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'Shock-loss aftermath' Hanwha took four days off and gave seven runs in foreign ⅓ innings → 'Eventually' Hwang Jun-seo took the mound... "It's twisted again and again."' [the site of a war]

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Ahn Hokeun

*This content was translated by AI.

Hanwha starter Hernandez is being replaced after failing to finish the inning in the top of the first inning against the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 15th. /Photo = Senior Reporter Kang Young-jo
Hanwha starter Hernandez is being replaced after failing to finish the inning in the top of the first inning against the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 15th. /Photo = Senior Reporter Kang Young-jo
Hanwha Eagles coach Kim Kyung-moon (left) talks with senior coach Yang Seung-kwan while waiting for the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League Samsung Lions match play ball at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 15th. /Photo = Senior Reporter Kang Young-jo
Hanwha Eagles coach Kim Kyung-moon (left) talks with senior coach Yang Seung-kwan while waiting for the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League Samsung Lions match play ball at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 15th. /Photo = Senior Reporter Kang Young-jo

It made the closer carry too much burden and eventually suffered an unbelievable loss. As a result, Hwang Jun-seo was used earlier, and eventually, the butterfly effect of using the starting pitcher a day earlier occurred. The price was so terrible.

Wilkel Hernandez (27) threw 35 pitches during ⅓ innings against the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 15th, allowing seven hits, two outs and one strikeout.

In the end, after catching only one out count, he handed the ball over to Hwang Joon-seo with one out and the bases loaded. Hwang Jun-seo gave up a sacrifice fly to Kim Ji-chan and brought one of the successors home, but he finished the inning without any more runs.

It was so painful to give up the game at a 5-1 lead the previous day. In particular, it was painful to send closer Kim Seo-hyun up with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the eighth inning to give up three runs, and even though he was chased by a point, he took the mound again in the ninth inning. Samsung scored five points with a walk and one point with a wild pitch without a single timely hit to secure the victory.

Closing Kim Seo-hyun's slump was so painful. Hanwha's bench remained steadfast until it allowed seven outs and threw 46 pitches, eventually catching up with all the four-point lead and allowing a reversal.

It was also a boomerang to put Hwang Joon-seo in to catch one last out count after allowing the reversal.

Hanwha closer Kim Seo-hyun is regretful after taking the mound with the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the eighth inning of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. /Photo = Senior Reporter Kang Young-jo
Hanwha closer Kim Seo-hyun is regretful after taking the mound with the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the eighth inning of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. /Photo = Senior Reporter Kang Young-jo

As it was originally, it was a game where Hwang Jun-seo could come in as a starter. Hwang Jun-seo, who pitched 71 pitches in four ⅓ innings on the 5th, allowed three hits, two strikeouts, and two runs, took the mound as a bullpen pitcher on the 12th and allowed two hits and one run against three batters.

Manager Kim Kyung-moon had initially vowed to give Hwang Jun-seo more opportunities as a starter. Since it was a situation where only 10 pitches were thrown, it could be considered that he replaced bullpen pitching ahead of the start of the day.

However, in the end, Hwang Jun-seo was used at the end of the game, and Hernandez, who took four days off, was used a day earlier. Hernandez threw 87 pitches in five innings against SSG Landers on the 10th, allowing four hits (two home runs), two outs, three strikeouts and four runs. As a result, Hwang Joon-seo took over Hernandez's ball, making it even more regrettable. If I had saved Hwang Joon-seo the day before, I can't help but wonder if I could have used Hernandez in better condition as scheduled on the 16th. It is a more regrettable decision because it was not the result theory, but the way to go by reason.

Prior to Hernandez, he chose to replace the catcher first in the process of calling up Hwang Jun-seo. He called up Heo In-seo, not Choi Jae-hoon. Changing the catcher early in the game is unusual. He didn't seem to have any injuries, and he seemed to be reprimanding Reed for his disappointment.

The disappointing choices overlapped, creating an irreversible situation. Hanwha allowed Samsung to get on base only in the top of the first inning and gave up seven points to continue its game with a dark cloud of five consecutive losses.

Hanwha Hwang Joon-seo is pitching hard following Kim Seo-hyun in the top of the ninth inning of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League Samsung Lions match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. /Photo = Senior Reporter Kang Young-jo
Hanwha Hwang Joon-seo is pitching hard following Kim Seo-hyun in the top of the ninth inning of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League Samsung Lions match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. /Photo = Senior Reporter Kang Young-jo

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