'Dramatic 8th-inning tying run → clutch error in extra innings': Lotte's shocking 4-game losing streak, Kim Tae-hyung's '800 career wins' record pushed back again... Hanwha's 3-game winning streak brings excitement [Busan on-site review]

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The Lotte Giants missed a game they had almost secured. A single fatal error led to a four-game losing streak.

On the 7th, Lotte lost 8-9 to the Hanwha Eagles in a 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League home game at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, thanks to a game-ending error in the bottom of the 10th inning of extra innings.

Hanwha, riding a three-game winning streak, achieved its 30th victory (27 losses, 1 tie), maintaining fifth place. Meanwhile, Lotte, now in a four-game losing streak and sitting in ninth place, recorded 22 wins, 34 losses, and 1 tie, falling 1.5 games behind the bottom-ranked Kiwoom Heroes, who won today.

Additionally, manager Kim Tae-hyung, who was aiming for his 800th career win as a manager, had to postpone the record achievement once again amid the four-game losing streak.

Hanwha lined up its batting order as follows: O Jae-won (center fielder), Yonatan Peraza (designated hitter), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Kim Tae-yeon (first baseman), Heo In-seo (catcher), Hwang Young-mok (second baseman), Lee Won-seok (right fielder), and Sim Woo-jun (shortstop).

Lotte set its starting lineup as follows: Hwang Seong-bin (center fielder), Go Seung-min (designated hitter), Victor Reyes (left fielder), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Jeon Min-jae (shortstop), Kim Min-seong (third baseman), Son Ho-young (second baseman), Jo Se-jin (right fielder), and Son Seong-bin (catcher). Jeremy Bissell started on the mound.

Hanwha's lineup, which had scored 16 runs in the previous two games, exploded from the first inning. O Jae-won reached base with an infield hit, and Peraza powerfully pulled a 135 km/h inside high sweeper from Bissell, launching a two-run home run over the fence. This was Peraza's 12th home run of the season.

Even after the home run cleared the bases, Hanwha extended its lead. Moon Hyun-bin reached base with an infield hit, and although Noh Si-hwan was out on a ground ball, Kim Tae-yeon's double created a one-out, bases-loaded situation. Following Heo In-seo's walk, Hwang Young-mok delivered a two-run double, pushing the score to 4-0.

In the bottom of the first, Hwang Jun-seo singled off Hwang Seong-bin and was doubled by Reyes, scoring one run. However, Na Seung-yeop struck out swinging, and Jeon Min-jae was retired on a foul fly to first base, ending the inning.

Lotte's lineup continued to trouble Hwang Jun-seo in the bottom of the second. With one out, Son Ho-young doubled, and Jo Se-jin and Son Seong-bin followed with consecutive hits, adding another run.

Eventually, Hanwha began to activate its bullpen more quickly in the bottom of the third. Park Jun-young (23) allowed a hit to Reyes, then issued consecutive walks to Jeon Min-jae and Kim Min-seong with one out. Son Ho-young's sacrifice fly to center field and Jo Se-jin's hit to left-center tied the game at 4-4. Yoon San-heum then entered the game and retired Son Seong-bin on a ground ball to third base to end the inning.

Hanwha's lineup immediately took the lead again. In the top of the fifth, leadoff hitter O Jae-won doubled, and Peraza's ground ball to right field allowed the runner to score from third base.

Hanwha's Yoon San-heum, who entered the game in the third inning with two outs, pitched 2 1/3 innings allowing only two hits without giving up a run, meeting the criteria for the winning pitcher.

From the sixth inning, Park Sang-won and Jo Dong-wook each pitched a clean inning. In the top of the seventh, Hanwha's lineup added more pressure. With a bases-loaded, no-out opportunity created by consecutive hits from Noh Si-hwan and Kim Tae-yeon, Heo In-seo's hit to left-center and Hwang Young-mok's double play added one run each, extending the lead to 7-4. In the eighth, even the silent Sim Woo-jun delivered a hit, recording his 15th of the season and the team's fourth consecutive game with all nine starters getting at least one hit.

Jung Woo-ju, who entered the game in the bottom of the eighth as expected to secure a comfortable win, recorded one out but issued two walks before handing the ball to Lee Min-woo. The situation then took a strange turn. During Jo Se-jin's at-bat, a wild pitch put runners on second and third. Although Jo Se-jin was retired on a ground ball to the catcher, relieving the tension, the team then allowed a run on a single to left field by pinch-hitter Jang Du-seong.

The Hanwha battery was shaken. During Hwang Seong-bin's at-bat, Jang Du-seong attempted a stolen base, but catcher Heo In-seo dropped the throw, allowing the runner from third, Son Ho-young, to score. Another wild pitch sent Jang Du-seong to third, and Hwang Seong-bin hit a hit to left-center field, tying the game at 7-7.

Closer Choi Jun-yong entered the game in the top of the ninth. Having allowed tying and go-ahead runs the previous day in the top of the eighth with one out and bases loaded, Choi Jun-yong achieved a perfect revenge today. He struck out Noh Si-hwan, Kim Tae-yeon, and Heo In-seo with a decisive changeup, finishing the inning with three strikeouts.

In the bottom of the ninth, Hanwha brought in another Park Jun-young (24). Leadoff hitter Reyes drew a walk on a full count and was replaced by pinch-runner Kim Dong-hyuk. Later, Choi Hang reached base on a shortstop fielding error, creating a bases-loaded, no-out opportunity. However, Jeon Min-jae's bunt hit popped up, failing to advance the runners. Kim Min-seong was out on a fly ball to second base, and although Son Ho-young reached on a hit-by-pitch to load the bases, Jeong Bo-geun struck out swinging, sending the game into extra innings.

In the top of the tenth, Lotte brought Choi Jun-yong back to the mound. After recording two outs, Choi Jun-yong walked Sim Woo-jun and allowed a hit to O Jae-won, putting the team in a scoring crisis. Facing Peraza with a 3-1 count, Lotte opted for an automatic intentional walk to face Moon Hyun-bin instead. The count again reached 3-1. Choosing to go for a strikeout to break the count, Moon Hyun-bin did not wait and swung aggressively. The ball became a ground ball, but first baseman Choi Hang failed to field it cleanly, allowing two runners to score.

In the bottom of the tenth, Lotte mounted another offensive push. With two outs, Go Seung-min hit a solo home run to cut the lead by one. Kim Dong-hyuk walked, and Choi Hang reached on a hit-by-pitch, but with two outs and runners on first and second, Jeon Min-jae grounded out to the pitcher, sealing a painful defeat.

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