The LG Twins of professional baseball escaped from two consecutive losses after a long struggle.
At the KT Wiz Park in Suwon on Thursday, LG defeated KT 11-7 in its 16th game of the season. After escaping consecutive losses, LG finished with nine wins and seven losses against KT.
Moon Bo-kyung and Oh Ji-hwan made 17 hits including back-to-back home runs. During the game, he allowed three home runs to the KT Wiz in the sixth and eighth innings, facing a crisis of coming from behind for three consecutive times, but took a breather to garner three runs in the top of the ninth inning.
In the first inning, Hong Chang-ki and Shin Min-jae walked consecutively to get the chance to first and second bases with no outs, but it was canceled due to Austin’s fly ball and Moon Bo-kyung’s double play to shortstop. He got off to a shaky start, and in the bottom of the first inning, first baseman Lee Young-bin made a throwing error on Kim Min-hyuk’s surprise bunt hit with no outs and runners on the first and third bases. He allowed two runs with two sacrifice flies.메이저놀이터
LG, which was being dragged out, tied the game 2-2 when back-to-back home runs by Moon Bo-kyung and Oh Ji-hwan hit after two outs in the fourth inning. He then concentrated seven hits in the sixth inning, and took the lead with six runs and big innings. Moon Bo-kyung’s hit, Oh Ji-hwan’s double against the fence, Park Dong-won’s two-run double, and Kim Hyun-soo’s one-run double exploded like flames, leading the game 5-2.
With two outs and a runner on the second base, Hong Chang-ki’s timely RBI single made the run 6-2. pinch hitter Koo Bon-hyuk hit a hit to the left, making it the first and second bases with two outs. KT replaced starter Um Sang-baek and elevated Moon Yong-ik to a relief pitcher. Austin hit a two-run double off the left fence to run 8-2.
Having suffered upset loss after the eighth inning for two consecutive days from May 27 to 28, LG felt a sense of crisis as it allowed a two-run homer to Moon Sang-cheol in the sixth inning, a solo homer to Rojas in the seventh inning, and a solo homer to Oh Yoon-seok in the eighth inning in succession. The score has narrowed to 8-6. KT did not hire a must-winner who pitched two consecutive games in preparation for the match against Hanwha on May 31, and long relief pitcher Moon Yong-ik threw to the end.
LG had three consecutive hits by Austin, Moon Bo-kyung and Oh Ji-hwan in the top of the ninth inning, and Park Dong-won’s two-run timely hit. Park Hae-min’s sacrifice fly made the team run 11-6.
Park made four hits and four RBIs in five times at bat, including the finishing hit. Moon Bo-kyung and Oh Ji-hwan each had three hits, one RBI and three runs from five times at bat, including a solo home run. Austin scored two hits, two RBIs and one run, and Kim Hyun-soo scored two hits, one RBI and one run from five times at bat.
Starting pitcher Ence recorded his 11th win of the season by allowing nine hits (two homers), one walk, five strikeouts and five runs during seven innings. He had a lot of runs, but he threw until the seventh inning to ease the burden on the bullpen. Ham Deok-joo took the mound in the eighth inning and recorded his first hold of the season with one homer, three strikeouts and one run in one inning. In the ninth inning with a lead of 11-6, Lee Jong-joon ended the game with one hit and one run (non-earned) in one inning.
Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop said after the game, “Ans played his role well as a starter. As the central players that should be hit in general, Kim Hyun-soo, Austin, Oh Ji-hwan and Park Dong-won played their roles, it became an easy game to play.”
Yeom also said, “Thanks to so many fans who came and cheered for me, I was able to win even though it was an away trip. Thank you.”