Hanwha Eagles’ “captain” Chae Eun-sung sparkled.
Chae Eun-sung started at first base five times against the Samsung Lions of the Korean Baseball Organization on Aug. 8 at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea. In his last 10 games, Chae is batting 3-for-6 (14-for-43) with five home runs, 17 RBIs and 11 runs scored.
“Whether it’s a team or a player, you go through a season with good and bad, and it’s important that you don’t let it last long when it’s bad,” Kim said of Chae Eun-sung, adding, “Her individual performance hasn’t been good, and the team hasn’t been winning, so it’s been bad in many ways, but now she has the timing to hit.”
Chae Eun-sung also swung the bat in this game. She showed off her clutch instincts in every scoring situation. In the top of the first inning, with the bases loaded and two outs, she hit a single to left field to bring home Kim In-hwan from second base. In the fourth inning, with the score tied 2-2, Noh led off with a double to left-center field and then hit a two-run double over the right-field fence.
With the bases loaded and the score tied 3-3 in the sixth,
Chae Eun-sung hit a five-pitch changeup on a 2B-2S count against Samsung starter Won Tae-in for a solo arch to left. In the eighth inning, Chae stepped to the plate with the bases loaded after Kim Tae-yeon and Noh Si-hwan walked. 토토사이트 추천 She hit a solo shot to left field against Samsung right-hander Lee Seung-hyun. It was Chae’s 29th home run of the season, the 1199th of her career, and the fourth of her career.
Behind Chae’s performance, Hanwha defeated Samsung 6-4 to finish the three-game midweek series with two wins and one loss. After the match, Chae Eun-sung said, “It feels good to contribute to the win. Today is today, and we have another game tomorrow, so we need to prepare for tomorrow calmly.” She also said, “My brothers are doing a good job of keeping the atmosphere in check. There’s no need to get high and no need to get down. We just have to do our best in each match. That’s how I want to bear good fruit at the end,” he added.
“Moon Dong-ju was the starter for five innings, and the bullpen, from Kim Seo-hyun to Kim Bum-soo, Han Seung-hyuk, and closer Joo Hyun-sang, did a good job of shutting down the opposing hitters,” said Kim, adding, “Chae Eun-sung hit the game-winning solo home run in the sixth inning when the score was tied and again in the eighth inning when we needed extra runs.”
“It must have been difficult for all the players in the heat, but I would like to praise them for their focused play,” he added. Hanwha will host the Kiwoom Heroes for a three-game weekend series starting on September 9th.