His team suffered a fatal upset, but Hwang Dong-ha (23, KIA Tigers), a starting pitcher, created a springboard for the leap.
In Game 3 of the three consecutive away games against the Kiwoom Heroes during the 2025 KBO League regular season held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Sunday, Hwang took the mound as Kia's starting pitcher, and pitched well by allowing two hits, one walk and one run during five innings. KIA suffered a shock loss of 10-11 as its bullpen collapsed in defense in the bottom of the eighth inning, when its lead was 10-3, seven points ahead. Hwang's struggles were the only outcome that day.카지노
Hwang was defeated by Kim Do-hyun in the first five starts before the season's opening, but he recently made room in the starting lineup. He allowed four runs in three and two thirds of innings at the match against the Daegu Samsung Lions on April 24, and two runs in four and two thirds of innings at the match against the Gwangju NC Dinos on April 30. He pitched five innings for the first time in this season at Kiwoom. His pitching was good, too.
Hwang Dong-ha, who allowed runners on base only once until the second inning, was in danger for the first time in the third inning. He allowed a right-handed hit to Eo Jun-seo, the first batter, and a sacrifice bunt to Lee Yong-gyu, and Song hit a ground ball to the second base, but failed to block runners from entering the base in the meantime. Choi Joo-hwan, who faced off with two outs, had a hit to the right.
In the ensuing match against Yasiel Puig, Hwang struck out and prevented additional runs. In the fourth inning, he struck out Ruben Cardinez, struck out Kim Woong-bin and Kim Tae-jin to center field, tying the game with three outs following the second inning. In the meantime, the batters scored one run due to the opponent team's second baseman's error in the fourth inning, tying the game 1-1. In the fifth inning, Hwang also hit out Kim Jae-hyun, Eo Jun-seo, and Lee Yong-kyu, completing five innings.
Kia even acquired the requirement to win. In the top of the sixth inning, pinch hitter Choi Hyung-woo scored two runs with a triple to the left at the second and third bases opportunities created by consecutive hits by Lee Woo-sung and Byun Woo-hyuk, and led the team 5-1 by scoring two more runs thanks to consecutive timely hits by Park Jung-woo and Kim Do-young. Hwang Dong-ha, who met the requirement to become a winning pitcher, handed over the mound to the relief pitcher before starting defense in the bottom of the sixth inning, completing his mission. However, Kia suffered a shock loss, and Hwang's first start win of the season was also canceled.
Yoon Young-chul, who was the fourth starting pitcher in KIA's opening rotation, was called up again on the 2nd after being excluded from the first-team entry due to poor condition. The mound was postponed due to rain against Hanwha Eagles on the 4th, and he was on standby as a long reliever against Kiwoom on the 7th. If Hwang Dong-ha had come down from the mound early, Yoon Young-chul was scheduled to start.
Kia Tigers' rookie of the year Lee Eui-ri is expected to join the team in mid-June after finishing rehabilitation treatment for his injury. Starting pitchers' depth is getting thicker again. Even Hwang Dong-ha recorded the most innings this season, raising expectations.