▲ Noh Si-hwan, who drew the walk that forced in the walk-off run ⓒHanwha Eagles
[SPOTV News, Daejeon — Kim Tae-woo] The Hanwha Eagles refused to quit and escaped a potential skid with a dramatic extra-innings comeback.
On April 28 at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in the 2026 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League, Hanwha rallied from a 2-5 deficit by scoring twice in the eighth, tied it in the ninth at 4-5, and then completed a walk-off comeback in the 10th after trailing 5-6. Noh Si-hwan drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the winning run. Hanwha (11-14) avoided consecutive losses, while SSG (15-10) emptied its late-inning arms and still suffered a costly collapse.
SSG struck first. Leadoff hitter Park Seong-han turned on a fastball from Wang Yencheng and launched it over the right-side monster wall for a solo homer in the first — Park’s first career leadoff home run.
Hanwha chipped away even as Wang Yencheng pitched effectively. Trailing 0-1 in the fourth with one out, Peraza ripped a double into the right-center gap and hustled into second. What initially looked like a single became a two-base play after Peraza beat the tag; the umpires’ out call was overturned on review.
▲ Wang Yencheng, who started and did his job for Hanwha ⓒHanwha Eagles
With one out and a runner at second, Moon Hyun-bin delivered a single to center to send Peraza to third. With one out and runners at the corners, Noh Si-hwan hit a deep sacrifice fly to center to tie the game.
If Peraza’s slide stood out in the fourth, O Jae-won’s hustle did in the fifth. After one out in the fifth, Heo In-seo singled to left and was replaced by pinch-runner O Jae-won. Shim Woo-jun followed with an RBI single to right that sent O to third. On Hwang Young-mook’s grounder to first, O Jae-won sprinted home and slid to avoid the tag, adding another run.
Hanwha’s lead didn’t last. A costly lapse followed in the sixth. With one out and a runner on first, Han Yoo-seom blooped a single to right to create a 1-3 opportunity. First baseman Chae Eun-seong’s play was shaky. Kim Sung-wook then hit a shallow fly to center that, on distance, didn’t seem likely to allow a tag-up run.
Still, Ereida broke for home immediately, and center fielder O Jae-won’s throw hit the plate squarely. Catcher Choi Jae-hoon failed to secure the ball and ended up seated on the plate; the umpire ruled the runner safe, saying the catcher was blocking the plate. Video review upheld the call.
▲ Park Seong-han finished with three hits, including the homer ⓒYonhap News
SSG began rolling out its dominant late-inning relievers starting in the sixth and seized control in the seventh, scoring three runs to take a 5-2 lead. After one out, Lee Ji-young’s single to left and Park Seong-han’s single to right put runners in scoring position. Jung Joon-jae then ripped a two-run single into center-right; center fielder O Jae-won and right fielder Peraza collided and couldn’t prevent two runs from scoring. With one out and a runner on third, Choi Jeong followed with a sacrifice fly to left to extend the lead.
Hanwha opened a rally in the eighth. Facing Kim Min, leadoff Moon Hyun-bin drew a walk and Noh reached on a shortstop error to put runners on first and second with no outs. Kang Baek-ho then earned a four-pitch walk to load the bases — a prime chance to tie or take the lead.
Chae Eun-seong was hit by a pitch and pushed across a run. SSG pulled Kim Min, who hadn’t recorded an out, for Moon Seung-won to try to stem the tide. Choi Jae-hoon followed with a sacrifice fly to left for another run, but pinch-hitter Lee Jin-young grounded out to short. With two outs in the eighth, SSG summoned closer Jo Byung-hyun, who induced a grounder to the mound from Shim Woo-jun and escaped the inning without allowing the tying run.
▲ Jo Byung-hyun, who was charged with a blown save after surrendering the ninth-inning tying run ⓒSSG Landers
Hanwha stayed aggressive late. After using Park Sang-won in the eighth and Jung Woo-joo in the ninth, they pushed in the ninth: leadoff Hah Joo-seok singled to center and Peraza walked to put two on with nobody out. Moon popped up to center and Noh popped up to short, but Kang drew a walk to reload the bases. A wild pitch during Chae Eun-seong’s at-bat allowed the tying run to score dramatically. Chae then struck out to end the threat, but the game was tied.
SSG answered in the 10th. After one out, Ereida walked and pinch-hitter Choi Jun-woo singled to left to create a 1-out, runners-at-the-corners chance. Kim Sung-wook followed with an RBI single to right to put SSG ahead.
Hanwha, though, wasn’t finished. In the bottom of the 10th against Park Si-hu, Lee Jin-young drew a walk with one out and Shim Woo-jun’s single to left put the potential winning run in motion. After Kim Tae-yeon flew out to right for the second out, Peraza ripped an RBI single to left to knot the game again. With two outs and the corners occupied, Moon Hyun-bin took a walk from reliever Lee Ki-soon, and Noh Si-hwan then drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the walk-off run.
▲ Jung Woo-joo, who worked a scoreless eighth inning ⓒHanwha Eagles
