase to a 4-5, one-run gap.

Samsung's right-hander Lee Seung-hyun, who took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning, was shaken and loaded with two outs, but it was crucial to strike out Ha Joo-seok.

Kim Seo-hyun, who also took the mound in the ninth inning, failed to stabilize, and Samsung penetrated the gap properly. Leading hitter Park Se-hyuk tried to squeeze out Lee Sung-kyu's sacrifice bunt after getting on base with a heavy hit, but Kim Seo-hyun allowed a straight walk to pinch hitter Kim Jae-sang and a hit ball to Park Seung-gyu. Samsung, which took the bases loaded with one out, swallowed the disappointment of Kim Ji-chan's ball as the third baseman was caught at home by the second baseman, but Choi Hyung-woo drew a walk and scored another push to bring the game to square one, followed by Lee Hae-seung, who finally succeeded in turning the tables.

The atmosphere was completely reversed and Samsung, which gained momentum, secured a pleasant victory as closer Kim Jae-yoon neatly blocked the bottom of the ninth inning with three outs.

Samsung had eight hits, less than Hanwha (12), but it was able to continue its four-game winning streak amid the turmoil of the Hanwha mound, which was overrun.

Samsung coach Park Jin-man also had nothing to say. After the victory, he said, "There was no timely hit, but the batters showed their concentration until the end. He also defended the bullpen well," he said, encouraging the players..

On this day alone, Samsung recorded 18 pitches, setting a new team record of four pitches. The previous record was 17 against the LG Twins in Jamsil on May 5, 1990. Samsung's previous record was 16 against the SK Wyverns in Munhak on September 9, 2020.

It may have been meaningful for Samsung, but on the contrary, it is a disgraceful record for Hanwha. This is because Hanwha is the only team that has allowed 18 pitches in history since the launch of the KBO League.

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