Hanwha starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin is fighting in the '2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' KT Wiz and Hanwha Eagles game held at Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park in Jung-gu, Daejeon on the 29th. 

The Hanwha Eagles, selected as the 'dark horse' this season, are in very strong early stages. Hanwha has been on a 7-game winning streak since losing in the opening game and is in first place as of the 2nd, one game ahead of the KIA Tigers (5 wins, 1 loss).

Expectations were high before the season. 'Monster' Ryu Hyun-jin (37) returns after 12 years, new veterans such as Ahn Chi-hong, Lee Jae-won, and Kim Kang-min are recruited, and Hanwha is evaluated to have a synergy effect with young players such as Moon Dong-ju, Kim Seo-hyun, Moon Hyun-bin, and Noh Si-hwan. Still, not many people expected this.

Hanwha has a solid starting lineup that everyone, except for Ryu Hyun-jin, who was somewhat unlucky, was able to win. In addition, they are on a winning streak with foreign hitter Jonathan Peraza at the center and a powerful batting lineup including Ahn Chi-hong, Chae Eun-seong, Moon Hyun-bin, Noh Si-hwan, and Ha Joo-seok. Two-stroke balance is ideal.

It has been 32 years since 1992 that Hanwha achieved 7 wins in 8 games since the opening season. It wasn't just that they faced weak teams during their 7-game winning streak.

Hanwha, who won 1 win and 1 loss against last year's champion LG Twins in the opening two-game series, won three games in a row against SSG Landers in the next three-game away game. In addition, they took all three home games against last year's runner-up team, KT Wiz.

Hanwha showed itself as a strong team by ranking high in all two-hit indicators during the period. Currently, Hanwha's team ERA is 3.17, ranking 2nd overall, and the team OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) is 0.875, ranking 1st overall.

Hanwha, which showed off its powerful power in both pitches, will attempt to record consecutive wins in the three-game series against the Lotte Giants during the week starting on the 2nd. Currently, Lotte has lost only one win since the opening game due to the loss of two-stroke balance. It is a matchup that leans towards Hanhwa, which is on the rise. First of all, if Hanwha wins the game against Lotte held at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 2nd, it will achieve 8 consecutive wins, the same as last year. Hanwha had eight consecutive wins from the game against KIA on June 21st last year to the game against the Samsung Lions on July 1st. If they win the second game, they will succeed in their 9th consecutive win in 19 years since the 9th consecutive win from the Doosan Bears game on June 4, 2005 to the KIA game on the 14th. If they win all three games against Lotte, they will have won 10 games in a row for the first time in 25 years since 1999, when Hanwha won the last Korean Series. Hanwha achieved 10 consecutive wins from the Hyundai Unicorns match on September 24, 1999 to the Samsung match on October 5th. Coincidentally, Ryu Hyun-jin is expected to be the starter in the third game against Lotte on the 4th. Attention is focused on whether Ryu Hyun-jin, who is the only Hanwha starter without a win yet, will be able to lead the team's challenge for 10 consecutive wins along with his personal record of 99 wins in this game (currently 98 wins and 53 losses). After the three-game series against Lotte, Hanwha's upward trend is expected to continue for the time being as a three-game series on the weekend awaits against Kiwoom, which is also evaluated as a low-ranking powerhouse. 온라인섯다