A huge win! Bottom-ranked Kiwoom rides an 8-game winning streak against 9th-place Hanwha → Hiura and Davidson hit home runs side by side... An Woo-jin records 10 strikeouts in his 5th win of the season

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Bottom-ranked Kiwoom Heroes showcased their unstoppable dominance as a nemesis against 9th-place Hanwha Eagles, continuing their winning streak. Armed with powerful long hitting and the dominant pitching of ace An Woo-jin, they sank Hanwha into a 5-game losing skid.

On the 4th, in an away game against Hanwha at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in the "2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League," Kiwoom secured a decisive 9-3 victory thanks to the concentration of their lineup, which included three home runs, and the strong pitching of starter An Woo-jin.

With this win, Kiwoom extended their recent winning streak to two games and continued their 8-game winning streak against Hanwha this season, improving their record to 48 wins, 88 losses, and 4 draws. They maintained a strong record of 9 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw against Hanwha this season. Meanwhile, Hanwha bowed to Kiwoom's firepower and fell into the quagmire of a 5-game losing streak.

Kiwoom took the early lead. In the top of the first inning, star foreign investor Davidson hit a solo home run to score the opening run. Riding high, Kiwoom capitalized on a bases-loaded situation in the top of the second inning created by an intentional walk to Im Byung-uk and a walk to Eo Jun-seo. Kim Jae-hyun's double, Yeom Seung-won's right-side RBI single, and Kwon Hyuk-bin's sacrifice fly combined for three more runs, extending their lead to 4-0.

Hanwha did not back down easily. In the bottom of the second inning, with runners on first and second base after hits by Noh Si-hwan and Kim Tae-yeon, Park Jung-hyun lifted a 141 km/h slider from Kiwoom starter An Woo-jin for a three-run home run to left field (his 10th of the season). It was Park Jung-hyun's first double-digit home run in his career, and Hanwha closed the gap to 3-4 in an instant.

However, Hanwha's pursuit ended there. Kiwoom's lineup proved more powerful. In the top of the third inning, with a runner on third base and two outs, pinch hitter Yeo Dong-uk hit a two-run home run to left field off Hanwha's second pitcher Zimmerman, widening the lead to 6-3. In the top of the fifth inning, Keston Hiura came up as the leadoff hitter and drew a clean solo arc, extending the lead to 7-3. Following Davidson, Hiura also activated his home run power, with the foreign investor slugger lineup hitting home runs in succession to crush Hanwha's will to chase.

Having seized the momentum, Kiwoom sealed the victory in the top of the seventh inning. With runners on second and third base due to Davidson's walk, Hiura's hit, and an error by the opposing team, Park Chan-hyeok hit a two-RBI go-ahead single, driving the score to 9-3 and nailing down the win.

On the mound, ace An Woo-jin's strikeout show shone brightly. Over five innings, An Woo-jin allowed one home run, five hits, and three walks, but he struck out a whopping 10 batters to limit damage to three runs, securing his fifth win of the season with a strong performance. Relief pitchers Won Jong-hyun, Park Jin-hyung, Park Ji-sung, and Yoon Seok-won followed in succession, pitching scoreless innings to firmly hold onto the victory.

Meanwhile, Hanwha starter Park Jun-young (24, No. 68) was pulled early after allowing four runs in one-third of an inning. Reliever Zimmerman also wavered, allowing three runs in four-two-thirds of an inning, resulting in a painful defeat at home.

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