Hanwha solo? Wait! LG has won six consecutive games...Rebellion in second place. You don't know if it's like this.
Jul 26, 2025
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LG won 4-3 against the Doosan Bears in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 26th. LG, ranked second, recorded 55 wins, 39 losses, and 2 draws in the season, while Doosan, ranked ninth, lost two consecutive games, recording 39 wins, 52 losses and 4 draws in the season.
The leading Hanwha Eagles had 57 wins, 34 losses and 3 draws for the season until the 25th, leading LG by four games. If Hanwha loses the match against the SSG Landers in Daejeon on the same day, it will be three games apart from LG. a distance that is not sufficient to consolidate the solo system. It raises questions about how much more LG's rise will threaten Hanwha until the end of the season.
LG made the starting lineup with Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Moon Sung-joo (right wing), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (captor), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Chun Sung-ho (first baseman), Koo Bon-hyuk (third baseman), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). The starting pitcher is Lim Chan-kyu.
Doosan's Oh Myung-jin (2nd baseman), Park Joon-soon (3rd baseman), Jake Cave (right fielder), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter), Kim In-tae (left fielder), Yang Seok-hwan (1st baseman), Lee Yoo-chan (st baseman), and Jung Soo-bin (middle fielder) started. The starting pitcher is Kwak Bin.
Lim Chan-kyu pitched six innings of 101 pitches, eight hits, two walks, four strikeouts, and two runs, and withdrew without a loss. From the seventh inning, Lee Jung-yong (one run in ⅓ innings), Kim Jin-sung (one ⅓ inning), and Jang Hyun-sik (one ⅓ inning) threw consecutively to keep the victory.
Doosan's Kwak Bin pitched seven innings, 108 pitches, four hits, two walks, six strikeouts, and three runs, but he withdrew again without a win or loss. The losing pitcher was Park Shin-ji (one run in ⅔ innings).
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In the top of the third inning, Park Hae-min and Shin Min-jae made consecutive hits to first and third bases with no outs. Moon Sung-joo hit a sacrifice fly to left field to make it 2-1. At this time, the additional scoring flow was cut off when first baseman Shin Min-jae ran without expecting Doosan left fielder Kim In-tae's sliding catch and was forced out of the first base.
Doosan chased again in the bottom of the third inning. After one out, Yang Eui-ji opened the scoring with a triple to left-center, and after two outs, Kim In-tae hit a timely hit to the right field to make it 2-2.
One more tight balance was broken in the top of the sixth inning. Leading hitter Moon Sung-joo hit a double to left-center. Kim Hyun-soo's groundout to the second base made it to third base with one out, and Moon Bo-kyung hit a sacrifice fly to left field to lead 3-2.
Doosan brought the game back to square one in the bottom of the seventh inning. LG took starter Lim Chan-kyu off the mound and raised Lee Jung-yong. Oh Myung-jin and Cave's hits gave them a chance to hit first and second bases with one out, and Yang Eui-ji hit a timely hit to make it 3-3.
LG took the lead again in the top of the eighth inning. After one out, Shin Min-jae got a walk, and Moon Sung-joo's grounder to the pitcher made it to second base with two outs. If Doosan pitcher Park Shin-ji had chosen second base first, it could have been prevented with two outs and a first base, but he provided an excuse for additional runs as he chose first base. Kim Hyun-soo hit a timely double in the right field to seal the 4-3 victory.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.