Austin two-run shot + El Dong-won's one run and three wins + Yoo Young-chan's five-out save LG, 31 wins. It also ranked first in the backup lineup.

Jun 05, 2025

Austin two-run shot El Dong-won's one run and three wins Yoo Young-chan's five-out save LG, 31 wins. It also ranked first in the backup lineup.
The LG-SSG match at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 24th. Austin, with no outs and first base, cheers after hitting a two-run home run in the top of the fifth inning. Incheon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.24/



Austin two-run shot El Dong-won's one run and three wins Yoo Young-chan's five-out save LG, 31 wins. It also ranked first in the backup lineup.
A game between the Kiwoom Heroes and the LG Twins at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 9th. LG Hernandez is pitching hard. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.09/
Austin two-run shot El Dong-won's one run and three wins Yoo Young-chan's five-out save LG, 31 wins. It also ranked first in the backup lineup.
LG Yoo Young-chan is pitching hard in the third round of the semi-playoff between LG and KT at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 8th. Suwon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.10.08/
The LG Twins secured the top spot by taking a winning series of 2-1 losses to the NC Dinos.

LG won 3-1 against NC at Changwon NC Park on the 5th with Austin's first two-run shot, Hernandez's good pitching and Yoo Young-chan's perfect finish. LG, which was chased by the second-place Hanwha Eagles by 0.5 games due to a one-point loss the previous day, won against NC and remained firmly in first place by widening the gap by 1.5 games as Hanwha lost to KT.

Starter Eliaser Hernandez became the winning pitcher in his second game after returning from injury with seven hits (one home run) and no four outs, eight strikeouts, and one run in six ⅓ innings. It's my third win of the season.




In the bottom of the eighth inning, Yoo Young-chan, who returned from injury in the biggest crisis with one out, took the mound and blocked it scoreless until the ninth inning, allowing him to keep the victory.

NC's starter Riley Thompson threw 108 pitches in five ⅔ innings, but he became a losing pitcher with seven hits (one home run), three walks, five strikeouts and three runs.

On the last day of the three consecutive home games against LG on the 5th, NC formed the same starting lineup as the previous day with Park Min-woo (2nd baseman), Kim Joo-won (striker), Park Gun-woo (right fielder), Davison (first baseman), Kwon Hee-dong (left fielder), Kim Hwi-jip (third baseman), Oh Young-soo (designated hitter), Kim Hyung-joon (captor), and Chun Jin-hwan (middle fielder).




LG's lineup has changed dramatically. It consists of Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Park Hae-min (2nd baseman), Austin (1st baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Moon Sung-joo (left wing), Moon Jung-bin (3rd baseman), Song Chan-ui (right wing), Lee Joo-heon (possession), and Lee Young-bin (striker). Kim Hyun-soo fell out due to discomfort in the right side, and Park Dong-won had a back injury, making it difficult to play. Oh Ji-hwan recently decided to take time to train due to continuous sluggishness. Koo Bon-hyuk, who continued to start on behalf of the main players recently, was also given a break, making it a day for the backup to start.

Austin two-run shot El Dong-won's one run and three wins Yoo Young-chan's five-out save LG, 31 wins. It also ranked first in the backup lineup.
The Hanwha-NC match held at Changwon NC Park on the 30th. NC starter Riley is pitching. Changwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.30/
Austin two-run shot El Dong-won's one run and three wins Yoo Young-chan's five-out save LG, 31 wins. It also ranked first in the backup lineup.
A game between the Kiwoom Heroes and the LG Twins at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 9th. LG Hernandez is pitching hard. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.09/
Austin two-run shot El Dong-won's one run and three wins Yoo Young-chan's five-out save LG, 31 wins. It also ranked first in the backup lineup.
The LG-SSG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 25th. Austin is celebrating after hitting a solo shot in the top of the seventh inning. Incheon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.25/
On this day, Riley Thompson of NC and Ellyaser Hernandez of LG started the game, and two foreign starters will face off.

In the top of the first inning, LG's new table setter relieved Riley's power. After Shin Min-jae continued to foul and grounded out in front of the third baseman after a close game going up to eight pitches, Park Hae-min continued to play a ten-ball game and got on base with a walk. And Austin hit Riley's 150-kilometer fastball as it came to the center, connecting it with a pre-emptive two-run shot over the left fence. With his 18th home run of the season, he approached Samsung Diaz, the No. 1 home run with 22 home runs, by four.




