Ryan Weiss of the Hanwha Eagles played a close game and led the team to escape back-to-back losses.

The Hanwha Eagles won 4-2 at the home game against the Lotte Giants of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon. After losing for two consecutive games on the day, the Hanwha Eagles came back to the second place after winning 30 games (20 losses) this season, beating the Lotte Giants whose record was 29 wins, 3 draws and 20 losses.안전놀이터

As a starting pitcher, Weiss pitched eight innings of four hits, no outs, 11 strikeouts, and two runs to secure his seventh win of the season. Weiss threw 98 pitches on the day, combining curveball, sweeper, and change-up with a maximum 155km/h fastball to tie Lotte's batting average. After the game, manager Kim Kyung-moon also applauded saying that Weiss played his role as a starting pitcher perfectly as he pitched long innings in his first difficult game.

Weiss pitched 93 pitches until the top of the eighth inning. After talking with manager Kim Kyung-moon and pitching coach Yang Sang-moon in the dugout after the top of the eighth inning, Weiss also took the mound in the top of the ninth inning. However, Weiss allowed Jang Doo-sung, the first team's pitcher, to hit left-handed, and eventually replaced Kim Seo-hyun to wrap up the day's pitching.

After the game, Weiss said, "We showed sluggish performance in the second game of the last doubleheader, and most of all, our team lost, so we tried to do our best with a mind of starting a new game today," adding, "I tried to throw off something complicated in the mound and pitch with a simple mind. Also, Lee Jae-won's lead was good, so overall, I'm satisfied with today's pitching."

Regarding the conversation with the coaching staff after the top of the eighth inning, he said, "I thought I was showing a good pitch. After the eighth inning, the coach said to throw until the eighth inning, but I had a desire to deal with even one more batter. So the manager suggested changing the leadoff hitter when he got on base, and I agreed, but unfortunately, he was replaced when he got a hit."

Weiss' good pitching on the day reminded me of the game against Gocheok Kiwoom on the 11th, just 12 days ago. At that time, Weiss threw 93 pitches until the top of the eighth inning, and the score had a much more relaxed lead, with Hanwha leading 8-0. The shutout challenge was enough, but Weiss turned over the mound to the bullpen in the top of the ninth inning. It was a decision considering that he threw more than 100 pitches in four consecutive games in the previous mound.

Then came the opportunity to complete the game in two games, and on this day, he took on the challenge but failed to finish it unfortunately. "If I wanted to finish the ninth inning, I shouldn't have given you a hit," Weiss said, looking back, "The game was winning 8-0, but the coach made the right decision because he had a lot of pitches and a lot of physical pressure right before."

Meanwhile, after the game, Kim Seo-hyun also expressed his regret to Weiss for not being able to stop Weiss' successor, who said, "Kim Seo-hyun doesn't have to be sorry. I trusted Kim Seo-hyun," adding, "I won as a result, and I want to put a lot of meaning on it. I am happy about the result because I played well against a strong team called Lotte."