The Hanwha Eagles, led by head coach Kim Kyung-moon, secured a 4-2 victory over the Lotte Giants in the fifth game of the season in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 23rd. Hanwha escaped consecutive losses and secured 30 wins (20 losses) for the season, beating Lotte (29 wins, 20 losses, 3 draws) to regain the second place.스포츠토토

Starter Ryan Weiss pitched perfectly. He gave up two hits in the first inning and started the game by hitting a solo homer by Yoo Kang-nam after the second inning with two outs, but did not allow his opponent to get on base afterward. He successfully hit 19 consecutive batters from the second inning to the eighth inning.

He came to the mound in the ninth inning to secure a complete victory, but turned the ball over to Kim after being hit by Jang Doo-sung. Kim gave up the bases loaded, allowing two hits and one out, but allowed pinch hitter Ko Seung-min to strike out. Weiss earned his seventh win of the season by allowing four hits (one homer) and 11 strikeouts in eight innings on the day. Kim Seo-hyun garnered 15 saves in the season by allowing two hits, one out and two strikeouts in one inning.

After the game, manager Kim Kyung-moon applauded, saying, "Weiss played a long inning in the first difficult game. He played the role of a starting pitcher perfectly."

In the lineup, Esteban Floral had two hits, Choi In-ho had two RBIs and one walk, and Ha Joo-seok had two hits and one RBI.

"The fielders also showed strong concentration in chances and scored points," Kim said. "I was able to take the lead in the game and seize the opportunity to win."

Hanwha announced Ryu as its starting pitcher on Monday. It aims to secure the Winning Series. Lotte will counterattack by banking on Tucker Davidson.