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.