He also caught a home run and managed to come from behind, but this time, the bullpen's betrayal has lost four games in a row. Three consecutive loosings. Until the first sweep-loss crisis. How far will LG fall in the first round?
Apr 30, 2025
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LG trailed 0-1 in an away game against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 30th and led 2-1 due to Park Dong-won's tiebreaking solo shot and Kim Hyun-soo's come-from-behind infield hit, but missed a decisive one-out bases-loaded chance and lost 2-5 again.
The seventh inning was unfortunate for LG and lucky for Hanwha.
LG won the game until 2-1 against Hanwha starter Ryu Hyun-jin, who had continued his good pitching in the top of the seventh inning, with Austin Moon Bo-kyung and Kim Hyun-soo's consecutive hits. Park Dong-won's automatic four pitches gave a chance to load the bases with one out on the sacrifice bunt of No. 6 Oh Ji-hwan with no outs and runners on the first and second bases.
Park Hae-min appeared at the batter's box. At the bottom of the second inning, he made a super catch by jumping over the fence to catch Chae Eun-sung's two-run homer, providing a foothold for LG starter Chirinos to display good pitching and a close game. However, he couldn't use his strength at bat. He struck out in the top of the third inning, and was out with a fly to center field in the top of the fifth inning. If Park Hae-min hits a hit, the team will also get additional points, and he can also get an opportunity to escape the slump. The best scenario was to run away at least one point by hitting a sacrifice fly. However, Park Hae-min's ball became a bound and went toward Ryu Hyun-jin. Ryu Hyun-jin failed to catch the ball at once and dropped it on the ground, so he threw it only to the home plate. It almost ended in a double play.
When Koo Bon-hyuk was at bat with two outs and a full base, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop put in Moon Sung-joo as a pinch hitter. Ryu Hyun-jin's batting has not been good lately, but he should be wary of Ryu Hyun-jin. Three consecutive balls came in because of poor control. Moon Sung-joo can also expect a walk. The fourth pitch, 139km of fastball, came to the center and struck. Moon Sung-joo hit a fastball of 143km on the fifth pitch once again when it came to the center. However, he was out with a ground ball that rolled in front of the shortstop.
LG's must-win team was put in the bottom of the seventh inning in an anxious one-point lead of 2-1. Veteran Kim Jin-sung took the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning. First-runner Lee Jin-young allowed a heavy hit, and Lee Do-yoon's sacrifice bunt gave him one out and second base.
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And the first fork ball came as a strike, and the second fork ball came to the strike zone on the body. Hwang Young-mook hit it hard and became a come-from-behind two-run shot that easily crossed the right monster wall. Two or three at a time.
For LG, whose batting has recently stagnated, the one-point gap against Hanwha's must-win group seemed too large. In the top of the eighth inning, Hong Chang-ki and Shin Min-jae Austin were thrown out by Hanwha Han Seung-hyuk one after another, and the atmosphere fell further.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Bae Jae-joon, who came up to the first team with a unique form, pitched more than 150 kilometers in speed, but he was hit by a solo shot by Moon Hyun-bin and gave up two more runs by Noh Si-hwan and Heo In-seo, making it 2-5.
And in the top of the ninth inning, Moon Bo-kyung, Kim Hyun-soo, and Oh Ji-hwan, Hanwha's new closer Kim Seo-hyun, are out one after another, and the game is over.
LG, which had turned the tables with Austin's two-run shot the previous day, but failed to reverse it again after being overturned 2-3 with two home runs, failed to score additional points in the chances that followed after barely turning the tables on the same day, and in the meantime, 銓?Even the bullpen, which had been protecting well, collapsed and lost on the same day. Since last week, LG, which had two consecutive losing series with one win and two losses to NC and one win and two losses to KIA, has also lost two consecutive games to Hanwha, and is on the verge of losing for the first time in a row to confirm the three consecutive losing series.
His losing streak has been prolonged, but he has lost four games in a row. It was only 10 days ago that he was envious of the nine teams by winning 18 games to 4 and dominating the league with a "absolute first place." Since then, he has plummeted from two wins and seven losses to 20 wins and 11 losses. It is still a good performance, but the pursuit of the second-place group followed right behind.
Samsung, the second-ranked team that drew with SSG, is 1.5 games apart with 18 wins, 1 draw and 12 losses, and Hanwha, which has won four consecutive games, is also 1.5 games apart with 19 wins and 13 losses. Lotte Giants, who won Kiwoom, is also in the second game.
LG's second starter Son Joo-young will play in the last away game against Hanwha on the 1st. In Hanwha, Um Sang-baek, who made his first quality start with one run in six innings in the previous KT Wiz match, will start.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
