'Complete LG Megatwinspo Explosion'Austin 2 Home Runs, 5 RBIs' LG won 16-7, and won 4 consecutive games after 4 consecutive losses in the second half. 4th consecutive game in second place
Jul 19, 2024
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LG won a 16-7 victory at Jamsil Stadium on the 19th due to a huge explosion by its batters, who had 16 hits, including Austin's two home runs, in a home game against the Doosan Bears. LG, which lost four consecutive games at the start of the second half, immediately won four consecutive games to solidify its second place and chase the first place.
LG, which had 50 wins, 2 draws and 42 losses, widened the gap between the fourth-place Doosan, which had 49 wins, 2 draws and 45 losses, by two games. Doosan has recently won four consecutive games, leading its opponent with 5 wins and 4 losses.
On this day, LG formed the starting lineup of Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Moon Sung-joo (designated hitter), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Park Dong-won (catcher), Park Hae-min (middle fielder), and Shin Min-jae (second baseman). It is the first time this season that Kim Hyun-soo has been deployed as No. 5.
Doosan's starting lineup consisted of Jung Soo-bin (center fielder), Huh Kyung-min (third baseman), Kang Seung-ho (second baseman), Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter), Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman), Ramos (right fielder), Jeon Min-jae (striker), Kim Ki-yeon (possession) and Jo Soo-haeng (left fielder). Yang Eui-ji, who has a knee contusion, was unable to play even as a designated hitter due to difficulties in running, so he was only able to hit a substitute. Kim Taek-yeon, a rookie who played for two consecutive days, took a break on this day.
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LG Lim Chan-kyu and Doosan's Shirakawa Kisho will face off as starters. Attention was focused on which team's batting lineup will burst first as the team needs to break down the starter quickly to get closer to victory.
In the bottom of the first inning, LG took the opportunity first. Hong Chang-ki's heavy hit, Austin's right-handed hit, and Moon Bo-kyung's straight walk created a chance to load the bases with one out. Second baseman Kang Seung-ho caught Kim Hyun-soo's right-handed hit ball and threw it to second base to force out. At this time, third baseman Hong Chang-ki homered and scored the first point. Oh Ji-hwan went out with a ball that hit his body, leading to a chance to load the bases with two outs again, but Park Dong-won was struck out swinging and failed to score an additional point.
Doosan succeeded in turning the tables in the top of the third inning. The lower lineup was strong. Kim Ki-yeon, who came to Doosan in the second draft from LG, hit Lim Chan-kyu's curveball and fired a tying solo shot over the left fence. Doosan then came from behind to make a 2-1 turnaround with Kang Seung-ho's double on the left-field line, following Cho Soo-haeng's right-handed hit. Soon after, Kim Jae-hwan shot a two-run shot over the left fence to run away by 4-1, 3 points. Lim Chan-kyu's first pitch curve was lightly pushed over.
However, LG replaced Shirakawa first. First, he responded with Austin's superior solo shot in the bottom of the third inning. Doosan added one point when Cho Soo-haeng grounded out in front of the second base in the first and third base chances made by Jeon Min-jae's body hit and Kim Ki-yeon's right-handed hit after one out in the top of the fourth inning, leading again by three points to 5-2.
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However, LG immediately tied the game 5-5 with Shin Min-jae's RBI single and Hong Chang-ki's two-run right-handed hit over the height of the first baseman. With runners on the first and third bases with no outs, Moon succeeded in a 6-5 comeback when he hit a double play in front of the shortstop. Shirakawa was sluggish in three ⅔ innings, three hits and six walks (two earned runs), but he was also sluggish in three innings, four hits (one homer), four walks, one strikeout and five runs.
LG hitters cheered up once more as Lim Chan-kyu continued his chance to win by blocking the fifth and sixth innings with three outs in a row. LG's pinch-hitter Kim Bum-suk also entered when the pitcher changed to Hong Gun-hee with a chance of one out and third base due to lead Shin Min-jae's walk, second base stolen base, and Hong Chang-ki's fly to right field. He calmly picks the ball and walks to base. pinch runner Choi Seung-min stole second base, making it second and third bases with one out. And Austin hit a 146km fastball from the 7th pitch in 2B2S to hit a wedge three-run shot over the left fence. It was a moment when the winning team was clearly revealed as it became 9-5.
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Austin, in particular, shone. Starting with a right-handed hit in the bottom of the first inning, he had four hits and five RBIs in five at-bats with a solo shot in the bottom of the third inning, a three-run shot in the bottom of the sixth inning, and an RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning. He had a cycling hit without a triple. Oh Ji-hwan also scored three hits and two runs in three at-bats, and Hong Chang-ki had two hits and three RBIs.
LG starter Lim Chan-kyu allowed seven hits (two home runs), one walk, five strikeouts and five runs until the sixth inning, but became a winning pitcher with the help of the batters and recorded six wins (four losses) this season.
Doosan had no choice but to play hard as starter Shirakawa failed to block the early 5-2 lead with shaky pitching. In the top of the ninth inning, Park Joon-young comforted Doosan fans by hitting a solo shot.
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