Hanwha's Wang Yancheng Claims 10th Win with 6 Scoreless Innings Against Samsung

Hanwha Eagles' Asian-quota left-handed pitcher Wang Yancheng secured his 10th win of the season, tying with Lim Chan-kyu of the LG Twins for the most wins in the league.

Starting the away game against the Samsung Lions in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu today (August 4), Wang pitched six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts.

Although he allowed three hits and two walks, he navigated the game without major trouble to achieve his third consecutive quality start (starting at least 6 innings with 3 or fewer earned runs), extending his winning streak to three games and picking up his 10th win (4 losses).

Hanwha won 4-1, snapping a three-game losing streak.

Second-place Samsung fell 1.5 games behind league leader KT Wiz.

Hanwha capitalized on a scoring opportunity in the 5th inning, knocking out Samsung starting pitcher Yang Chang-sub and scoring three runs.

With two outs and runners on first and third—set up by Noh Si-hwan's double off the top of the right-center fence and Lee Do-yoon's walk—Hanwha scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch by Yang.

A rattled Yang then walked Shim Woo-jun, hit Lee Won-seok with a pitch, and walked Yonathan Peraza with the bases loaded to yield another run.

Relief pitcher Lee Seung-hyun also gave up a run by walking Moon Hyun-bin with the bases loaded, meaning Samsung conceded three runs without allowing a single timely hit.

Hanwha sealed the victory in the 8th inning with an RBI single to left field by Noh Si-hwan with one out and a runner on second.

Wang's only crisis came when he allowed back-to-back hits to put runners on first and second with one out.

However, he put out the fire by striking out Koo Ja-wook and getting Choi Hyung-woo to fly out to center field, laying the groundwork for a long outing.
 
(Photo courtesy of Hanwha Eagles, Yonhap News)
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