'Even the umbrella drunk makes me laugh...' 16 hits and 16 points '4 consecutive wins over rivals'Chantryang'LG-Down baseball positive factor'
Jul 20, 2024
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LG won a 16-7 victory at home against the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on the 19th, hitting 16 hits, including Austin Dean's two home runs.
As a result, LG won four consecutive games after four consecutive losses in the second half, completely escaping the shock of being swept by KIA in the early stages, and chasing the No. 1 KIA Tigers.
In particular, he has scored 43 points with a team batting average of 347 during his four consecutive wins, showing off his formidable scoring ability of 10.8 points per game, showing a different bat.
Kim Hyun-soo and Park Hae-min, who were injured and out, returned and fell into a severe slump, found a solution through interviews with manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, and the overall flow of the batting line improved and began to burst regardless of the upper and lower batting line.
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.
In the bottom of the first inning, LG took the opportunity first, but failed to break down Doosan starter Shirakawa Keisho. 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, but Kim Hyun-soo's ground ball in front of the second base scored only one run.
In the top of the third inning, Lim Chan-kyu shook and allowed a tiebreaking solo shot to Kim Ki-yeon, a reverse double to Kang Seung-ho, and a two-run shot to Kim Jae-hwan, which quickly turned the tables 1-4.
At this time, the atmosphere seemed to be falling over to Doosan. Austin responded with a solo shot in the bottom of the third inning, but Doosan added one point in the top of the fourth inning to maintain a three-run gap.
LG did not miss its second chance in the bottom of the fourth inning. Following the leadoff Oh Ji-hwan's infield hit to the shortstop, Park Dong-won shook Shirakawa's mentality by taking a walk with a persistent game after two strikes. Park Hae-min took a sacrifice bunt position at the first and second bases with no outs, but Shirakawa's control shook again. Throw four consecutive balls and walk the bases loaded with no outs. In the end, manager Lee Seung-yeop quickly changed pitchers and showed his will to win. Left-handed Lee Kyo-hoon took the mound.
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An additional point broke out when Lim Chan-kyu continued his chance to win by blocking the fifth and sixth innings with consecutive three-and-out moves.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Austin hit a three-run shot to the left that virtually determined the game in the match against Doosan Hong Gun-hee, with one out and runners on the second and third bases with a walk by pinch hitter Kim Bum-suk and a stolen base by pinch runner Choi Seung-min. In 2B2S, he hit a 146km fastball from the 7th pitch. At once, it became 9-5 and tilted toward LG.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, LG scored a large number of six runs with five hits and four outs, and added one point in the eighth inning to score as many as 16 points, showing the fear of LG's entire lineup.
Austin 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 played his role as a starting pitcher by throwing until the sixth inning while losing a point. He had seven hits (two home runs) with one walk, five strikeouts, and five runs. Still, he became a winning pitcher with the help of the batters and recorded six wins (four losses) in the season.
Meanwhile, at the end of the fifth inning, a drunk driver stormed the ground with an umbrella, and the game was temporarily suspended. At the start of Oh Ji-hwan's at-bat with two outs, the drunk came down from the right stands and ran for a long time from the outfield toward the infield and was caught near the first base. Director Yeom Kyung-yeop can be seen laughing at this on the broadcast.
After the game, head coach Yeom Kyung-yeop said "Starting Lim Chan-kyu had a hard time with a lot of mistakes in the beginning, but he played his role as a starter by changing the pattern to a change-up from the fifth inning."At the batting line, Austin set the stage for the chase with his first home run, and Shin Min-jae and Hong Chang-ki were able to turn the game around with RBI in important situations. Austin hit a three-run homer to lead the overall lineup when extra points were needed."
Coach Yeom continued, `I think it will be a positive factor in the future that I was able to play LG-like baseball with my batting face rising little by little.' `I want to praise the players who showed their concentration until the end in hot weather, and thanks to the support of many fans even in hot weather, I was able to win four consecutive games. Thank you"I thanked the players and fans.
indyk@sportschosun.com
