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| The LG-KIA match at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 23rd. Jang Hyun-sik pitches in the bottom of the eighth inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.23/ |
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| The LG-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 23rd. Jang Hyun-sik, who struck out Oh Sun-woo with two outs and a runner on first base in the bottom of the ninth inning, is cheering. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.23/ |
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| The LG-KIA match at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 23rd. Jang Hyun-sik pitches in the bottom of the eighth inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.23/ |
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LG Twins were able to take the victory after a close game against Gwangju KIA Tigers on the 23rd, which was difficult, thanks to Jang Hyun-sik's good scoreless defense in the 8th and 9th innings after the 4-4 tie.
LG, which had a 4-0 lead, was expected to be able to easily take the game as starter Yoni Chirinos pitched one hit and no run until the sixth inning and added additional points to Park Hae-min and Park Dong-won's solo shots, but the atmosphere changed at once as KIA succeeded in targeting Chirinos in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Na Sung-bum's timely hit made it 1-4, and as chances continued with one out and runners on the first and third bases, LG posted veteran Kim Jin-sung, but Oh Sun-woo hit a superior three-run shot to tie the game at 4-4 at once.
According to the flow, it could be transferred to KIA. In addition, LG, which missed a chance to hit first and third bases with one out in the top of the eighth inning, had to pass the bottom of the eighth inning, starting with KIA's first hitter. Although it was sluggish the previous day, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop's choice was Jang Hyun-sik.
Jang Hyun-sik struck out Park Chan-ho with a swing and miss, grounded out Kim Sun-bin in front of the first base, and struck out Ko Jong-wook with a swing and miss, and finished with three outs. He then took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning and gave up a heavy hit to the leadoff Choi Hyung-woo, but dealt with Wisdom as a double play in front of the third baseman, and Choi Won-joon had another hit to the left, but he did not pass over the atmosphere that was about to move to KIA after dealing with Oh Sun-woo, who had hit a home run in the previous at-bat, with a swing and miss strikeout.
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| The LG-KIA match at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 23rd is cheered after Moon Bo-kyung hit a two-run shot with no outs and first base in the top of the 10th inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.23/ |
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| The LG-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 23rd. Park Dong-won is delighted after advancing to third base due to an error on a double in the top of the seventh inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.23/ |
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| LG-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 23rd. LG won the game 6-5. The players are celebrating their victory. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.23/ |
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And in the top of the 10th inning, Moon Bo-kyung hit a two-run home run from Cho Sang-woo, and LG won 6-5, giving Jang Hyun-sik a winning pitcher.
Jang Hyun-sik transferred to LG for four years and 5.2 billion won ahead of this season. I had high expectations, but my recent performance was not very good. Still, coach Yeom continued to expect Jang Hyun-sik to show good performance in the second half of the year and showed his appearance in Gwangju this time.
Manager Yeom said, `Our bullpen pitchers are taking turns blocking them well"Yesterday (23rd), Hyun-sik (Jang) was able to win by blocking two innings"
Manager Yeom talked about using Jang Hyun-sik. There was a recommendation from catcher Park Dong-won. Coach Yeom recommended Hyun-sik saying, "(Park) Dong-won, who receives the ball, is better than in the beginning." So I tried to raise (Lee) Jung-yong, but I raised Hyun-sik first. "Hyun-sik has the advantage of being able to throw two innings." So, when I thought about the 11th inning, I had him throw it up to the 9th inning. You have to draw at least, and you have to stop it to win."
Jang Hyun-sik, who felt the catcher receiving the ball directly, clearly improved, and actually led the team to victory with stable pitching. It can be seen as a positive sign that LG's bullpen can get better and better.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
