7 wins and 0 losses → 0.542 → 0.600 → 0.438. Sandwich No. 2 LG.Ace returns after a break. If it hits you,
Jun 24, 2025
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However, in June, it remains at a winning rate of 438, with seven wins, one draw and nine losses, less than 50%. If you look at June's performance alone, it will only be ranked 7th. Last week, he met with No. 8 NC and No. 9 Doosan and expected a rebound, but only 2 wins and 3 losses with 1 win and 2 losses against NC and 1 loss against Doosan.
The bullpen improved with the return of bullpen relievers such as Yoo Young-chan, Jang Hyun-sik, and Lee Jung-yong, but the performance was less than expected.
As a result, he allowed his competitors to chase and gave up the top spot to the Hanwha Eagles. As of the 23rd, they are trailing by one game. It is one game behind the third-place Lotte Giants, who recorded 10-7 losses in June. In June alone, KIA rose to fourth place with 12 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses and a winning rate of 706 percent. They followed up to the 3.5 game difference with LG. There is a possibility that the injured will rise further when they return, so they are emerging as the 'dark horse' of the No. 1 fight in the future.
At the beginning of the season, LG seemed highly likely to win the regular league with 'absolute 1st place', but it is true that competition has become fierce now.
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop saw the All-Star break as the first destination and saw it as a time when players needed to concentrate. After seeing the bullpen strengthen in mid-June, he has given Son Joo-young and Lim Chan-kyu a break to manage the physical strength of the starters.
So last week, Choi Chae-heung took the mound as a substitute starter and even prepared for bullpen day.
Now, starting this week, five starters will go back to normal. Son Joo-young will return on the 21st and take the mound against Suwon KT on the 25th, and Lim Chan-kyu will also start on the 26th after a 10-day break.
By returning the starters who gave them a break, they will be able to use right-handed and left-handed pitchers alternately, and use zigzag-style starters again. This week, Jonny Chirinos, Son Joo-young, Lim Chan-kyu, Elijah Hernandez, Song Seung-ki and Chirinos will take the mound in the order of six consecutive games against KT Wiz and KIA Tigers.
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In the end, whether the batters score points that the mound can keep is the key to leading the game. Fortunately, the center hitters, who have been sluggish recently, have shown signs of recovery.
After hitting a two-run shot against Kiwoom on June 8, Moon Bo-kyung only had eight walks in 34 at-bats until he hit a heavy hit in his second at-bat against Jamsil NC on the 19th, showing sluggish performance of not getting any hits. Fortunately, he made three hits against Doosan in Jamsil on the 21st to announce his improved condition.
Park Dong-won also continued to play with his ankle in a bad condition, and his batting sense fell, but he announced his revival by hitting a three-run shot against Doosan in Jamsil on the 21st. He also hit a double on the 22nd.
Austin also escaped the burden by hitting a double against Doosan on the 22nd after six consecutive hits.
LG was concerned about a gap as top hitter Hong Chang-ki, the on-base man, was out due to injury, but Shin Min-jae showed a tremendous sense of hitting, eliminating worries about top hitters, and Kim Hyun-soo is also playing well with 'strong No. 2'. On top of that, if the center hitters perform their previous activities, synergy can be achieved with the improved mound.
Yeom has always pointed to LG and said, `We are a team of hitting.' Even if the mound is good, hitting leads to the team's atmosphere. The reason why we were able to win the regular league despite the difficult starting lineup in 2023 was because there were hits that burst at any time along with the bee bullpen.
I'm ready. Whether you can have a happy All-Star break depends on the results of 15 games.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
