'Kelly cried and laughed at Son Joo-young' Son Joo-young 2 earned runs in 7 innings + Shin Min-jae's come-from-behind walk to LG and Doosan for 5 consecutive wins. Five consecutive wins after four consecutive losses in the second half

Jul 21, 2024

LG Son Joo-young, who finished the inning by giving up a tie in the top of the fourth inning at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st, is taking steps with Austin. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.21/

In the game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st, LG Park Dong-won hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the second inning with one out and second base and is making a high five with manager Yeom Kyung-yeop. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.21/

A game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st, and LG Shin Min-jae walks with a one-out base in the bottom of the sixth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.21/

The LG Twins won two consecutive games against the rival Doosan Bears and won five consecutive games to secure their second place.

In the home game against Doosan held at Jamsil Stadium on the 21st, LG won the game again 6-3, thanks to starter Son Joo-young's good pitching of three runs (two earned runs) in seven innings and the batters' concentration.

LG, which won five consecutive games after four consecutive losses in the second half of the year, maintained its second place with 51 wins, two draws and 42 losses.

Doosan lost to LG for two consecutive games and maintained its fourth place with 49 wins, two draws and 46 losses. It was three games apart from second-place LG.

LG made the starting lineup with Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (captor), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Park Hae-min (middle fielder), and Ahn Ik-hoon (left fielder). In line with Choi Won-jun, the opponent's sidearm starter, Ahn Ik-hoon, not Kim Bum-seok, was deployed to place seven left-handed batters.

Doosan hired six right-handed hitters (Ramos is a switch heater) to face Son Joo-young, LG's left-handed starter. The starting lineup was composed of Ramos (designated hitter), Jeon Min-jae (third baseman), Kang Seung-ho (second baseman), Kim Jae-hwan (left fielder), Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman), Park Joon-young (striker), Kim Ki-yeon (catcher), Cho Soo-haeng (right fielder), and Jung Soo-bin (middle fielder). Unfortunately, Yang Eui-ji and Heo Kyung-min, the main players, are difficult to play on this day following the previous day. Yang Eui-ji is capable of hitting as a pinch hitter, but it was difficult to play as a designated hitter due to the difficulty of running base.

Singer Kyu-bin pitches a game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.21/

LG starter Son Joo-young is pitching hard in a game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.2

Doosan starter Choi Won-joon is pitching hard in a game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.21/

LG led with a big one first. After one out in the bottom of the second inning, Kim Hyun-soo recorded his 15th consecutive season with a left double and his team's 49,000th hit (third) before Park Dong-won fired a thunderous two-run shot to the left. In 2B1S, Choi Won-joon's low 141km fastball was rolled up to hit an incredibly fast clothesline-like home run with a batting speed of 182.8km. His 14th home run of the season.

Doosan chased him little by little and even made a turnaround. After two outs in the top of the third inning, Jung Soo-bin's infield hit to the first base and Ramos' right-handed hit to make the first and third bases, and Jung Min-jae's hit to left-center scored one run. At that time, Ramos went around second base and overrun, and he was out due to intimidation.

He tied the score at the top of the fourth inning. After leading Kang Seung-ho got on base with an infield hit to the third base, Son Joo-young's check ball fell back and settled to the third base. And Yang Seok-hwan's clean left-handed hit tied the score at 2-2.

In the top of the fifth inning, he added one point and succeeded in turning the tables. After one out, Cho went out with a pitch that hit his body, and Jung Soo-bin's hit to right-center made it to first and third base. Ramos' missed ball rolled weakly toward the pitcher, but the pitcher failed to catch it and became a ground ball in front of the second base, and Cho Soo-haeng homered and failed to score additional points as Jeon Min-jae's training ball was caught by second baseman Shin Min-jae with two outs and second base.

LG also tied the game again with fast feet. Leading Park Hae-min succeeded in stealing second base after a right-handed hit, and Ahn Ik-hoon's ground ball in front of the first base advanced to third base. And he homered when Hong Chang-ki grounded out in front of the shortstop and scored economically with one hit of 3-3.

In the game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st, LG Park Dong-won hit the first two-run home run and high-fives with one out and second base in the bottom of the second inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.21/

Ramos, the first baseman, is tagged out by LG second baseman Shin Min-jae after being threatened during Doosan and LG's timely hit with two outs and runners on the first and third bases at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.21/

In the game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st, first baseman Kang Seung-ho is heading to second base while LG Son Joo-young's check ball is missing in the top of the fourth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.21/

The game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st, and Doosan Ramos, with one out and runners on the first and third bases in the top of the fifth inning, is bringing in the third baseman with an infield ground ball. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.21/

Doosan activated the bullpen first, with the starting pitchers throwing stably. Doosan starter Choi Won-joon threw 70 pitches until the fifth inning, recording six hits (one home run), one walk, two strikeouts, and three runs, and posted Lee Young-ha in the bottom of the sixth inning.

However, LG succeeded in turning the tables again and took the victory.

LG, which made the first and second bases with consecutive left-handed hits by lead Austin and Moon Bo-kyung, struck out Kim Hyun-soo, but Park Dong-won walked and took a decisive chance to load the bases with one out. And Shin Min-jae also made a 4-3 come-from-behind victory with a walk that pushed him after a full-cout game. Doosan eventually replaced Hong Gun-hee. Park Hae-min hit an RBI heavy hit to increase it to 5-3, and after Ahn Ik-hoon struck out, Hong Chang-ki added one more run with a pushing dune to run to 6-3. Oh Ji-hwan's foul fly to third baseman ended.

LG starter Son Joo-young threw only 77 pitches until the sixth inning, taking the mound in the top of the seventh inning and finishing lightly with three outs. Son Joo-young, who threw until the seventh inning for the first time since his debut, threw 87 pitches in seven innings, allowing six hits and 0 walks, five strikeouts and three runs (two earned runs) for his seventh win of the season (five losses).

First baseman Park Hae-min is succeeding in stealing second base during the Doosan and LG's Ahn Ik-hoon at-bat at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st, with no outs and no outs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.21/

A game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st, and LG Park Hae-min, with one out, hits an RBI timely hit in the bottom of the sixth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.21/

A game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st, LG Yoo Young-chan strikes out Doosan Kim Jae-hwan with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the top of the eighth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.21/

Doosan also created a chance to chase in the top of the eighth inning. After two outs against LG's second pitcher Kim Jin-sung, Kang Seung-ho's left-handed hit on Jeon Min-jae's third baseman error created a chance for the first and second bases. LG immediately called the closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan. Yoo Young-chan struck out Kim Jae-hwan swinging with a folk ball to escape the crisis and showed the ability of LG's new finish. In the top of the ninth inning, he recorded 19 saves of the season, leaving only one save on his first 20 saves.

Kim Hyun-soo and Park Hae-min showed a sense of hit with multi-hits recently. In particular, Park Hae-min stole one in the fifth inning and two in the eighth inning, achieving a career-high 400 steals. It is the fifth milestone of all time. Hong Chang-ki contributed to the victory by scoring two RBIs with an infield grounder and a hit ball.

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