(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cheon Byeong-hyuk = The Hanwha Eagles, who had been falling endlessly at the end of the season, finally broke the chain of losing streak.
Hanwha won 6-2 in a visiting game against the Lotte Giants in the 2026 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 27th.
With this, Hanwha escaped from its recent 11-game losing streak.
Sajik Stadium, which is coming off a losing streak, is a stadium where Hanwha has a particularly strong aspect.
Hanwha has not lost a single game at Sajik Stadium since September 9, 2025, and has won 11 consecutive wins to this day.
Hanwha opened the first inning with consecutive hits by Shim Woo-jun and Choi In-ho.
After one out, timely hits by Kang Baek-ho and Yonatan Peraza were followed by Heo In-seo's sacrifice fly to take a 3-0 lead.
In the bottom of the 5th inning, Na Seung-yeop walked and Victor Reyes hit a double, then made up for 2 runs with Han Dong-hee's timely hit and follow-up ground ball.
However, Hanwha scored one run in the top of the 6th inning thanks to Kang Baek-ho's timely hit, and then Park Jung-hyun hit a left-field solo home run in the top of the 7th inning, widening the lead to 5-2.
In the top of the 9th inning, Park Jung-hyun's double added 1 run, confirming the victory.
Lotte, which has suffered 11 consecutive losses this season, including losing all 9 games at home to Hanwha, has also lost its last 6 consecutive wins.
In Jamsil, KT Wiz scored 20 hits and won 12-6 over the Doosan Bears.
KT, the sole leader seeking to win the regular season for the first time in five years, has reduced the magic number needed to advance directly to the Korean Series to '8'.
In the top of the second inning, with one out and runners on second and third base, Ryu Hyun-in and Han Seung-taek hit timely hits, Jang Jun-won doubled, and Choi Won-jun also hit a heavy hit, scoring five runs.
In the top of the third inning, Jang Seong-woo hit a two-run home run to left to make it 7-0, and Choi Won-jun added one run in the fourth inning with a timely hit.
KT added 1 run in the 6th inning thanks to Ahn Hyun-min's timely hit, and added 3 more runs in the top of the 7th inning thanks to Han Seung-taek's two-run home run.
Doosan started to catch up late, but was unable to make up for the large number of goals conceded in the early stages.
KT starter Bae Seong-seong became the winning pitcher by allowing 3 hits and no runs over 6 innings.
In Changwon, the last-place Kiwoom Heroes defeated the busy 6th-place NC Dinos 8-4.
Kiwoom scored first with Choi Jae-young's timely hit in the top of the second inning, and in the third inning, Matt Davidson hit a solo home run to right-center field to take a 2-0 lead.
NC made up for one run in the top of the 4th inning when Park Min-woo, who hit a hit to right, stole second base, and Blaine Krim came in with a double to left field.
After one out, Kwon Hee-dong hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game.
In the bottom of the 6th inning, Kim Hwi-jip hit a solo home run to make it 3-2.
However, Kiwoom tied the game with a wild pitch in the top of the 7th inning with 2 outs and the bases loaded.
In the continued attack, Kim Woong-bin hit a 2-RBI double to lead Kiwoom to 5-3, and following a timely hit by Park Chan-hyuk, Lim Byeong-wook hit a two-run home run in the middle of the month to take the lead to 8-3.
Meanwhile, in the Jeonnam Gwangju game, a no game was declared due to heavy rain during the top of the 5th inning when the LG Twins were ahead 2-0.
This match will be rescheduled at a later date.
