'I kept third place.' 'Jun PO Magic Number 1'. Megatwinspo LG won 9-5. Doosan is now in fourth place, too.

Sep 22, 2024

'I kept third place.' 'Jun PO Magic Number 1'. Megatwinspo LG won 9-5. Doosan is now in fourth place, too.
LG Park Hae-min is happy to hit a ground home run in the bottom of the third inning in a game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 22nd. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.22/



'I kept third place.' 'Jun PO Magic Number 1'. Megatwinspo LG won 9-5. Doosan is now in fourth place, too.
The game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 22nd, LG Moon Bo-kyung hitting a superior three-run home run with no outs in the bottom of the first inning and sharing joy. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.22/
'I kept third place.' 'Jun PO Magic Number 1'. Megatwinspo LG won 9-5. Doosan is now in fourth place, too.
A game between Doosan and LG at the actual baseball stadium, LG Park Dong-won hit an RBI double and asked for a video review in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.22/
The LG Twins virtually confirmed the third place by taking the winning series of 2-1 wins and losses in the one-wood bridge rivalry match for third place. It's magic number one.

The third-ranked LG won a 9-5 victory at home against the fourth-ranked Doosan Bears in Jamsil on the 22nd. With the victory, LG, which widened its game gap with Doosan to three, occupied an advantageous position to confirm the third place if the fourth-ranked Doosan, fifth-ranked SSG Landers, and sixth-ranked KT Wiz win all the remaining games.

Doosan lost on the day, beating KT, and was trailing SSG, which ranked fifth with six consecutive wins, by one game, jeopardizing its fourth place. The two will face off in Jamsil on the 23rd.



LG's starting lineup was composed of Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Moon Sung-joo (designated hitter), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Park Dong-won (catcher), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder).

Doosan made Jung Soo-bin (center fielder), Lee Yoo-chan (third baseman), Jarrod (left fielder), Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman), Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter), Kang Seung-ho (second baseman), Jeon Min-jae (striker), Kim Ki-yeon (possession) and Jo Soo-haeng (right fielder). Heo Kyung-min, who received a head shot in the first game of the doubleheader the previous day, was still dizzy and could not play, and Yang Eui-ji also had pain in his collarbone while swinging in the second game, making it difficult to play on the day. Kim Jae-ho also played in both the first and second games, and was excluded from the starting lineup for physical fitness management.



'I kept third place.' 'Jun PO Magic Number 1'. Megatwinspo LG won 9-5. Doosan is now in fourth place, too.
Twice Tzuyu throws the first pitch in a game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 22nd. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.22/
'I kept third place.' 'Jun PO Magic Number 1'. Megatwinspo LG won 9-5. Doosan is now in fourth place, too.
LG starter Ens is pitching hard in a game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 22nd. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.22/
'I kept third place.' 'Jun PO Magic Number 1'. Megatwinspo LG won 9-5. Doosan is now in fourth place, too.
Doosan starter Balazovic is pitching hard in a game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 22nd. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.22/
LG Detrick Ens and Doosan Jordan Balazovic faced off as foreign pitchers, so they expected an early pitching match, but the reality was different. Rather, it flowed into a tight race as a batting battle.

LG's pace in the beginning. In the bottom of the first inning, LG scored the first run with Hong Chang-ki's hit and Shin Min-jae's hit ball with Austin's double to left. With runners on the second and third bases with no outs, Moon Bo-kyung hit Balazovic's first slider and hit a three-run shot over the right fence, making it 4-0.



In the bottom of the second inning, following Park Hae-min's left-handed hit, Hong Chang-ki's left-field double, Park Hae-min came home and added one more run, and pitcher Balazovic scored an additional point and widened to 6-0 when Austin hit a ground ball in front of the pitcher with one out and third base.

At this point, it seemed that LG could win with ease, but Doosan's will to win third place was great. Doosan, which scored two runs with Jared's double to the right on consecutive hits by Jung Soo-bin and Lee Yoo-chan in the top of the third inning, kicked a low fastball of 153 kilometers on the first pitch of Ence and hit a two-run shot over the right fence to make it 4-6, two-run difference.

LG also responded with a home run in the bottom of the third inning. After two outs, Park Hae-min hit a hit to the right, and Doosan right fielder Cho Soo-haeng tried to make a diving catch to catch it directly, but the ball fell right in front of him and fell back. Park Hae-min sprinted all the way around the third base and ran home, and hit home a little faster than the catcher's tag. It became a ground home run and 7-4. Park Hae-min, who has fast feet, was the first ground home run in his life.

