Absolute first place → Will the system of the fourth place change. LG's crisis for the first three consecutive losses is real, with Samsung and 2G, Hanwha and 2.5G, and Lotte and 3G.
Apr 29, 2025
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LG lost 2-3 in an away game against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th.
It was regrettable that starter Song Seung-ki had two solo shots, but he held out to some extent by allowing three runs in five innings, and after that, bullpen pitchers threw well without losing a point, but the lineup did not explode in the end.
LG hitters only six hits on the day. LG's two points were the only two-run shot Austin hit in the top of the third inning.
He lost by one point in the top of the fourth inning with one out and runners on first and second bases, two out in the top of the sixth inning, and two out and runners on second base in the top of the eighth inning.
It was the injury of third starter Eliaser Hernandez that cracked LG, which had a good 80% winning rate as all five starters threw well, and the bullpen was stable, and the batting line burst. On the 15th, Hernandez threw a good six-inning pitch and fell out due to a thigh injury, which dampened the mood. Since then, the atmosphere of concern has actually begun to turn downward as both alternative starters in Hernandez's turn have failed.
The decisive reason is the slump in hitting.
Since last week, the overall hit has been on a sharp decline. The team batting average for the last two games was only 207 percent. Only Hong Chang-ki and Shin Min-jae were in poor condition, but from last week, all the hitters who matched well fell into a slump. Only Austin is in the 30s. As a result, he also missed the game that could win, and eventually played his first pitching series with one win and two losses in three consecutive games against NC during the week, and then lost two consecutive games against KIA in the week after one win.
He went on an away trip to Daejeon with the hope that he would not lose the first three consecutive games, but eventually lost 2-3 as the lineup did not explode. It has been two wins and five losses since last week.
Samsung, the second-ranked team with six consecutive wins, won 3-1 over SSG, and Hanwha, the third-ranked team with three consecutive wins, also won, narrowing its gap with them.
LG, which recorded 20 wins and 10 losses along with its first three consecutive losses, was chased by second-place Samsung (18 wins and 12 losses) by two games, and narrowed it to 2.5 games by Hanwha (18 wins and 13 losses). He is also only three games apart from Lotte (17 wins, 1 draw and 13 losses). If it is three games in a row, it will be tied if it is three consecutive wins and three consecutive losses. Now, LG's absolute first-team system should be called a four-team system.
LG plans to start Yoni Chirinos, the first starter, on the 30th to escape three consecutive losses. However, no matter how well Chirinos throws, LG hitters have to score points from Hanwha starter Ryu Hyun-jin to win the game.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
