This is the ace, Won Tae-in overcoming hip pain, and spearheading his escape from four consecutive losses by beating LG..Diaz's final two-run shot!

Apr 17, 2025

This is the ace, Won Tae-in overcoming hip pain, and spearheading his escape from four consecutive losses by beating LG..Diaz's final two-run shot!
A game between LG and Samsung at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, and Samsung's Won Tae-in is warming up after feeling abnormal while pitching in the bottom of the 6th inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.17/



Samsung Lions' Won Tae-in saved a team in crisis with four consecutive losses with his ace appearance.

Won Tae-in took the mound as a starter against LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 17th, and led his team to a 6-3 victory with five hits, four outs, three strikeouts, and one run in six innings, saving the team from a five-game losing streak and a sweep against LG. It's my second win of the season.

LG's slugging line was silenced with up to 150km fastballs and slider changeups. Won Tae-in complained of discomfort in his hip below his left waist after dealing with Moon Bo-kyung, the leadoff batter, in the bottom of the sixth inning with a 5-1 lead. The game was suspended for a while, and Won Tae-in, who returned to the mound after checking the trainer, announced that Park Dong-won was in good health amid the fighting spirit of striking out with a 150km fastball, the highest speed of the day. He allowed a double to Song Chan-eui after two outs, but struck out Lee Joo-hyun and roared. It was the dignity of the ace.
This is the ace, Won Tae-in overcoming hip pain, and spearheading his escape from four consecutive losses by beating LG..Diaz's final two-run shot!
A game between LG and Samsung held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, and Samsung's Won Tae-in, with two outs and runners on second base, strikes out LG Lee Ju-heon in the bottom of the sixth inning and cheers. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.17/
This is the ace, Won Tae-in overcoming hip pain, and spearheading his escape from four consecutive losses by beating LG..Diaz's final two-run shot!
A game between LG and Samsung at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, and Samsung's Won Tae-in is warming up after feeling abnormal while pitching in the bottom of the 6th inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.17/
Samsung has already dropped to a 50% winning rate due to its last four consecutive losses. Shim Jae-hoon and Lee Chang-yong's two young bloods were put in the lineup.




Samsung manager Park Jin-man explained before the game that `It's time for some change' and `Since the team as a whole is a little stagnant, young players came in, moved actively and deployed to create such a situation.'

Placed a different face in the second base position for the fourth consecutive game. The answer was Shim Jae-hoon. From his first at-bat in the third inning of his debut, he even induced an error with an infield hit to the third base, creating a second base with no outs.

In the top of the sixth inning with a 4-1 lead, he walked on base from LG rookie Kim Young-woo after a full count match after two outs, then dug home and scored a wedge made by foot during Kim Sung-yoon's short left-handed hit following a stolen base.




Shim Jae-hoon opened another chance by taking a walk from Kim Yoo-young as the leadoff hitter in the eighth inning with a 5-1 lead. Shim Jae-hoon, who advanced to second base with a sacrifice bunt, homered on Lee Jae-hyun's timely double over the right field and scored the second point. Shim Jae-hoon, who played on the fourth base in his debut with two hits and three walks in two at-bats, revitalized the stagnant fielders with an active appearance in the offense and defense.
This is the ace, Won Tae-in overcoming hip pain, and spearheading his escape from four consecutive losses by beating LG..Diaz's final two-run shot!
A game between LG and Samsung at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, and Samsung's Shim Jae-hoon runs with an infield hit in the top of the third inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.17/
The seniors responded to Won Tae-in's good pitching and rookie Shim Jae-hoon's raw flapping. He targeted the LG mound with 10 hits and double-digit hits for the first time in a long time to announce his escape from the team's slump.

In the fourth inning, trailing 0-1, Koo Ja-wook opened the chance with a right-handed hit that was intensively missed after the full count match with LG starter Song Seung-ki. After one out, Diaz lifted a 143km high fastball from one ball to two pitches. Right fielder Hong Chang-ki's come-from-behind two-run home run with a 23.9-degree firing angle, a 164.4-kilometer batting speed, and a 120-meter distance. His fifth home run of the season, which he hit in eight games, was the most important moment.

After the first run in the bottom of the third inning, the atmosphere almost darkened, but the Samsung dugout began to get energized.




