"It's the first time I've seen a 68-year-old veteran play like this," yet another 10 walks and hit-by-pitches plus 3 errors leave Hanwha's path to ending its losing streak unclear [Daejeon Field Report]

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"It was a scene I had never seen before while playing baseball."

It was a disastrous game unlike any in the more than 40-year history since the KBO League was established. With no extra-base hits and 18 walks and hit-by-pitches allowed, the team suffered a defeat that left the manager speechless.

However, there was no shock effect. The Hanwha Eagles fell to a five-game losing streak once again with a disappointing performance.

Hanwha lost 5-13 to the Samsung Lions in a 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League home game held at Daejeon Hanwha Life eX Park on the 15th.

Hanwha, which suffered its fifth consecutive loss, recorded six wins and nine losses, tying with the Lotte Giants for seventh place.

They suffered a shocking defeat the previous day. Using nine pitchers, eight of them allowed hit-by-pitches. Closer Kim Seo-hyun did not engage in a battle with batters, instead issuing seven hit-by-pitches alone, surrendering five runs including those from inherited runners, and bearing the burden of the loss.

Ahead of the match against Samsung on the 15th, manager Kim Kyung-moon (68) stated, "It's a scene I've never seen before in my baseball career." Having played for Dongseong Middle School, Gongju High School, and Korea University before beginning his professional career with the OB Bears (the predecessor of Doosan) in 1982, Manager Kim's baseball journey has spanned well over 50 years. Yet, even throughout this long period, he had never witnessed such a scene in baseball.

Nevertheless, Coach Kim expressed a hopeful outlook, stating, "Our pitchers are struggling, but I believe they will improve as the games progress. We must maintain hope to endure this long season."

However, the expectations of the manager were immediately dashed. The team had used nine pitchers the previous day, and with Hwang Jun-seo, who was expected to start on the 15th, taking the mound as the final pitcher, Willkel Hernandez returned to the mound after a four-day rest. However, he managed to record only one out, allowing seven hits, two walks, striking out one, and surrendering seven runs before collapsing.

Ultimately, Hwang Jun-seo made his appearance in the first inning, throwing 67 pitches and delivering a strong three-inning performance without allowing any runs, but the score gap was too large to close.

To make matters worse, errors were committed by Chae-eun Sung in the second inning, Woo-jun Sim in the fifth, and Jonathan Pera in the seventh. The errors in the fifth and seventh innings resulted in runs. In the fifth inning, with one out and runners on first and second, a fielding error by Woo-jun Sim put the team in a bases-loaded situation, after which a walk was issued to Lewin Diaz, evoking the nightmare of the previous day and allowing a walk-off walk. Subsequently, the team surrendered sacrifice hits to Ji-hyeok Ryu and Byeong-woo Jeon, allowing four runs in the fifth inning alone.

In the seventh inning, with one out and runners on first and second, Peraza misjudged the ball. Contrary to his assessment that the ball would fall foul, it landed on the line, resulting in an additional run.

After Hwang Jun-seo was relieved, Lee Sang-gyu (2 1/3 innings) and Kang Geon-woo (3 1/3 innings) were brought in to manage the game. However, the team again surrendered 10 hit-by-pitches. Unable to easily shake off the shock from the previous day, Hanwha fell into a five-game losing streak.

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