Ryu Hyun-jin Grabs 9th Win, Kang Baek-ho Hits 30th Homer... Hanwha Beats Doosan for 4th Straight Victory

Professional baseball team Hanwha Eagles extended their winning streak to four games, propelled by Ryu Hyun-jin's stellar pitching for his 9th win of the season and Kang Baek-ho's 30th home run.

Hanwha secured a 6-1 victory against the Doosan Bears in their home game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League held at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 8th.

With their fourth consecutive win, seventh-place Hanwha narrowed the gap with the fifth-place Doosan Bears to 8 games, keeping alive their slim hopes for autumn baseball.

Hanwha starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin neutralized the Doosan batting lineup by allowing 1 run on 3 hits (including 1 home run), 1 walk, and 3 strikeouts over 6 innings, capturing his 9th win (5 losses) of the season.

Ryu, who had endured 3 losses without a win across 10 appearances since claiming his 8th win of the season against the KIA Tigers in Daejeon on June 11, finally tasted victory once again.

In the batting lineup, Heo In-seo and Kang Baek-ho powered home runs to tilt the momentum of the game in Hanwha's favor.

Heo In-seo blasted a 2-run homer, his 18th of the season, in the 2nd inning, while Kang Baek-ho launched a 2-run homer, his 30th of the season, in the 3rd inning.

Both home runs were hit off Doosan starting pitcher Choi Seung-yong.

Kang Baek-ho, whose previous personal single-season high was 29 home runs during his debut season in 2018, reached the 30-home-run milestone for the first time in his career with this shot.

(Photo courtesy of Hanwha Eagles, Yonhap News)
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