30 wins, first-come, first-served, first-served LG lead, and KT 5 to 1 complete defeat...Chirinos' 6 wins + Park Dong-won and Moon Bo-kyung's home run chorus

May 18, 2025

30 wins, first-come, first-served, first-served LG lead, and KT 5 to 1 complete defeat...Chirinos' 6 wins Park Dong-won and Moon Bo-kyung's home run chorus
KIA-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 6th. Chirinos, who struck out Choi Hyung-woo with two outs and a runner on first base in the top of the fourth inning, is cheering. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.6/



30 wins, first-come, first-served, first-served LG lead, and KT 5 to 1 complete defeat...Chirinos' 6 wins Park Dong-won and Moon Bo-kyung's home run chorus
KIA-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 6th. Starting pitcher LG Chirinos is pitching. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.6/
The LG Twins kept first place by avenging two losses in a doubleheader the previous day to the kt Wiz.

LG beat KT 5-1 in Game 5 of the season at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 18th. LG, the leader, dominated the season's 30 wins (16 losses), and kt, which was tied for fourth, recorded 21 wins, 23 losses and 3 draws in the season.

LG made the starting lineup with Park Hae-min (center fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (first baseman), Austin Dean (designated hitter), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Park Dong-won (captor), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Song Chan-ui (right fielder), Koo Bon-hyuk (second baseman), and Ham Chang-gun (left fielder). The starting pitcher was Yoni Chirinos.




KT faced off with Hwang Jae-kyun (3rd baseman), Kim Min-hyuk (left fielder), Ahn Hyun-min (center fielder), Jang Seong-woo (catcher), Mel Rojas Jr. (right fielder), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Kim Sang-soo (second baseman), Moon Sang-chul (first baseman), and Park Min-seok (striker). The starting pitcher is Enmanuel de Heissus.

Chirinos' sense of stability remained. He reported his sixth win (one loss) of the season with 97 pitches, five hits, no hits, no four outs, three strikeouts, and one run in six innings. The season's ERA was lowered from 2.28 to 2.20.

From the seventh inning, Lee Woo-chan (⅓ innings), Park Myung-geun (⅔ innings), Sung Dong-hyun (⅔ innings), and Kim Jin-sung (first ⅓ innings) continued to throw scoreless to keep the victory.




In the batting lineup, Park Dong-won and Moon Bo-kyung performed a home run chorus, laying the groundwork for a turnaround in the atmosphere. Park Dong-won and Moon Bo-kyung had one hit (one home run) and two RBIs side by side. Kim Hyun-soo played with two hits, one walk and one RBI, including the final hit.

30 wins, first-come, first-served, first-served LG lead, and KT 5 to 1 complete defeat...Chirinos' 6 wins Park Dong-won and Moon Bo-kyung's home run chorus
A game between the LG Twins and SSG Landers at Jamsil Stadium on the 4th. LG Park Dong-won is cheering after hitting a solo shot in the bottom of the first inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.04/
30 wins, first-come, first-served, first-served LG lead, and KT 5 to 1 complete defeat...Chirinos' 6 wins Park Dong-won and Moon Bo-kyung's home run chorus
A game between the LG Twins and SSG Landers at Jamsil Stadium on the 4th. LG Moon Bo-kyung is cheering after hitting a three-run shot with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the eighth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.04/
From the beginning, LG's batters beat Heyesus. While leadoff hitter Park Hae-min got on base with a right-handed hit in the bottom of the first inning, Kim Hyun-soo hit a timely double that fell deep on the right-wing line to give him a 1-0 lead. After two outs, Park Dong-won hit a two-run shot over the middle wall to run 3-0. At the ball count 2-1, Heysus' changeup did not miss being pushed into the middle of the strike zone. It was a 132.1 meter home run.

Chirinos allowed kt to fight back in the top of the third inning. It was a cause for concern that Moon Sang-chul, the leadoff hitter, had a hit to the left. When the next batter, Park Min-seok, was struck out swinging, Moon Sang-chul stole second base, followed by Hwang Jae-kyun's timely hit to narrow it to 3-1. Hwang Jae-kyun was listed as the eighth batter in KBO history to achieve 2,200 hits in his career.




LG immediately scored an additional point in the bottom of the third inning, dampening KT's willingness to chase. Kim Hyun-soo got on base with a hit to the right. After one out, Moon Bo-kyung fired a superior two-run shot to run 5-1. Moon Bo-kyung hit a double-digit home run for three consecutive seasons with his 10th hit of the season.

Meanwhile, it was painful for KT Heyesus to allow two home runs, but he pulled enough innings. In six innings, he allowed eight hits (one homer) with 89 pitches and one out, nine strikeouts, and five runs. The season's ERA soared from 2.14 to 2.81.

30 wins, first-come, first-served, first-served LG lead, and KT 5 to 1 complete defeat...Chirinos' 6 wins Park Dong-won and Moon Bo-kyung's home run chorus
The NC-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 9th. Starting pitcher KT Heyesus is pitching in the rain. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.9/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.