“Four Home Runs Explode”: Kiwoom Closes Season on a High Note! “Absolute Dominance” with 10 Wins and 5 Losses Against Hanwha [Gochok On-Site Review]

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The Kiwoom Heroes smiled broadly in their final game of the season, powered by four home runs.

Kiwoom won 5-3 in a slugfest against the Hanwha Eagles in their final matchup of the season at Seoul Guro-gu Gochok Sky Dome on the 7th in the “2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League.” With this victory, Kiwoom recorded a 10-win, 5-loss, and 1-draw record against Hanwha this season, maintaining their absolute dominance in Daejeon and wrapping up their 144th regular-season game on a positive note.

On this day, Kiwoom set its batting order as Choo Jae-hyun (center fielder) – Davidson (first baseman) – Hiura (left fielder) – Kim Woong-bin (designated hitter) – Kim Geon-hee (catcher) – Park Chan-hyuk (right fielder) – Yeo Dong-wook (third baseman) – Yeom Seung-won (second baseman) – Kwon Hyuk-bin (shortstop). Kim Sung-jin took the mound as the starting pitcher.

The visiting Hanwha team lined up in the order of Choi In-ho (center fielder) – Lee Do-yoon (second baseman) – Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder) – Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter) – Noh Si-hwan (third baseman) – Heo In-seo (catcher) – Kim Tae-yeon (first baseman) – Yoo Min (right fielder) – Park Jeong-hyun (shortstop), and Jung Woo-ju guarded the starting pitcher’s mound.

Kiwoom scored first. In the bottom of the third inning with one out and no runners on base, Davidson, who stepped up to the plate, watched the first pitch strike from opposing starter Jung Woo-ju before swinging at the second ball without hesitation. The ball sailed over the center field fence for a 130-meter solo home run (his 28th of the season), putting Kiwoom ahead 1-0.

In the fourth inning, both teams engaged in a slugfest. Hanwha took an immediate 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth inning on consecutive solo home runs by Kang Baek-ho and Noh Si-hwan. However, Kiwoom responded right away. Park Chan-hyuk, who led off the bottom of the fourth, drew a 115-meter solo home run to left field, tying the game at 2-2.

The intense back-and-forth continued into the fifth inning. After Hanwha took a 3-2 lead in the top of the fifth on Lee Do-yoon’s two-run RBI double over right field with two outs, Kiwoom counterattacked immediately in the bottom of the fifth. Off a right-side single by Davidson that created a scoring opportunity, third batter Hiura crushed the second pitch for a 120-meter go-ahead two-run home run over the left field fence, flipping the lead to 4-3.

Kiwoom drove the nail into the coffin in the late innings. Kim Jae-hyun, who entered as a defensive substitute and led off the bottom of the eighth, hit a solo home run to left field against relief pitcher Kim Seo-hyun, extending the gap to 5-3. Kiwoom sent Jo Yeong-geon to the mound for the final top of the ninth inning. Jo Yeong-geon secured the lead without allowing any runs, capping off the season finale at home with a victory.

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