The additional RBI was up to Kang Min-ho, who almost missed the lineup due to a collision injury the previous day. Manager Park Jin-man, who deployed to catcher No. 4, explained about Kang Min-ho, `I thought he folded it, but fortunately, he said it was a little sprained as he stepped on it.' `I took it out yesterday for protection, but I don't think there will be a big problem in going out normally today.'
This is the ace, Won Tae-in overcoming hip pain, and spearheading his escape from four consecutive losses by beating LG..Diaz's final two-run shot!
The game between LG and Samsung at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, Samsung Diaz hitting a come-from-behind two-run homer and sharing joy in the top of the fourth inning with one out. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.17/
This is the ace, Won Tae-in overcoming hip pain, and spearheading his escape from four consecutive losses by beating LG..Diaz's final two-run shot!
The game between LG and Samsung at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, and Samsung Kang Min-ho, with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, cheers with a two-run double in the top of the fifth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.17/
In the top of the fifth inning, lead Kim Sung-yoon got on base with an infield hit to the first base. Kim Hyun-soo, who replaced Austin, who was out due to neck pain, could not beat Kim Sung-yoon's speed. Pitcher Song Seung-ki's first base cover was late. For LG, this on-base has become a source of concern. Song Seung-ki struck out Kim Heon-gon and Lee Jae-hyun in a row. If you caught Kim Sung-yoon, you'd be out of the game.

However, Koo Ja-wook's walk made the embers who survived with two outs and runners on first and second bases.

Kang Min-ho did not miss a 129km folk ball hit that fell to the middle from the 0B2S unfavorable ball count and split the left-center. The runners on the first and second bases, who started automatically with two outs, all homered. 4-1.

LG starter Song Seung-ki went down the mound after failing to fill five innings for the first time this season with six hits, two walks and four runs in four ⅔ innings. First loss of the season (1 win).

LG scored the first run with Hong Chang-ki's sacrifice fly to left field in the bottom of the third inning, when the lead Park Hae-min got on base with a double that hit the right fence.

Park Dong-won, who hit a multi-homer against Samsung the previous day, hit Won Tae-in's 147km high fastball in the bottom of the fourth inning, just after allowing a 1-2 turnaround. A home run-like hit that Won Tae-in doesn't even look back. However, left fielder Koo Ja-wook did not give up until the end and saved the ace by jumping catch in front of the fence. Won Tae-in, who saw the super catch late, took off his hat and paid tribute. The moment LG's hope for a comeback flies away. Samsung's additional two points in the top of the fifth inning marked a watershed in the game.

LG started a late chase after Moon Bo-kyung pushed Lim Chang-min's fastball and hit his fifth solo home run of the season after one out in the eighth inning, trailing 1-6.

When Park Dong-won walked to the base, Samsung Bench put up Lee Jae-hee instead of Lim Chang-min, and Lee Jae-hee handled Song Chan's Lee Joo-heon with an infield fly ball and blocked further pursuit.

This is the ace, Won Tae-in overcoming hip pain, and spearheading his escape from four consecutive losses by beating LG..Diaz's final two-run shot!
A game between LG and Samsung at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, and Samsung's Won Tae-in, one out and one out, is grateful to Koo Ja-wook for catching LG Park Dong-won's big hit with a good defense in the bottom of the fourth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.17/
LG chased up to three runs with Koo Bon-hyuk's timely hit following Choi Won-young's double in the bottom of the ninth inning. LG, who made the first and second bases with no outs with Hong Chang-ki's walk, even drew closer Kim Jae-yoon. Lee Young-bin's hit drove him to the bases with one out, but it ruined the hope of LG fans who filled the stands on first base with Moon Bo-kyung and Park Dong-won's expected misfire. Kim Jae-yoon is in his fourth save of the season.

Baek Jung-hyun, who was praised by head coach Park Jin-man as `a player who is essential for the current bullpen,' allowed only one walk in the bottom of the seventh inning with a 5-1 lead, continuing his hitless streak for three consecutive games.

Samsung, which changed the atmosphere with a young blood transfusion, was happy to see that Koo Ja-wook and Diaz each made multi-hits and announced their escape from the slump. Kim Sung-yoon also shook off his recent slump with multi-hitters and RBIs, signaling a rebound.

Meanwhile, LG sold out for four consecutive games (23,750) and exceeded 300,000 spectators (307,938) for the first time among the 10 clubs in the 12th time of the season.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.