Doosan also became a bad pitch when Ence threw it to first base during Cho's surprise bunt after one out in the top of the fourth inning, and Cho ran to third base to get a chance. And Jung Soo-bin scored with a sacrifice fly to center field, trailing 5-7, again by two points.

'I kept third place.' 'Jun PO Magic Number 1'. Megatwinspo LG won 9-5. Doosan is now in fourth place, too.
The game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 22nd, LG Moon Bo-kyung hitting a superior three-run home run with no outs in the bottom of the first inning and sharing joy. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.22/
'I kept third place.' 'Jun PO Magic Number 1'. Megatwinspo LG won 9-5. Doosan is now in fourth place, too.
Dusan Balazovic, who finished the inning after two runs in the bottom of the second inning at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 22nd, is encouraged by LG Austin as he heads to the dugout. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.22/
'I kept third place.' 'Jun PO Magic Number 1'. Megatwinspo LG won 9-5. Doosan is now in fourth place, too.
In the game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 22nd, LG Park Hae-min hit a ground home run and is safe at home in the bottom of the third inning. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.22/
Since then, Ens and Balazovic have pitched stably, leading to a lull.

By the sixth inning, Ence had 108 pitches, allowing eight hits (one homer), no four outs, three strikeouts, and five runs (four earned), and came down from a 7-5 lead and became a winning pitcher to tie for third with 13 wins.

Balazovic also tried to finish by the end of the sixth inning, but he couldn't finish it. After two outs, Shin Min-jae hit a left double and replaced it with the final man. He became a losing pitcher with nine hits (two home runs) and one walk, four strikeouts, and seven runs in five ⅔ innings.

LG scored a much-anticipated extra point in the bottom of the seventh inning. As the first-runner Moon Sung-joo hit an infield hit, he replaced the runner Choi Seung-min. However, Oh Ji-hwan's sacrifice bunt was high and caught as a catcher's fly, and Kim Hyun-soo stepped down with a fly to right field and became two outs. However, Park Dong-won hit a double that hit the fence in the middle, and Choi Seung-min homered to make it 8-5. In the bottom of the ninth inning, pinch hitter Lee Young-bin hit a sacrifice fly to center field with two walks and an infield hit, widening the gap to 9-5, 4 points. .
'I kept third place.' 'Jun PO Magic Number 1'. Megatwinspo LG won 9-5. Doosan is now in fourth place, too.
A game between Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 22nd, and Doosan Jared, with no outs and runners on the first and second bases, runs with a two-run double in the top of the third inning. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.22/
'I kept third place.' 'Jun PO Magic Number 1'. Megatwinspo LG won 9-5. Doosan is now in fourth place, too.
Doosan and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 22nd, Doosan Kim Jae-hwan hitting a two-run home run with one out and second base in the top of the third inning and sharing joy. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.22/
'I kept third place.' 'Jun PO Magic Number 1'. Megatwinspo LG won 9-5. Doosan is now in fourth place, too.
Dusan Yeo Dong-gun hits a game between Doosan and LG at the top of the eighth inning at the actual baseball stadium. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.22/
After Ence went down, LG's winning team defended Doosan's batting line well. After Kim Jin-sung stopped the seventh inning with three outs, Ham Deok-ju took the mound in the eighth inning and finished with one hit and no run. And closer Yoo Young-chan took the mound in the top of the ninth inning and finished with three outs with six balls, although he was not in a save situation with a four-run lead.

LG scored nine runs by concentrating 12 hits, including two homers. Moon Bo-kyung had three hits and three RBIs in four at-bats, including a three-run home run. He made a clear impression as LG's new No. 4 hitter with 20 home runs this season. Austin had 129 RBIs with one hit and two RBIs in three times at bat, leaving only one RBI for the 12th 130th time ever.

Doosan struggled hard with Jarrod's 2 hits and 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats and Kim Jae-hwan 1 hit and 2 RBIs in 3 at-bats, but the lack of Huh Kyung-min and Yang Eui-ji in the batting match was inevitable. The biggest cause of defeat was that starting player Balazovic was dragged from the beginning, giving up six points in the first and second innings.



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