Austin Powers has two home runs. 96 LG won four times in a row.But the on-base king collapsed and was carried out

May 13, 2025

Austin Powers has two home runs. 96 LG won four times in a row.But the on-base king collapsed and was carried out
LG Hong Chang-ki is being loaded into an ambulance after colliding with Kim Min-soo during defense in the top of the ninth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Kwon In-ha



Austin Powers has two home runs. 96 LG won four times in a row.But the on-base king collapsed and was carried out
In the game between NC and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 22nd, LG Austin hits the first two-run home run and cheers in the bottom of the first inning with one out and third base. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.22/
Austin Powers has two home runs. 96 LG won four times in a row.But the on-base king collapsed and was carried out
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/
It was Austin Dean's brilliant return match.

The LG Twins defeated the Kiwoom Heroes and won four consecutive games thanks to Austin's two home runs, continuing their will to reclaim the top spot.

LG allowed a 6-6 tie at 6-0 at home against Kiwoom at Jamsil Stadium on the 13th, but Austin's final solo shot in the bottom of the seventh inning gave Hong Chang-ki and Moon Sung-joo an additional timely hit in the bottom of the eighth inning to win 9-6. LG, which won four games in a row, recorded 27 wins and 14 losses.




Austin, who missed four games due to a collision with a defender, was unlucky to have a two-run home run caught by the opponent's left fielder Lee Hyung-jong's super catch in the bottom of the fourth inning, but he hit a winning solo shot in the bottom of the seventh inning when the score was 6-6, scoring two hits (two home runs) in four at-bats to lead the team to victory. Park Myung-geun finished the day and kept the victory in the group finishing system due to the unexpected injury of closer Jang Hyun-sik.

On the same day, LG's starting lineup consisted of Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Moon Sung-joo (left wing), Austin (designated hitter), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Park Dong-won (captor), Kim Hyun-soo (first baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Park Hae-min (middle fielder), and Koo Bon-hyuk (second baseman). Austin, who had taken a rest without playing until the weekend against Samsung due to dizziness after colliding with second baseman Kang Seung-ho during the base run against Doosan Bears in Jamsil on the 6th, returned to the starting lineup in five games.

Kiwoom made Song Sung-moon (third baseman), Choi Joo-hwan (first baseman), Lee Ju-hyung (middle fielder), Puig (designated hitter), Cardines (right fielder), Kim Tae-jin (second baseman), Lee Hyung-jong (left fielder), Kim Jae-hyun (possession), and Eo Jun-seo (striker).




In the three consecutive weekend games, LG won three consecutive games against Samsung, and Kiwoom lost three consecutive games against Hanwha. In addition, LG's first starter Yoni Chirinos and Kiwoom's Cho Young-gun on the day, so the weight of the starting pitcher also leaned toward LG.

As expected, the beginning was the flow of LG.

In the bottom of the first inning, Austin hit Cho Young-gun's fastball in his first at-bat and hit a pre-emptive solo shot over the left fence. He is the lone second in homers with his 11th homer of this season. He added two more runs in the bottom of the second inning with Kim Hyun-soo's superior double, Austin's hit to the center field, and Park Dong-won hit a solo shot in the bottom of the third inning to achieve a double-digit home run for the seventh consecutive year. At the bottom of the fourth inning, Hong Chang-ki marked his first home run of the season with a two-run shot. It seemed to lean toward LG as it became 6-0.




Lee Hyung-jong's super catch changed the mood. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Lee Hyung-jong jumped and caught Austin's home run ball with two outs and a runner on the first base. If this had been a home run, it would have been 8-0 but Lee Hyung-jong caught it and maintained a six-run gap.

Austin Powers has two home runs. 96 LG won four times in a row.But the on-base king collapsed and was carried out
LG Austin Dean is checking his physical condition by running lightly before the game on the 13th. Jamsil = Reporter Kwon In-ha
Austin Powers has two home runs. 96 LG won four times in a row.But the on-base king collapsed and was carried out
LG Austin Dean is talking to head training coach Kim Yong-il after checking his physical condition while running lightly before the game on the 13th. Jamsil = Reporter Kwon In-ha
Austin Powers has two home runs. 96 LG won four times in a row.But the on-base king collapsed and was carried out
LG Austin Dean is high-fiving with head coach Kim Jung-joon after checking his physical condition while running lightly before the game on the 13th. Jamsil = Reporter Kwon In-ha
And Lee Hyung-jong, who came out as a leadoff hitter in the top of the fifth inning, hit Chirinos' first pitch and hit a solo shot over the right fence. His first home run of the season. 1-6.

