Eagles set to face KBO bottom feeders in bid to extend lead at top

The Hanwha Eagles hold a one-game lead over the LG Twins atop the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) standings, despite winning just two of their past five games. The Eagles will try to stretch their slim lead this week when they take on two of the league's bottom feeders. The Eagles, with a 45-32-1 (wins-losses-ties) record, will host the eighth-place NC Dinos (35-37-4) for three games starting Tuesday in Daejeon, about 140 kilometers south of Seoul. The Eagles have gone 6-3-0 against the Dinos so far in 2025. Then the Eagles will visit Seoul to face the last-place Kiwoom Heroes (25-54-3) from Friday to Sunday at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. The Eagles have won six of their seven meetings against the Heroes in 2025. Both the Dinos and the Heroes are playing some solid baseball lately, though. The Dinos had the third-best record in June at 12-10-1 to stay within striking distance of a postseason spot. The Heroes are coming off their first three-game sweep of this season after beating the Samsung Lions in three straight games at Gocheok by a combined score of 24-11. Heroes captain Song Sung-mWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times