No. 1 Hanwha VS The last big match is open in the first half

Is it an emergency of a two -way eagle or a counterattack of tigers who revealed teeth? Hanwha Eagles, which confirmed the first place in the first half in 33 years, and the steep upward defending champion Kia (KIA) Tigers will be held this week. Recently, the two teams with good momentum will face the fourth confrontation of the 2025 KBO League at the Hanwha Life Ball Park on August 8-10.

Hanwha and Kia have a good performance in recent years. Both teams have recently risen to 10 games and 6 wins and 3 losses. Hanwha is running three consecutive wins with Kiwoom Heroes and Kiwoom Heroes held at Guro Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on April 4-6. In particular, he defeated Kiwoom 10-1 in the 6th game, showing a perfect two-time balance. Hanwha, who swept three consecutive weekends, recorded 49 wins and 33 losses in the season, and was the first in the first half since 1992, regardless of the remaining game of the first half.

Kia, who showed his teeth, is also showing his teeth in July. Kia won 4-2 in July and maintained fourth place (45 wins, 37 losses and 3 draws). Kia fell to 10th in mid -April, and was seventh until May, and rebounded in June, and continued to be in July. The gap between Kia and No. 1 Hanwha is four games. Kia is squeezing the second -largest LG Twins and Lotte Giants with a 0.5 match.

The opponent of the two teams is a little ahead of Hanwha’s 5-3 loss, but in the last three consecutive games (June 6-8), Kia took the Winning series (2 wins and 1 loss). However, this series is also expected to be in close-up because all three games have played one point (3-2, 2-3, 7-6).

In the first game of the series, both teams will be in the steamer with the young guns. Hanwha will be selected by Moon Dong -ju (22) and Kia by Yoon Young -chul (21). Moon Dong -ju has recorded 13 games and 6 wins and 3 losses this season. In the last two games, NC (NC) Dinos (1 run on the 2nd and 6 innings) and Samsung Lions (1 run on June 26 and 5 innings). It is the first start of the season against Kia.

Yoon Young -cheol played the best pitching this season with six innings and three hits and seven strikeouts without a loss of six innings in Hanwha on the 6th of last month. Yoon Young -cheol has scored a 5.44 ERA of 2-6 with 12 games in 12 games. Last month, last month, on the 29th, LG won the victory with five innings and one run. On the 9th, Um Sang-baek (Hanhwa)-Yang Hyun-jong (KIA), and the first match on the first half of the game (10th), Hwang Joon-seo (Hanhwa) and James Nail (KIA) are expected to be held.

In the plate, Luis Riverato, who has three home runs in July, is expected to lead the Hanwha attack with Luis Riverato with 0.667 (12 at -bats and 12 at -bats). Kia is also expected to play an active role in Ko Jong -wook (0.409) and Kim Ho -ryeong (0.381), who show a sense of blow in July.

Meanwhile, SSG and Katie (KT) Wiz, which are held at the SSG Randers Field in Incheon, are also exciting. The two teams are ranked 5th and 6th, respectively. The final game of the two teams will be held in the first half of the fifth place.

By Son Hyun -soo, Byunsoo@hani.co.kr