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| A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. LG third baseman Moon Bo-kyung catches Samsung Kim Sung-yoon's ball with two outs and a runner on first base in the top of the sixth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. LG Hernandez is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. Hong Chang-ki scores a point when LG Moon Bo-kyung hits a timely hit with one out and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the first inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/ |
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The LG Twins won their 15th game with a team no-hitter.
In the home game against the Samsung Lions in Jamsil on the 15th, LG achieved a team no-hitter with Kim Jin-sung (one inning no hit), Park Myung-geun (one inning no hit), and Jang Hyun-sik (one inning no hit) blocked them without hit in turn to achieve a team no-hitter with a 3-0 victory.
There have only been three no-hitters in the history of two or more pitchers taking the mound and preventing them from going scoreless without a hit. LG first achieved it against Jamsil NC on October 6, 2014. At that time, starter Shin Jung-rak recorded no hits, two walks and nine strikeouts in seven ⅓ innings, Yoo Won-sang allowed no hits, two strikeouts and no runs in one ⅓, and Shin Jae-woong kept the ⅓ scoreless. And the game, which was 0-0, was completed with Lee Jin-young's walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth inning as LG won 1-0.
After that, SSG recorded the Changwon NC record on April 2, 22, and Lotte recorded the Busan SSG record on August 6, 2023.
And this time, LG achieved a team no-hitter for the fourth time and the second time as a team.
With this victory, LG maintained its No. 1 ranking with 15 wins and 3 losses without losing consecutive games. Samsung lost three games in a row and recorded 10-9.
LG activated its full batting lineup for the second time this season in 20 days. Chang-ki (right wing), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Austin Dean (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Moon Sung-joo (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (catcher), Park Hae-min (middle fielder), and Shin Min-jae (second baseman). It is the second time that the entire lineup, with all nine main players, has played since the home game against the Hanwha Eagles in Jamsil on March 26.
Samsung put forward a lot of left-handed batters. It consists of Kim Sung-yoon (center fielder), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), Koo Ja-wook (designated hitter), Kang Min-ho (possession), Lewin Diaz (first baseman), Kim Heon-gon (left fielder), Yoon Jung-bin (right fielder), Kim Young-woong (third baseman), and Lee Jae-hyun (striker). Only three players, Kang Min-ho, Kim Heon-gon, and Lee Jae-hyun, are right-handed hitters. It was a batting order considering that LG starter Hernandez had a poor batting average of 348 (8 hits in 23 at-bats) to left-handed batters. At the same time, Kim Young-woong and Lee Jae-hyun, who have not been hit well recently, were put down to the lower lineup. Coach Park Jin-man explained, `I changed my batting order from a comfortable lineup to a lower lineup to less pressure because I think I'm not good at hitting and I've lost a little bit of confidence.' `Kim Sung-yoon and Ryu Ji-hyuk are showing good performances, so I changed my batting order.'
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. LG Hernandez is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. Samsung Furado is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. LG Kim Hyun-soo is advancing to third base after tag-up when Oh Ji-hwan hit an outfield fly ball in the bottom of the first inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/ |
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It was an important question for LG whether Hernandez, who pitched seven scoreless innings against Hanwha in Jamsil, his first ⅔, but later became a losing pitcher with eight runs in the first ⅓ against KT and four runs in five innings against Kiwoom, could revive in Jamsil.
For Hernandez, Jamsil was the perfect place. In six innings, he gave up only one out without a hit and allowed nine strikeouts and no runs. He threw only 79, but he was replaced by Kim Jin-sung in the top of the seventh inning as a protection due to a light clumping phenomenon in his right front thigh. It is encouraging that it has dispelled concerns caused by sluggish performance for two consecutive games.
Samsung's starter Hurado also overwhelmed LG's entire lineup. In Kiwoom last year, Hurado, who pitched well against LG with one win, one loss and a 2.88 ERA in four games, gave up the first run at the bottom of the first inning, but showed his strong performance against LG by sending out runners until the sixth inning without losing a point.