Kiwoom began to gain strength from Lee Hyung-jong's super catch and solo shot. After one out, he scored two runs with Lim Byung-wook's right-center hit and Puig's right-center hit and Puig's right-center hit, which were replaced by Lee Joo-hyung's ankle pain with two outs and runners on the first and third bases with Eo Jun-seo's right-handed hit and Song Hyun-soo's walk, making it 3-6.

Kiwoom, who crossed the crisis with runners on the first and second bases with no outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, tied the game in the top of the sixth inning. Pitcher Chirinos caught the ball and threw it home when Kim Jae-hyun hit a slow infield grounder to Kim Tae-jin's left double and Lee Hyung-jong's ground ball in front of the second base, but Kim Tae-jin's sliding was a little faster than Park Dong-won's tag. LG replaced the pitcher with Choi Chae-heung to catch Kiwoom's left-handed batter, but Kiwoom hitters did better. Song Sung-moon's heavy hit with two outs and a walk by Choi Joo-hwan created a chance to load the bases, and Lim Byung-wook hit a clean heavy hit to tie the game 6-6. Now, with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, LG replaced the pitcher with Kim Jin-sung again, and Puig grounded out in front of the shortstop and the game started again at a 6-6 tie.

Kium left fielder Lee Hyung-jong catches Austin's home run hit in the bottom of the fourth inning. Spotify Broadcast Capture
Austin Powers has two home runs. 96 LG won four times in a row.But the on-base king collapsed and was carried out
A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 22nd. In the bottom of the third inning, LG Hong Chang-ki hits a timely hit with two outs and runners on the second and third bases. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.22/
Austin Powers has two home runs. 96 LG won four times in a row.But the on-base king collapsed and was carried out
In the game between NC and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 22nd, LG Park Dong-won hits a tiebreaking solo home run and shares his joy. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.22/
LG starter Chirinos allowed eight hits (one homer) with two walks, seven strikeouts and five runs during five ⅓ innings. Until the game, he was ranked first overall with a 1.62 ERA, but his ERA rose to 2.28 due to the disappointing pitching of the day. He went down with the requirements for a winning pitcher, but it was tied, and six wins were challenged again in his next appearance. Kiwoom starter Cho Young-gun allowed seven hits (three home runs), three walks, one strikeout and six runs in four innings, but with the help of the batters, he escaped the losing pitcher crisis.

Austin, who lost his home run, hit multiple home runs further in the bottom of the seventh inning to prevent him from catching it this time. He hit a leading solo shot again against Kiwoom's fourth pitcher Lee Joon-woo. In the ball count 2B1S, he hit a high curve of 120km in the middle of the fourth pitch and hit a big home run with a distance of 130m over the left-center fence. This time, it was a hit that Lee Hyung-jong could never catch. 7-6.

LG's closer Jang Hyun-sik was excluded from the first group due to fine damage to the light muscles. He pitched in all three games in two days, including a doubleheader on the 10th and a game on the 11th, and made three saves, but his muscles were strained in the process. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop decided to operate a group finishing system before last year's closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan, who is set to return to the team.

In the absence of Jang Hyun-sik, I wondered how LG blocked the one-point gap. After Kim Jin-sung stopped the game scoreless until the top of the seventh inning, Bae Jae-joon went up in the top of the eighth inning when Austin's home run made it 7-6. He gave up one walk, but held with no hit and no run.

LG hitters did not watch the unstable lead by one point. Hong Chang-ki hit a timely hit to make it 8-6 in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, and Moon Sung-joo also added one point with a left-handed hit to make it a 3-point difference of 9-6.

And in the top of the ninth inning, coach Yeom's choice of the day was Park Myung-geun. But Park Myung-geun was shaken. He got a hit from the lead, Lim Byung-wook, but he seemed to be able to end the game soon, striking out foreign Puig on shortstop fly and Cadines. However, Kim Tae-jin allowed a hit to the right, and the ball hit Lee Hyung-jong's body was on the verge of loading the bases with two outs. First baseman Kim Min-soo and right fielder Hong Chang-ki failed to catch pinch hitter Park Joo-hong's second pitch in the right outfield foul ball. At this time, Kim Min-soo and Hong Chang-ki collided and Hong Chang-ki suffered a leg injury. He was immediately taken to the hospital in an ambulance.

Park Joo-hong was caught on a fly to second base in the game that was resumed, and the game ended. Park Myung-geun made his second save of the season. Kim Jin-sung took his first win of the season by blocking the first ⅓ inning without a hit and no run.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.