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| LG-SSG match at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 25th. LG starter Song Seung-ki pitches. Yes, Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.5.25/ |
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| In the game against LG-SSG held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 24th, Kim Hyun-soo, who scored during Moon Bo-kyung's timely hit with two outs and a runner on the second base, is welcomed. Incheon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.24/ |
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| 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/ |
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The LG Twins escaped from three consecutive losses and secured the top spot.
In an away game against the NC Dinos in Changwon on the 3rd, LG won a complete victory of 15-0 due to starter Song Seung-ki's six scoreless innings and the explosion of batters including Kim Hyun-soo and Austin's three-run shot. He had 36 wins, one draw and 22 losses.
LG, which was swept by the Samsung Lions last weekend, quickly escaped its losing streak and maintained the chase of the second-place Hanwha Eagles, who won the KT Wiz on the day, to 1.5 games.
NC succeeded in escaping from five consecutive losses (including one draw) by scoring as many as 16 points against Hanwha on the 1st, but was blocked by Song Seung-ki and lost again to maintain its eighth place.
NC's main catcher Kim Hyung-joon returned to the first division and started. Kim Hyung-joon received a suture procedure for tearing his left pinky finger against the Doosan Bears on the 23rd of last month, and although it was known that it would take about two weeks to recover, he showed his fighting spirit to return in 10 days. With no thread drawn yet, he wore a mitt and received fastballs from pitchers.
NC formed the starting lineup of Han Seok-hyun (right wing), Kim Joo-won (striker), Park Gun-woo (designated hitter), Davison (first baseman), Kwon Hee-dong (left wing), Kim Hwi-jip (third baseman), Chun Jin-hwan (middle fielder), Kim Hyung-joon (posoo), and Kim Han-byul (second baseman). Except for Han Seok-hyun, everyone was composed of right-handed hitters (Kim Joo-won was a switch heater) to prepare for LG starter Song Seung-ki. Song Seung-ki took the mound against NC in Jamsil on April 24, and NC hitters could not hit with a single hit from Song Seung-ki in six innings at the time.
LG started with Park Hae-min (center fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Moon Sung-joo (right wing), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Koo Bon-hyuk (third baseman), Lee Joo-heon (catcher), and Shin Min-jae (second baseman). Since Song Seung-ki took the mound, Lee Joo-heon went out as a catcher, leaving Park Dong-won out and putting Moon Sung-joo in the fifth batter.
A showdown between pitchers qualified for the Rookie of the Year by Song Seung-ki with five wins and Mok Ji-hoon with two wins. NC manager Lee Ho-joon hoped that Mok Ji-hoon would play on par with Song Seung-ki until the fifth inning, but it was not easy.
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| A game between the NC Dinos and the Hanwha Eagles at Munsu Baseball Stadium in Ulsan on the 20th. NC Mok Ji-hoon is pitching hard. Ulsan=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com/2025.05.20/ |
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| LG-SSG match at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 25th. LG starter Song Seung-ki pitches. Yes, Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.5.25/ |
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| In the game against LG-SSG at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 24th, Moon Bo-kyung hits a timely hit with two outs and a runner on second base in the top of the third inning. Incheon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.24/ |
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LG scored the first run in the top of the first inning. Moon Bo-kyung's heavy hit broke and scored one run in the opportunity of two outs and second base, which was made with a walk by the first-runner Park Hae-min. Moon Sung-joo's hit to the right-center led to an opportunity for two outs and runners on first and third bases, but failed to score additional points.
After two outs in the top of the second inning, Kim Hyun-soo's ground ball in front of the first base gave him a chance to score first and second bases. At this time, Kim Hyun-soo showed his fighting spirit by boldly sliding headfirst to the first base as he thought the pitcher's base cover was late despite the ground ball in front of the first base.
The game was decided early in the top of the fourth inning. After one out, Lee Joo-heon went out with a hit ball, but he didn't expect it to be such a big inning when Shin Min-jae was caught on a fly to center field and reached two outs. However, Park Hae-min walked and got on base, and Kim Hyun-soo hit a three-run shot over the middle fence. 4-0 at once.
It isn't finished. Following Austin's hit to the left-center, Moon Bo-kyung hit to the left, leading to a chance of two outs and runners on first and second bases.
Before you know it, Mok Ji-hoon's number of pitches reached 95, and the replacement was decided. Moon Sung-joo drew a walk against rookie Kim Tae-hoon to load the bases, and Oh Ji-hwan's heavy hit added two runs to make it 6-0. During three ⅔ innings, Mok Ji-hoon became a losing pitcher with seven hits (one home run), three walks, two strikeouts, and six runs.
LG's score continued. In the top of the fifth inning, he added one run with a walk, a hit, and an opponent's mistake, and then added another run with Kim Hyun-soo's infield ground ball. After 2 outs, Moon Bo-kyung's walk made it 1st and 3rd base with 2 outs, and Moon Sung-joo's left-center hit made another run, making it 10-0 with Kim Hyun-soo's heavy hit in the top of the 6th inning with 2 outs and runners on the 1st and 2nd bases with a hit and a walk.
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| The LG-SSG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 24th. In the top of the eighth inning, Park Hae-min hit an RBI timely hit with one out and second base, but was out after trying to reach second base. Park Hae-min is disappointed. Incheon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.24/ |
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| The KBO League game between Lotte and LG held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 20th. LG Moon Sung-joo who hit an RBI timely hit in the top of the second inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.20/ |
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| In the first game of a doubleheader between NC and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 11th, NC Chun Jae-hwan hits in the top of the second inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.11/ |
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Song Seung-ki pitched perfectly, striking out Kim Hyung-joon, who was the last batter in the bottom of the second inning, by the end of the sixth inning. By the sixth inning, he had 79 pitches and recorded just one hit, one walk, seven strikeouts, and no runs, marking his sixth win (three losses) of the season. He also reduced his ERA from 2.83 to 2.56.
LG continued to drive NC's mound after that. In the eighth inning, Song Chan's two-run timely hit added five runs with Austin's three-run shot to spread the score to 15-0.
Kim Hyun-soo shone in the lineup. In the top of the fourth inning, he hit hard with two hits and five RBIs in five at-bats, including a decisive three-run shot. Top hitter Park Hae-min scored three points with four walks alone, while Moon Sung-joo and Shin Min-jae showed signs of recovery by hitting three hits each. Austin trailed Diaz, who finished first with 21 shots with 17 shots.
NC's match was decided early as starter Mok Ji-hoon failed to withstand the LG lineup and the lineup was blocked by Song Seung-ki again. In the bottom of the second inning, Chun Jae-hwan's hit became the team's only hit. Starting in the sixth inning, he prepared for tomorrow's game by excluding key players such as Davison, Kwon Hee-dong, and Kim Joo-won.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