LG made a good start in the bottom of the first inning with Hong Chang-ki's infield hit and Kim Hyun-soo's right-handed hit, creating a chance for first and second bases with no outs, and Moon Bo-kyung's hit to right-center after one out. However, since then, Oh Ji-hwan and Moon Sung-joo have failed to score additional points, leading to a thin ice lead.
Since then, LG has a runner in every inning, but failed to score. At the bottom of the sixth inning, hits by Moon Bo-kyung and Moon Sung-joo made the first and second bases with two outs, but Park Dong-won stepped down with a shortstop fly after a full count match. The infielders rushed to catch the ball high toward the mound and seemed to give up when the ball fell, so it was almost an infield hit, but Lee Jae-hyun blew himself away and caught it.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. LG Moon Bo-kyung catches a Samsung Diaz ball with one out in the top of the second inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. Samsung manager Park Jin-man is in thought. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. LG Hernandez is welcoming Shin Min-jae. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/ |
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While LG continued to beat Furado but failed to score, Samsung hitters were thoroughly blocked by Hernandez. No one got on base until the fifth inning. Hernandez hit all 15 batters by the fifth inning, including seven strikeouts. In the top of the sixth inning, Yoon Jung-bin and Kim Young-woong were struck out in succession, continuing a perfect march. Then, while competing with Lee Jae-hyun, the fighting spirit penetrated his body too much and hit Lee Jae-hyun's right arm. First base with a hit ball. However, Kim Sung-yoon was out on a foul fly to the third baseman at the first pitch.
Hernandez threw too hard, and he was replaced by Kim Jin-sung in the top of the seventh inning due to a lump in his right front thigh, but the Samsung lineup still did not survive. Ryu Ji-hyuk, Koo Ja-wook and Kang Min-ho all struck out.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, LG's leader Park Hae-min created another chance to run away with a hit in left-center and went to third base while two outs were out, but Kim Hyun-soo's well-hit ball flew to the front of first baseman Diaz and was out.
Hernandez threw only until the sixth inning and went down, but the team's no-hit continued, raising expectations for a record achievement. In the top of the eighth inning, Park Myung-geun came up and hit Diaz with catcher foul fly, Kim Heon-gon with a grounder to the pitcher, and pinch hitter Park Byung-ho with a swing and miss strikeout, leaving only one inning to achieve the milestone.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. Samsung's Lee Jae-hyun is complaining of pain after being hit by a pitch in the top of the sixth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. LG Kim Jin-sung is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. LG Moon Sung-joo hits a timely hit in the bottom of the eighth inning with one out and runners on the second and third bases. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/ |
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After allowing one run in seven innings, LG finally scored an additional point in the bottom of the eighth inning when Lado went down. This year, the lead Austin hit a double against rookie Bae Chan-seung, and after Moon Bo-kyung got a walk, Oh Ji-hwan's sacrifice bunt created a chance for the second and third bases with one out, and Moon Sung-joo's double in the left-center made it 3-0. With one out and two outs, Park Dong-won and Park Hae-min's consecutive walks, the bases loaded with one out. The pinch hitter Song Chan-ui and Hong Chang-ki were struck out by pitcher Lee Jae-hee, who changed his position, and failed to score additional points.
In the top of the ninth inning, LG closer Jang Hyun-sik caught the leadoff Kim Young-woong with a ground ball in front of the first base and gave up a walk to Lee Jae-hyun. And he gave Kim Sung-yoon a straight walk, putting him on the verge of a crisis with one out and runners on first and second bases. If you give up a hit, the situation may change in an instant. However, after a full count match with Ryu Ji-hyuk, the ball in front of the second baseman went, and it was a double play and the game ended.
LG starter Hernandez won his second game of the season with no hit, one out and nine strikeouts in six innings. Jang Hyun-sik made two saves in the season.
Samsung starter Furado had nine hits in seven innings, but showed salty pitching with only one run, but lost the game because he was not supported by the batters who could not make a single hit. Bae Chan-seung, a left-handed rookie who joined the team as the third overall, took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning when he was trailing 0-1, but he had to realize the high wall of the professional by giving up two hits and three walks by catching only one out count on LG's hard line.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. LG Park Myung-geun is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. LG Jang Hyun-sik is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
