[Sep 23, 2026 (Wed)] KBO Analysis Lotte @ Hanwha Preview - BeaverStats

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Quick preview of Lotte @ Hanwha (Sep 23, 2026 (Wed)).

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09/23 Lotte vs Hanwha

Lotte starting pitcher: Park Se Woong Hanwha starting pitcher: Park Jun Young

Lotte enter on a 4-game win streak while Hanwha are mired in a 9-game losing streak. The standings look close - 8th-place Lotte (44.5%) and 9th-place Hanwha (42.5%) - but recent form tells a very different story.

Away starter Park Se Woong has a 4.92 ERA on the season (3-9) and his last five starts haven't been much better, with a 1.64 WHIP and .323 opponent average. His career ERA vs. Hanwha (4.70) isn't especially strong either. One positive: his velocity has ticked up to 145-148 km/h recently, so his stuff isn't completely gone.

Hanwha's Park Jun Young is in far worse shape. His season ERA sits at 6.28, and his last five starts have been a 9.74 FIP, 2.27 WHIP disaster. His recent outings include a 0.2-inning, 3-run meltdown (9/18) and a 1.0-inning, 3-run outing (7/25) - repeated early exits. His velocity (139-140 km/h) is the slowest of the two starters, and his ERA vs. Lotte specifically (5.40) is also worse than his opponent's numbers against him.

The team-level gap is just as stark. Team wOBA over the last 5 games sits at .448 for Lotte versus just .243 for Hanwha, and Hanwha has gone 0-4-1 with zero wins in that stretch. The bullpens tell the same story - Lotte's pen ERA over the last 10 games is 4.72, Hanwha's is 7.75. The entire pitching staff looks shaky right now for Hanwha.

Offensively, Lotte's Han Dong Hui (22 HR, .608 wOBA over the last 5) has been red-hot, while Hanwha's Kang Baek Ho leads the team with 32 homers but has cooled off recently (.277 wOBA over his last 5). Both lineups are carried over from the previous game rather than confirmed.

In summary, this matchup leans toward Lotte across nearly every dimension - innings eaten, bullpen depth, and lineup momentum. For Hanwha, with Park Jun Young failing to complete even a full inning in each of his last two outings, how long the starter can hang on may decide whether the losing streak finally ends.