'Megatwinspo explosion''Preheating is over before the KIA match' LG 17-3 come-from-behind defeat multiple times. Austin 100 RBIs first come first served
Aug 15, 2024
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In an away game against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 15th, LG won a 17-3 victory with starter Lim Chan-kyu's good pitching.
LG, which recorded 60 wins, 2 draws, and 49 losses, will face off in first and second place in Jamsil from the 16th, maintaining its win over KIA, which won Kiwoom, to four games. Hanwha lost again as soon as starter Kim Ki-joong collapsed in the beginning, and the batting line failed to target Lim Chan-kyu.
For LG, the game on the 15th was important. Since three consecutive games against KIA are important, we had to save the winning group as much as possible for the game on the 15th. Kim Jin-sung had to rest because he played two consecutive days, but Ham Deok-ju, Jung Woo-young, and Yoo Young-chan were forced to play for victory depending on the situation.
The best scenario is that the batters burst from the beginning and win without consuming the winning team. And it was done as hoped.
Hanwha, which escaped from a three-game losing streak with a 9-5 come-from-behind victory with a large number of six points at the end of the eighth inning the previous day, showed a little sloppy performance with three errors the previous day, so it made a lineup that strengthened its defense a little more.
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LG continued to operate its best lineup of nine players on the same day. Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Park Dong-won (catcher), Park Hae-min (center fielder), and Koo Bon-hyuk (third baseman). On the previous day, Oh Ji-hwan took a rest as a designated hitter, and Moon Bo-kyung entered as a designated hitter on the day.
LG, which suffered a upset loss the previous day because it failed to score additional points, drove Hanwha starter Kim Ki-joong from the beginning to win the game.
After Shin Min-jae got on base with a left-handed hit in the top of the first inning, Kim Ki-joong's check ball fell back and ran to third base, and Austin's right-handed hit scored the first run. Then, with Moon Bo-kyung's double on the right-wing line, Austin ran to the home and LG starter Lim Chan-kyu finished with a three-out in the bottom of the first inning, and LG virtually decided the game in the top of the second inning.
Shin Min-jae's two-run heavy hit made it 4-0 with two outs and runners on the second and third bases, which were made with consecutive hits by lead Park Dong-won and Park Hae-min, followed by Austin's walk and Moon Bo-kyung's hit to right-center to add one point to spread to 5-0. Oh Ji-hwan hit a three-run shot over the right fence with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, making it 8-0.
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Lim Chan-gyu also put on a good pitching show for the first time in a long time. By actively utilizing change-ups and curves, which are their main weapons, they effectively overpowered Hanwha batters who are actively rushing. Lim Chan-kyu, who had four hits, no four outs and seven strikeouts until the fifth inning, gave up two runs at the bottom of the sixth inning with three consecutive hits, but he stopped additional runs and went up to the bottom of the seventh inning to save the bullpen pitcher, catching two outs, throwing up to 99 pitches. In six ⅔ innings, he recorded his sixth quality start with seven hits, two walks, eight strikeouts and two runs, and earned his seventh win (five losses) of the season. With a 10-0 lead against NC on the 9th, the previous mound, he was humiliated by being replaced with nine hits and seven runs in two ⅔ innings, but he certainly did his part this time.
Shin Min-jae scored four runs, three RBIs and four runs in five at-bats, Austin three hits and five RBIs in three at-bats, Moon Bo-kyung two hits and three RBIs in six at-bats, and Oh Ji-hwan two hits and four RBIs in five at-bats, including a three-run shot. Park Hae-min recorded 100 hits for 10 consecutive seasons with a triple in the left field line in the top of the eighth inning following a left-handed hit in the top of the second inning.
LG's Park Myung-geun, who returned from injury after Lim Chan-kyu, stopped one inning and Lee Jong-joon stopped until the ninth inning, saving the must-win group.
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