1st and 2nd base → 1st and 3rd base → full base → full base missed. Without Park Hae-min's two-run single in the ninth inning, Patta's team was humiliated. I can't believe I got a chance to win first place
Jul 02, 2025
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The LG Twins cried at a single shot that didn't explode.
LG lost 2-5 in an away game against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 2nd.
On the surface, it was blocked by Lotte left-handed fastball starter Alec Gamboa, and the loss was that starter Lim Chan-kyu was taken by Jeon Joon-woo as he received a preemptive two-run shot.
However, LG could have destroyed Gamboa on the day. He got a chance to score several times, but he didn't get one hit he expected in the end, which eventually led to a loss.
On the same day, LG started Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (2nd baseman), Moon Sung-joo (left fielder), Moon Bo-kyung (3rd baseman), Park Dong-won (captor), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Kim Joo-sung (1st baseman), Song Chan-ui (right fielder), and Choi Won-young (midfielder). Austin Dean, who led the victory with a two-run shot the previous day, was unable to play due to side pain, which eventually left a regret.
LG, who retired with three outs until the second inning, created its first opportunity in the top of the third inning. No. 8 Song Chan-ui walked and Shin Min-jae's right-handed hit after two outs gave him a chance to hit first and second bases. At bat, Kim Hyun-soo, who is batting .435 with a batting average of .405, was caught by center fielder, however, when he hit a 154km fastball that was coming toward his body from the advantageous count of 2B.
In the top of the fourth inning, Moon Bo-kyung hit a big double when he hit the right fence after one out. Park Dong-won's ground ball in front of the second base made it to third base with two outs, and Oh Ji-hwan's walk made it to first and third base. Kim Joo-sung, who played in place of Austin, hit a low changeup of 139km at the first pitch, but was out with a ground ball in front of the second base.
A better opportunity came at the top of the fourth inning when Jeon Jun-woo hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the fourth inning, trailing 0-2. After two outs, Shin Min-jae's left-handed hit, Kim Hyun-soo's walk, and Moon Sung-joo's infield hit to the first base gave him a chance to load the bases.
Moon Bo-kyung, who hit a home run double in his second at-bat, came forward, but hitting a 155km fastball that came low at the first pitch rolled in front of the shortstop.
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After two outs, Kim Hyun-soo and Moon Sung-joo beat Lotte starter Gamboa until the end with consecutive hits.
In the end, relief pitcher Choi Joon-yong came up and Moon Bo-kyung hit a 150km fastball outside the first pitch, which became a ground ball in front of the shortstop. However, shortstop Jeon Min-jae's toss to the second baseman fell off the glove of second baseman Park Chan-hyung, and all the runners lived.
There was a decisive opportunity to load the bases with two outs, but Park Dong-won failed to make use of it. In 1B2S, he hit a 138km slider that came to the castle in the middle of the fourth pitch, but was caught on a fly to left field.
In the top of the ninth inning, he narrowly avoided losing his third pitcher Jung Cheol-won. LG, which made the last chance of runners on the second and third bases with one out with the first 9th Choi Won-young's left-handed hit and Kim Hyun-soo's left-handed double, brought both runners home with a hit in the top of the seventh inning by Park Hae-min, who was Moon Sung-joo's pinch runner. 2-5.
Lotte eventually put up the closer Kim Won-joong, and Chun Sung-ho stepped down with a fly to center field and Lee Joo-heon grounded out in front of the third base, ending the game.
On this day, LG had nine hits and five walks, creating more on-base hits and scoring opportunities than Lotte (5 hits, 4 walks), but was dragged around because no decisive shot came out except in the ninth inning I lost.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Jeon Joon-woo hit a two-run shot with one out and a runner on first base, and veteran Kim Min-sung, who came out as a runner on the first and second bases with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, hit an RBI double on the left-field line to contrast with LG.
LG has a good bullpen enough to block Lotte's hard line with two runs the previous day. On this day, he had no choice but to play a difficult game as he lost the lead and could not use a must-win group. Nevertheless, he didn't score additional runs and tried to get his last chance until the end.
LG said, "The mound has stabilized to some extent. Even if it is difficult to start, he can block about five innings, and the bullpen has the power to keep the lead with closer Yoo Young-chan and setup man Lee Jung-yong, Kim Jin-sung and Jang Hyun-sik.
In the end, it became important to make a lead. And the hit bursts like at the beginning of the season, so you have to score to fight for first place.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
