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Eagles Outlast Lions to Open KBO Postseason Series

Captain Chae Eun-seong delivered a go-ahead two-run single as part of his three-RBI day, and young starter Moon Dong-ju fired two dominant innings in relief, as the Hanwha Eagles defeated the Samsung Lions 9-8.

Moon Hyun-bin also contributed three RBIs for the Eagles, who pounded out 15 hits to emerge victorious from a back-and-forth battle before a sellout crowd of 16,750 fans at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in the central city of Daejeon.

Chae Eun-seong of the Hanwha Eagles celebrates after hitting a two-run single against the Samsung Lions during Game 1 of the second-round series in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason.

Game 2 of this best-of-five series is also in Daejeon at 2 p.m.

Author's summary: Eagles win 9-8 against Lions in KBO postseason.

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Yonhap News Agency Yonhap News Agency — 2025-10-18

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