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| LG third baseman Moon Bo-kyung catches Son Ho-young's line drive ball with two outs in the top of the eighth inning. KBSN Sports Broadcast Screen Capture |
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| LG right fielder Hong Chang-ki catches Reyes' hit after two outs in the top of the fourth inning. KBSN Sports Broadcast Screen Capture |
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| LG first baseman Austin catches Yoon Dong-hee's foul ball with two outs and a runner on second in the top of the third inning. KBSN Sports Broadcast Screen Capture |
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The part that fans enjoy baseball is hitting. It's fun to score points with hits and home runs.
However, in order to win the game, you have to score points, but you have to not give points, so you have to defend well.
The LG Twins won a 10-2 victory at home against the Lotte Giants in Jamsil on the 23rd. Starting with Moon Bo-kyung's two-run shot, Park Dong-won and Austin Song-chan's home run followed by Moon Jung-bin's home run, boasting tremendous firepower that hit as many as five home runs.
However, the big driving force for LG to win was defense. At every crisis, a good defense that cut off the flow of opponent's offense produced a great victory.
Defenders caught Son Joo-young, who was shaken in the beginning. In the top of the first inning, he walked the leadoff Yoon Dong-hee, but Son Ho-young's ground ball in front of the third base was stably handled with a double play, and in the top of the second inning, the leadoff Reyes walked to get on base, but Austin, the first baseman, caught No. 5 Na Seung-yeop's ground ball to the first base and connected it to a double play.
In the top of the third inning, Jeon Min-jae's double on the left-field line after two outs drove him into the first crisis. Yoon Dong-hee hit a foul ball on the first base side, and first baseman Austin followed it to the end and reached out his left arm to finish the inning. If he didn't catch it, Yoon Dong-hee would have had another chance to hit, and he didn't know the result afterward.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 23rd. LG Oh Ji-hwan is defending. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.23/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 23rd. LG Austin and Hong Chang-ki, who finished the inning with good defense, are smiling. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.23/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 23rd. Lotte's Son Ho-young, with two outs, looks despondent when a hit ball was caught by LG's third baseman Moon Bo-kyung in the top of the eighth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.23/ |
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In the top of the fourth inning, right fielder Hong Chang-ki caught Reyes' right double-handed hit after two outs.
With the good defense of the fielders, starter Son Joo-young was able to save the number of pitches and throw 96 pitches, allowing one hit, two walks, and five strikeouts in seven innings.
Moon Bo-kyung's rear guard played a decisive role in the victory in the top of the eighth inning with two outs and a full base. No. 2 Son Ho-young hit Kim Jin-sung's fork ball well in the midst of a two-out full base crisis after giving up one run after being ahead 5-0 by Jeon Min-jae, but Moon Bo-kyung caught the ball coming next to him with a diving catch. If this ball was missing, it would have been a double and two runs would have been allowed, so it would have been difficult for LG to be optimistic about winning as the crisis continued as they were chased 5-3.
After this scene, LG scored five more points in the bottom of the eighth inning alone, leading 10-1 to make the game clear.
The reason LG is considered a favorite is that it has a strong lineup and a good starting lineup, but it also includes good defense. A stable defense is essential to win, and LG showed this in the opening series.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
