'Blockbuster': Doosan Bears' youngest-ever 10-game winner in 45 years! Surpassing KIA to reclaim 4th place, Hanwha defeated to cap winning series [Jamsil On-Site Review]

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Doosan Bears defeated Hanwha Eagles to achieve a winning series.

On the 13th, Doosan secured a 9-6 victory over Hanwha in their regular-season home game at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium as part of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League.

With this win, Doosan avenged their loss from the previous day (the 12th), finishing with 54 wins, 46 losses, and 4 ties. They completed the three-game series against Hanwha with two wins and one loss. On the same day, KIA Tigers lost to Samsung Lions, allowing Doosan to leapfrog them into fourth place. Meanwhile, Hanwha maintained sole sixth place with a record of 49 wins, 50 losses, and 3 ties. The gap between the two teams widened from 4.5 games to 5.5 games.

Doosan will now travel to Gwangju for a three-game away series against KIA Tigers. Hanwha will move to Daegu to face Samsung Lions in a weekend three-game series.

Doosan starting pitcher Choi Min-seok pitched five innings (94 pitches total), allowing six hits, one walk, one hit-by-pitch, striking out three batters, and surrendering two earned runs, finally achieving his 10th win of the season. This makes him the youngest pitcher in Doosan Bears' 45-year history to reach 10 wins in a single season at age 20 years, one month, and 11 days. (Previous Doosan record: Im Tae-hoon on June 26, 2009, against Samsung Lions at Jamsil at age 20 years, eight months, and 29 days; League-wide youngest 10-win pitcher: Ju Hyung-kwang of Lotte on August 31, 1994, against OB Bears at Jamsil at age 18 years, five months, and 30 days.)

Following Choi Min-seok, Park Chi-guk (2/3 innings, one run allowed), Lee Byung-hun (2/3 innings, three runs allowed), Kim Taek-yeon (1 2/3 innings, scoreless), and Lee Young-ha (one inning, scoreless) pitched in succession. In the batting lineup that generated 11 hits, Park Chan-ho recorded three hits, while Yang Eui-ji and Jo Su-hyeong each achieved multi-hit games.

In contrast, Hanwha starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin collapsed after pitching 3 1/3 innings, allowing nine hits (71 pitches total), two walks, striking out three batters, and surrendering eight runs (seven earned), taking on the burden of defeat. Following Ryu Hyun-jin, Hanwha's relief pitchers were Hwang Jun-seo (1 2/3 innings, scoreless), Kang Jae-min (one inning, scoreless), Jo Dong-wook (2/3 innings, one run allowed), and Jang Yu-ho (1 1/3 innings, scoreless). In the batting lineup that produced 11 hits, Heo In-seo recorded three hits, while Peraza and Moon Hyun-bin each achieved multi-hit games.

On this day, Hanwha's starting lineup was arranged as follows: Choi In-ho (center field), Peraza (right field), Moon Hyun-bin (left field), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Noh Si-hwan (third base), Chae Eun-seong (first base), Heo In-seo (catcher), Lee Do-yoon (second base), and Sim Woo-jun (shortstop). Hanwha's starting pitcher was Ryu Hyun-jin.

Facing Hanwha, Doosan arranged their starting lineup as follows: Kim Daehyun (right field), Park Ji-hoon (first base), Park Jun-soon (designated hitter), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Kim Min-seok (left field), Ahn Jae-seok (third base), Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Jo Su-hyeong (center field), and Kang Seung-ho (second base). Their starting pitcher was Choi Min-seok.

Doosan scored in every inning from the first through the fourth, taking early control over Hanwha.

In the bottom of the 1st inning, leadoff batter Kim Daehyun found himself in a disadvantageous 0-2 count but drew four consecutive balls on pitches three through seven. Following Park Ji-hoon's fielder's choice to second base and Park Jun-soon's fly ball to right field that advanced Kim Daehyun to third base, Noh Si-hwan committed an error on Yang Eui-ji's ground ball to third base, allowing Kim Daehyun to score from third.

In the bottom of the 2nd inning, with runners on first and third and no outs created by consecutive hits from Ahn Jae-seok and Park Chan-ho, Ahn Jae-seok scored when Jo Su-hyeong grounded out to second base.

Doosan then added three runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning. With runners on first and second and one out generated by hits from Park Ji-hoon and Yang Eui-ji, Kim Min-seok hit a sacrifice fly to center-left field. Following this, with two outs, Park Chan-ho hit a sacrifice fly to center-left field, and Jo Su-hyeong hit a sacrifice fly to left-center field. The score became 5-0.

Hanwha also counterattacked. In the top of the 4th inning, Hanwha secured a bases-loaded opportunity with one out after hits from Moon Hyun-bin and Kang Baek-ho, followed by a hit-by-pitch from Chae Eun-seong. When Heo In-seo's ground ball dropped in front of Doosan center fielder Jo Su-hyeong, a throwing error compounded the situation, allowing both the runner on third base and the runner on second base to score (5-2).

Doosan then pulled further ahead with one powerful blow in the bottom of the 4th inning. After Kim Daehyun's hit to left-center field and Park Jun-soon's walk created a bases-loaded situation with one out, Yang Eui-ji targeted Ryu Hyun-jin's outside first-pitch changeup, launching a three-run home run over the center-field wall. The score quickly expanded to 8-2.

Hanwha's counterattack was fierce. In the top of the 6th inning, Doosan replaced starting pitcher Choi Min-seok with Park Chi-guk. Hanwha's leadoff batter Chae Eun-seong hit a sacrifice fly to center-left field, and Heo In-seog hit a ground ball to left-center field. With one out, Sim Woo-jun grounded to second base, resulting in only the runner on first being forced out at second. The pitcher was then replaced by Lee Byung-hun. During Choi In-ho's at-bat, Lee Byung-hun committed a wild pitch, allowing the runner on third base, Chae Eun-seong, to score.

Before entering the bottom of the 6th inning defensively, Hanwha substituted Sim Woo-jun and Lee Do-yoon with Park Jung-hyun and Jeong Eun-won.

This was not the end. In the top of the 7th inning, leadoff batter Peraza hit a solo home run to left-center field, cutting the deficit by one run. With one out and a runner on first, Noh Si-hwan launched a two-run home run over the left-field wall. The score quickly narrowed to 8-6, just two runs apart. Doosan then scored a crucial run in the bottom of the 7th inning. Taking advantage of Hanwha pitcher Jang Yu-ho's wild pitch with bases loaded and two outs, runner Jung Soobin from third base crossed home plate. Ultimately, Doosan secured victory when Lee Young-ha pitched three consecutive innings in the top of the 9th.

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