The Hanwha Eagles encountered worse than defeat. Ryu Hyun-jin (38), who had been solidly supporting one of the pillars of the starting rotation, was substituted early in the fifth inning without completing even the fifth inning due to pain in his left adductor muscle (thigh).메이저사이트

Hanwha lost 0-7 to KT Wiz in the regular season home game of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 5th.

Having failed to sweep, Hanwha failed to narrow its gap with the LG Twins (37 wins, 1 draw, and 23 losses), which won on the same day with 36 wins and 25 losses. KT has secured 31 wins, 3 draws, and 28 losses to leap into the upper ranks.

The team had 14 hits to five hits overall, which was behind in overall hitting performance. The team lost in the starting pitcher competition. KT starter Enmanuel de Heysus earned his fifth win (four losses) this season by allowing no runs on two hits, two walks and eight strikeouts during seven innings. His earned run average (ERA) also decreased from 2.80 to 2.51. In contrast, Hanwha's starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin allowed eight hits (one homer), two walks, three strikeouts and four runs during three ⅔ innings, thus securing his third loss (five wins) in this season.

Overall, Ryu Hyun-jin's ball was not good. KT's batters drove hard from the first inning. With two outs in the top of the first inning, Ahn hit a fastball of 148 kilometers per hour that came toward his body from the full count to hit a wide ball over the left fence. It was his 10th shot of the season with a driving distance of 125 meters.

Ryu Hyun-jin also tried to control the loss of runs by banking on his pitches. In the top of the second inning, leadoff hitter Jang Sung-woo's hit, second base on a fastball, and sacrifice bunt by Oh Yoon-seok put him on the third base with one out. However, he didn't give a run, hitting Lee Ho-yeon to the shortstop and Kwon Dong-jin to the catcher's ground ball.

However, Ahn could not avoid this year's hottest hitter Ahn Hyun-min. In the top of the third inning, Ahn pulled another low curveball, leading to a timely RBI single to left-handed ones, in a crisis with one out and runners on the first and third bases with two hits made by Cho Dae-hyun and Chun Sung-ho. Jang's two-run double that separated the right-center field was followed by an RBI double, widening the score to 0-4.

In the top of the fourth inning, abnormality was detected. Ryu hit leadoff hitter Lee Ho-yeon, struck out Kwon Dong-jin and got a heavy hit by Cho Dae-hyun. Coaches visited the mound and talked with each other, and struck out the ball three times, seemingly overcoming the crisis. However, he gave up a walk to Chun Sung-ho, threw a changeup on the first pitch to Ahn Hyun-min, and sent a signal to the bench. Soon after, Ryu talked with his trainer, and voluntarily left the mound. Since then, Ryu's earned run has not increased as Cho Dong-wook handled Ahn Hyun-min with a fly ball to the right field.

An official from Hanwha told Star News, "Ryu Hyun-jin complained of discomfort in his left adductor muscle and was replaced to protect the player. We don't have any plans to move to the hospital at this time, but we plan to continuously check his condition."

Hanwha's batters, which erupted on Sunday, failed to fulfill Ryu's requirement to be a losing pitcher due to Hayesus' pitching capability. Moon Hyun-bin had only one hit in the seventh inning and Jang Kyu-hyun had one hit in the eighth inning.

Rather, Cho Dae-hyun hit a timely two-run homer to left-center field against Jung Woo-joo, who took the mound in relief with one out and Kwon Dong-jin loaded the bases with one out in the top of the seventh inning due to consecutive hits by Jang Sung-woo and Oh Yoon-seok. Jung Woo-joo gave Bae a walk and filled all bases again, striking out Chun Sung-ho and allowing a walk to Ahn Hyun-min, allowing one more run. KT's 7-0 lead.

Hanwha had a chance at first and third base with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning with pinch hitter Choi In-ho's double to left and Roh Si-hwan's hit to left, but pinch hitter Kim Tae-yeon hit a double play to seal the loss.