There's no finishing, but you don't have to make a save situation. The decisive three hits in the eighth inning made by Hong Chang-ki, Moon Sung-joo and Shin Min-jae substitutes. LG Becomes Strong
May 16, 2025
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Suddenly, the main players fell out. On the 12th, Shin Min-jae, the main second baseman, went down to the second division due to poor performance. Ahead of the match against Kiwoom in Jamsil on the 13th, closer Jang Hyun-sik was suddenly excluded from the first team due to fine damage to his back muscles. I need about four weeks.
In the match against Kiwoom on the 13th, top hitter and on-base king Hong Chang-ki injured his left knee when he collided with Kim Min-soo during defense. The next day, he was diagnosed with a microfracture of the outer tibial joint of the left knee. It is not a major injury that leads to a season out such as a cruciate ligament rupture, but it is also inevitable to leave for a long time. And on the 14th, another bullpen veteran, Kim Kang-ryul, was excluded from the first team due to shoulder discomfort.
And in the game on the 15th, Moon Sung-joo was excluded from the starting lineup due to back pain. In fact, LG became an injury ward in three consecutive games against Kiwoom.
The lineup of games on the 15th was composed of Park Hae-min, Kim Hyun-soo, Austin, Moon Bo-kyung, Park Dong-won, Oh Ji-hwan, Song Chan-ui, Ham Chang-gun, and Koo Bon-hyuk. Song Chan-ui instead of Hong Chang-ki, Ham Chang-gun instead of Moon Sung-joo, and Koo Bon-hyuk instead of Shin Min-jae filled the lineup. If you look at the lineup, it is inevitable that the lower lineup looks weak.
However, these lower batters made a big deal.
LG's offense in the bottom of the eighth inning was chased by a gap of 3-2 and 1 point by giving up one point in the top of the eighth inning after leading 3-1. After one death, Park Dong-won hit a solo shot to widen the gap again to 4-2, 2 points. Still, LG, which had no finishing touch, was unable to shake off anxiety by two points. However, he scored an additional point that he had been looking forward to at the bottom line after two outs.
When Song Chan-eui, who had two on-base hits with a walk and a hit to the body, hit a left-center hit, Ham Chang-gun hit a double to the right-center that almost became a home run to bring in Song Chan-eui. 5-2. And Koo Bon-hyuk sent Ham Chang-gun home with a hit in left-center to lead 6-2.
LG, which made a generous lead of four points thanks to their performance, ended the game with Bae Jae-joon's clean three-way exit in the top of the ninth inning and maintained its lead with six consecutive wins.
It was true that Shin Min-jae's poor performance and Hong Chang-ki's injury caused a lot of worries about LG's batters, and especially on this day, even Moon Sung-joo fell out due to back pain. However, out of the eight hits LG hit on the day, Ham Chang-gun and Koo Bon-hyuk hit two each, and Song Chan-ui hit one, making five of the three bottom hitters. Rather, he solved the attack from the bottom line.
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop has emphasized that the main player must be good, but the backups must be that good in order to do so. Only when the backup is able to make up for the absence of the main players can they give the main players enough rest, and that will help the team win. Last year, the huge difference between the main players and the backup was forced to rely on the main players and caused the physical strength of the main players to decline at the end of the season.
This year, Song Chan's Koo Bon-hyuk and others are giving the team a vital boost as they perform in the moment. This was why some of the players' poor performance in the beginning was not well revealed. And despite the absence of the main players, LG has won six consecutive games. This is the result of the addition of the backup's performance.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
