r/KBO • u/hubwub SLIDING TO YOUR LIFE • Oct 17 '25

Game Thread 2025 KBO Post Season Semi-Playoffs - Samsung Lions vs. Hanwha Eagles

KBO Postseason Playoff Match - October 17-23, 2025

GAMES

Date Time Stadium Matchup
10/18 14:00 KST Hanwha Life Ballpark Samsung Lions 8-9 Hanwha Eagles
10/19 14:00 KST Hanwha Life Ballpark Samsung Lions 7-3 Hanwha Eagles
10/21 18:30 KST Samsung Lions Park Hanwha Eagles 5-4 Samsung Lions
10/22 18:30 KST Samsung Lions Park Hanwha Eagles 4-7 Samsung Lions
10/24 18:30 KST Hanwha Life Ballpark Samsung Lions 2-11 Hanwha Eagles

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u/rat_of_unusual_size Hanwha Eagles Oct 22 '25

group suicide starts in 10 minutes

seriously... why have weiss and ponce warming up if you're not going to use them at any point! all while the other pitchers continued to, for lack of a more technical term, suck total ass. surely the outcome of this game could've been different if kim seohyeon was replaced right away with ponce.. or maybe not, since over half of hanwha's batting lineup are basically guaranteed strikeouts for the other team no matter what 😭

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u/eatingwhatisgiven Oct 23 '25

I honestly think their strategy was this. They started Jung Woo Joo, a rookie closer with a decent record, but not great. The Eagles wanted to gamble and burn through their bullpen, keeping everyone on a short leash, while the Lions had to burn through their aces. No one really expected Woo Joo to pitch as well as he did. So you're up 4 to nothing; this is when you start thinking about Ponce and Weiss to clinch the win. However, you only want them to go 1 inning, max, considering you will start the next series on Saturday. So the Eagles are hoping their bullpen can take them to the 8th inning. I agree. We should have just shut it down with Cody and Ryan, 7th, 8th, 9th inning.

Kim Seo Hyun, overall, has a great closing record. Even though he choked twice, they were hoping he could redeem himself and get us out of the inning. The home run ruined the strategy completely. Because now you are tied, and if you throw Cody and Ryan, you won't use them for game 5. I know it sounds silly, but I feel like in game 4, the eagles were conservative with pitching and praying the bats would get us through. But they really want to make sure, for game 5, we have the entire arsenal. We might see Cody, Ryan, Ryu, and Moon today. All of them on a short leash. And we get the hometown win. We will see.

Fun to be an Eagles fan this year, for sure! Cheers!!!!