Moon Bo-kyung played third baseman in 22 days. First baseman Lee Young-bin with a triple. Park Dongwon fell out again today
Jun 12, 2025
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In the home game against SSG Landers in Jamsil on the 12th, LG formed the starting lineup with Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (left fielder), Austin (designated hitter), Moon Bo-kyung (3rd baseman), Moon Sung-joo (right fielder), Koo Bon-hyuk (fielders), Lee Joo-heon (catcher), Lee Young-bin (1st baseman), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder).
With Moon Bo-kyung at third base, Austin will be able to rest as a designated hitter. Lee Young-bin, who hit an RBI triple the previous day, played as first baseman instead of Austin. Park Dong-won will rest again on this day, and Lee Joo-heon will participate.
Moon Bo-kyung played as a designated hitter due to knee pain after playing as a third baseman until the match against Lotte in Busan on May 21. He came back to third base after 22 days.
In the meantime, Koo Bon-hyuk was mainly the third baseman, but as Oh Ji-hwan was out, Koo Bon-hyuk moved to shortstop, it became necessary to have a third baseman. Lee Young-bin, Moon Jung-bin, Son Yong-joon and others participated, but there was a limit to filling Moon Bo-kyung.
In particular, the physical strength of key players such as Kim Hyun-soo and Austin has been limited. As Moon Bo-kyung continues to play as a designated hitter, other players have to continue to defend and are physically struggling.
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, `As Moon Bo-kyung is coming out as the designated hitter, hitters such as Austin and Kim Hyun-soo, who had to take a break each time, continued to play without a break. It's time for other players to get tired, he said. "Moon Bo-kyung will have to play third base at least one or two games a week."
Moon Bo-kyung trained third base defense prior to batting training on the day. It's been a long time since I played defense, so I have to check whether I'm in good condition and regain my sense of defense. While receiving a few funkos from coach Kim Il-kyung, he focused on finding a sense by throwing second and first bases.
On this day, LG's Yoni Chirinos and SSG's Jeon Young-joon will start.
Chirinos, the first starter, is 6-2 with a 2.59 ERA in 13 games this season. There has been no win in three games since winning his sixth win with one run in six innings against KT Wiz on May 18. In the previous game against Kiwoom on the 6th, he went down from a 1-0 lead with seven scoreless innings, but failed to become a winning pitcher.
In the game against SSG, he pitched twice and recorded one win, no loss, and an ERA of 3.55. On April 18, he became a winning pitcher with three hits, seven strikeouts, and one run in seven innings, and on May 24, he left the game 3-4 behind with seven hits (two homers) and five strikeouts and four runs in five ⅔ innings, but was tied and avoided defeat.
Jeon Young-joon, who is a substitute starter, has never filled five innings in four appearances. He has lost only two games without winning, and has a 5.17 ERA.
I threw it once before against LG. He started in Incheon on the 25th and pitched five hits, one walk, three strikeouts, and two runs in four ⅓ innings, but became a losing pitcher. In the previous game against KT on the 6th, he became a losing pitcher with five hits, one walk, five strikeouts and four runs in three innings.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
