I won't lose 1st place! LG, which broke down the must-win group, shook off the chase of Hanwha and led the team Mercury

Jun 11, 2025

I won't lose 1st place! LG, which broke down the must-win group, shook off the chase of Hanwha and led the team Mercury
The game between SSG and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 11th, and Austin at first base with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning and home-in, sharing joy with Moon Bo-kyung. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.11/



The LG Twins won a thrilling come-from-behind victory by destroying the opponent's must-win group.

LG won 6-4 against SSG Landers in Game 11 of the season at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 11th. With the victory, LG secured its 39th win (one draw and 26 loss) of the season, keeping a 0.5-game lead over the Hanwha Eagles. He is also far ahead of SSG with 7 wins and 4 losses this season. On the other hand, SSG, which failed to continue its winning streak, was caught up by LG again in front of a leap forward.

▶SSG starting lineup =Jihoon Choi(center fielder)-Eredia(left fielder)-Choi Jung(designated hitter)-Hanyu Island(right fielder)-Ko Myung-jun(first baseman)-Park Sung-han(foster)-Lee Ji-young(second baseman)-Jung Joon-jae(second baseman)-Kim Chan-hyung(third baseman) starting pitcher White




▶LG starting lineup =Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman) -Kim Hyun-soo (left fielder) -Austin (1st baseman) -Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter) -Moon Sung-joo (right fielder) -Lee Joo-heon (captor), Koo Bon-hyuk (striker) -Lee Young-bin (3rd baseman)-Park Hae-min (middle fielder) starting pitcher Hernandez

As it was a starting showdown between key foreign pitchers from both teams, the initial flow was in the form of a tight pitching competition.

I won't lose 1st place! LG, which broke down the must-win group, shook off the chase of Hanwha and led the team Mercury
In the game between SSG and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 11th, LG starter Hernandez is pitching hard. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.11/
SSG shook Hernandez first in the top of the second inning. Han Yoo-som, the leadoff hitter in the inning, got on base with a left-handed hit, and Ko Myung-joon, the next batter, struck out swinging, but Park Sung-han walked and piled up runners. Lee Ji-young struck out with one out and runners on the first and second bases. On top of that, two runners advanced to the scoring position due to the opponent's wild pitch.




Two outs and second and third base chances continue. No. 8 hitter Jung Joon-jae hit a timely hit to the left that crossed the shortstop's height by hitting a curve in the match against Hernandez, and third baseman Han Yoo-sum scored. SSG scored the first run, 1-0. Jung Joon-jae later stole second base and continued his record of 26 consecutive stolen bases, but unfortunately failed to score due to a failure of a follow-up.

LG immediately turned the tables in the bottom of the second inning. After two outs, the hit went off. Following Koo Bon-hyuk's hit, Lee Young-bin hit a long shot to right-center. As the opponent's right fielder Han Yu-seom's mistake was added, first baseman Koo Bon-hyuk turned around the third base and dug home, and Lee Young-bin entered the third base. Lee Young-bin's first triple as a professional was made.

I won't lose 1st place! LG, which broke down the must-win group, shook off the chase of Hanwha and led the team Mercury
The game between SSG and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 11th, and LG Lee Young-bin, with one out and runners on first base, is happy after hitting a tiebreaking RBI triple in the bottom of the second inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.11/
LG, which tied the score at 1-1, continued its chance with a walk by the next batter, Park Hae-min. With runners on the first and third bases, Shin Min-jae hit a timely hit to the right by the first baseman, bringing in third baseman Lee Young-bin. This is the moment when LG succeeded in turning the game around 2-1.




SSG, which had been quiet since then, regained its lead in the top of the fifth inning. After one out, the first batter, Jihoon Choi, woke up the quiet lineup with an infield hit that deflected off the pitcher. The next batter, Herredia, hits first and third base. As Choi Jung got on base with a ball that hit his body, a one-out bases-loaded big chance came.

I won't lose 1st place! LG, which broke down the must-win group, shook off the chase of Hanwha and led the team Mercury
The game between SSG and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 11th, Hernandez is going down the mound in the top of the 5th inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.11/
The fourth batter Han Yoo-som struck out swinging, but after two outs, Ko Myung-joon came out as a troubleshooter. Two runners homered when Ko Myung-joon hit a two-run timely double falling to the left of left field, and SSG began to lead 3-2 again. LG lowered Hernandez and put in Kim Jin-sung to finish the top of the fifth inning without additional runs.

LG also did not lose concentration. He even tied the score by pulling down White in the bottom of the sixth inning. Moon Sung-joo's hit after the leadoff hitter Moon Bo-kyung's walk in the bottom of the sixth inning gave him a chance to get first and second bases with no outs. When Lee Joo-heon grounded out to third base, two runners advanced to second and third bases.

I won't lose 1st place! LG, which broke down the must-win group, shook off the chase of Hanwha and led the team Mercury
The game between SSG and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 11th, and Kim Hyun-soo, with one out and third base, hits an RBI timely hit in the bottom of the seventh inning and cheers. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.11/
White went down the mound with one out and runners on the first and second bases, and Koo Bon-hyuk, who faced Noh Kyung-eun, hit a ground ball to shortstop. In the meantime, Moon Bo-kyung, the third baseman, is home. LG returned the game to a 3-3 tie. However, LG failed to come from behind as pinch hitter Park Dong-won was caught on a ground ball to the third base with two outs and a third base opportunity.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, LG finally turned the tide. This time again, it started with a hit by leadoff hitter Park Hae-min. After Park Hae-min stole second base, Shin Min-jae's infield grounder advanced to third base. With one out and third base, Kim Hyun-soo called in Park Hae-min with a timely hit to center field, and succeeded in turning the game around 4-3.

I won't lose 1st place! LG, which broke down the must-win group, shook off the chase of Hanwha and led the team Mercury
A game between SSG and LG held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 11th, and LG Jang Hyun-sik is pitching hard. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.11/
Austin's home run followed. Austin fired a two-run home run to the left after a full count battle against Lee Won-woon with two outs and a runner on first base. 19th home run of the season. LG, which added three runs in the seventh inning, started leading 6-3.

SSG also did not withdraw helplessly. After Ko Myung-joon's hit in the top of the eighth inning, Park Sung-han's infield grounder was on base with two outs and a runner on first base. SSG also scored an additional point for the first time since the fifth inning as pinch hitter Oh Tae-gon hit a timely double that completely separated the left-center against Kim Young-woo.

LG's closer Jang Hyun-sik took the mound with two outs in the top of the eighth inning to overcome the crisis of additional runs, and kept his team's victory by finishing scoreless until the top of the last nine. He succeeded in maintaining a 0.5-game lead by shaking off Hanwha's fierce chase that day.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.