Subsequently, Moon Bo-kyung's infield hit and Moon Sung-joo's walk led to a chance of one out and first and second bases, but Moon Jung-bin struck out and Song Chan-eui grounded out in front of the second base, failing to score additional points.

NC also responded with a home run by a foreign hitter. Davison, who came out as a leadoff hitter in the top of the second inning, pulled a 144km fastball that entered the strike zone outside the third pitch in the advantageous count of 2B and hit a solo shot over the left fence. 10th home run of the season.

In the top of the third inning, LG missed a chance to get first and second bases with two outs, and NC lost a chance to get a second base with one out in the bottom of the third inning.

LG's backup players scored an additional point in the top of the fourth inning. Lee Joo-heon's sacrifice bunt and Lee Young-bin's sacrifice fly to center field added one point to the lead Song Chan's left double.

NC created a chance with one out and runners on first and third base in the bottom of the fifth inning with Oh Young-soo's double to the left and Chun Jae-hwan's heavy hit, but Park Min-woo's hit went straight to the second baseman and became a double play.

Austin two-run shot El Dong-won's one run and three wins Yoo Young-chan's five-out save LG, 31 wins. It also ranked first in the backup lineup.
In the game between Lotte and NC at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 11th, NC Davidson hits and shares joy. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.11/
Austin two-run shot El Dong-won's one run and three wins Yoo Young-chan's five-out save LG, 31 wins. It also ranked first in the backup lineup.
The KBO League game between Lotte and LG held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 20th. LG Song Chan-ui, who hit a grand slam in the second inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.20/
Austin two-run shot El Dong-won's one run and three wins Yoo Young-chan's five-out save LG, 31 wins. It also ranked first in the backup lineup.
KBO League Lotte and LG match held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 21st. LG Lee Young-bin hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the sixth inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.21/
In the top of the sixth inning, Koo Bon-hyuk, who replaced Moon Jung-bin, hit a double in the left-center, and Song Chan-ui hit a right-handed hit, creating a decisive opportunity for additional runs on the first and third bases with no outs. However, when Lee Joo-heon struck out swinging, Song Chan-eui ran to second base and was threatened, and in the meantime, third baseman Koo Bon-hyuk dug home, but he was tagged out with a fast home pitch from shortstop. Lee Young-bin struck out swinging with two outs and second base, and eventually failed to score.

In the top of the seventh inning, LG created a chance for one out and runners on first and second bases with Shin Min-jae's hit, Park Hae-min's sacrifice bunt and Austin's automatic four pitches, but Moon Bo-kyung hit a double play in front of the second baseman.

NC drew a walk from pitcher Kim Jin-sung, who changed Kim Hyung-joon to the left-handed hit of the leader Kim Hwi-jip in the bottom of the seventh inning, and got a chance to get first and second bases with one out, but Chun Jae-hwan failed to score again with a fly to center field and Park Min-woo a ground ball in front of the pitcher.

LG's leadoff Moon Sung-joo hit a mid-wall triple in the top of the eighth inning, but three subsequent batters stepped down with a short right field fly, a pitcher fly, and a ground ball in front of the third baseman, failing to bring the third baseman home.

NC once again had a decisive opportunity in the bottom of the eighth inning. With LG posting Park Myung-geun, pinch hitter Choi Jung-won got on base with a hit ball after one out, and Davison's left-handed hit made it to first and third bases. In Han Seok-hyun's at-bat, the ball flowed to the side, and first base runner Park Young-bin went to second base, followed by Han Seok-hyun's walk to make the bases loaded with one out.

In the end, LG posted the closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan. Yoo Young-chan drew Kim Hwi-jip's check swing with a slider that dropped for the sixth time in the ball count 2B2S, and Oh Young-soo also escaped the biggest crisis by striking out swinging with a 139km fork ball in the full count match.

Yoo Young-chan also appeared in the bottom of the ninth inning. He made his first save of the season by catching Kim Hyung-joon a fly to right field, striking out Shin Jae-hwan, and Park Min-woo a fly to center field.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.