"Explosive 4 hits, 4 RBIs": Moon Hyun-bin, who led Hanwha to two consecutive wins, heads to Jamsil with excitement, saying, "If we beat LG, we can go to Daejeon in an even better atmosphere" [Busan]

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Hanwha Eagles' Moon Hyun-bin (22), who snapped the team's losing streak and secured a consecutive victory, expressed more excitement than nervousness ahead of the upcoming matchup against the LG Twins.

Moon Hyun-bin led Hanwha to a 9-1 victory on the 19th at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, where he started as the third hitter and left fielder in the visiting game against the Lotte Giants (total attendance: 23,200). He went 4-for-5 with one home run, four RBIs, one strikeout, and two runs scored. Shedding the nightmare of a six-game losing streak, Hanwha secured its second consecutive win, improving its record to 8-10 and moving one step closer to a .500 winning percentage.

Every time Moon Hyun-bin stepped up to the plate, Hanwha's offense exploded. After striking out in his first at-bat, Moon Hyun-bin hit a pitch from Park Se-woong on the inside corner in the top of the second inning with Hanwha leading 1-0, sending the ball over the right-field fence. It was his fourth home run of the season, traveling 125 meters. In the bottom of the fifth inning with no outs and a runner on first, Moon found himself in a 0-ball, 2-strike count. However, he swung through both Park's forkball and curveball, then connected on the seventh pitch, a curveball, for a base hit to left-center field.

It was in vain that Moon Hyun-bin, who was performing exceptionally well even after a pitching change, faced the situation. In the bottom of the 6th inning with Lotte leading 4-0, one out, and runners on first and third, he once again lifted a low curveball thrown inside to his body for a one-run single to left field. Later, with hits from Kang Baek-ho and Lee Do-yun, he scored his second run. In his final at-bat in the bottom of the 7th inning with two outs and runners on first and second, Moon Hyun-bin did not miss Park Jun-woo's inside pitch in the middle of the strike zone, driving it to left field for a two-run single to seal the victory.

After the game, Moon Hyun-bin told reporters, "I am happy to have contributed to the victory. The home run was also a good result of my strategy. The first pitch came deep inside, and I was a bit late with my timing. I thought they would keep throwing fastballs, so I kept waiting for it. Fortunately, it came, leading to a good result," she shared.

There was a lot of confidence even in the high strike zone where whiffs occurred most frequently. Moon Hyun-bin explained that when looking at her swing trajectory in the first inning, she believes she is strong in the high zone, so she faced no major difficulties. She added that she mentally focused heavily to avoid being shaken when strikes were called on pitches that crossed the ABS zone.

Hanwha will face the LG Twins in a three-game series at Jamsil later this week. The two teams, who met in last year's Korean Series, find themselves in vastly different situations at the start of the 2026 season. While LG continues to compete for first place this year, Hanwha has been mired in a six-game losing streak, leaving the team's atmosphere in a slump.

However, Lotte secured victories in both legs of the away series against Busan, successfully turning the tide. Moon Hyun-bin said with determination, ""(during the losing streak)" I think I focused more on what I could do rather than the results. Since I had many bad experiences when I was too focused only on results, I tried to do as much as I could regardless of the score."

Advice from Ryu Hyun-jin (39), who rejoined the team ahead of this series, was also a great help. The day before, Ryu Hyun-jin, who had become the winning pitcher, stated that "it was natural for position players' concentration to drop over several games because the pitchers collapsed so severely. Both position players and pitchers agreed on this point".

Moon Hyun-bin responded, ""Around this time last year, our lineup was quite sluggish. "When you play for a year, cycles are inevitable. "However, since our pitchers are so good, I believe we will inevitably improve. ""

He also emphasized that they have definitely started a winning streak, and the team atmosphere is very good. He stated that since they believe their batting lineup is always strong, they expect to win more games if they continue like this.

Naturally, the matchup against LG has also drawn even greater attention. At the same time, LG secured a victory over Samsung, meaning both teams will face off in top form. Moon Hyun-bin said, ""It's very good that I can head to Jamsil in a good mood. Since LG is the team above us, if we can secure a win, we should be able to return to Daejeon in an even better mood." "He expressed his burning desire to win.

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