He said he saved me first, but he saved LG. A three-run shot tied in the ninth inning from 11 at-bats in the second half. The reason Park Hae-min thanked Oh Ji-hwan is because
Jul 23, 2025
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LG Twins' Park Hae-min saved the team with a dramatic three-run shot in the top of the ninth inning. He saved a crisis that could have caused the team's atmosphere to fall to the bottom. After Park Hae-min's home run, Kim Hyun-soo's timely hit came from behind, and LG won the game and firmly maintained its second place.
Park Hae-min had a lot of worries. This is because there were no hits in the second half. He had no hits in eight at-bats in three weekend games against the Lotte Giants. The July batting average was not very good with 233 (7 hits in 30 at-bats) and five RBIs and five steals, but the July batting average fell to 184.
The same was true of the match against the Gwangju KIA Tigers on the 22nd. He still started as a ninth-center fielder, but struck out in the top of the third inning against KIA ace James Nail, a fly to left field in the top of the fifth inning, and a ground ball in front of the shortstop in the top of the seventh inning. It was even more regrettable that he couldn't hit it in the fifth inning with two outs and a runner on second base.
Still, the team was leading 4-1, but Lee Jung-yong, a must-winner, and Yoo Young-chan, a closer, took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning, giving up as many as six points and losing 4-7. The situation in which Nail, who had the image of 'Killer' with three wins and no losses against LG, was able to win and gain an upward atmosphere, is on the verge of falling to the bottom due to the defeat of the band.
KIA was also in a situation where the loss was heavy due to closer Jung Hae-young, who is making 24 saves in the top of the ninth inning. However, after one loss, Oh Ji-hwan, who was sluggish recently, hit a heavy hit, and pinch-hitter rookie Park Kwan-woo hit a left-handed hit, giving him a chance to get first and second bases with one out.
He then hit Jung Hae-young's 146km fastball on the first pitch to make it a tiebreaking three-run shot over the right fence. It was a 7-7 tie at once. Since then, LG, which came from behind 8-7 with consecutive hits by Koo Bon-hyuk and Moon Sung-joo and Kim Hyun-soo, added one more point due to Park Chan-ho's error to win 9-7.
For Park Hae-min and LG, it became an unforgettable game when talking about the 2025 season.
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There's only one mindset to hit hard. "There was no hit, but Ji-hwan and Kwan-woo hit.... I wasn't going to think. I always looked at the fastball and went in with the mindset that even if a breaking ball came in, let's just do three swings and swing boldly and simplyPark Hae-min said "I was thinking too much when I was chased because the results weren't coming out in the second half of the year. When the next at-bat came, I decided to come out with three swings with the thought of 'I don't know', but luckily, I threw a real pitch and it became a home run.'
The moment I hit it, it hit me well. `I skipped the moment I thought it wasn't enough to be caught because Won-jun (Choi) was trying to catch it,' he said."No one would have expected a home run. I didn't even expect a hit, let alone a home run. It was such a difficult situation, but the best result came out."
I thanked Oh Ji-hwan. Asked if he had anything to say to the players after being overturned in the bottom of the eighth inning, Park Hae-min said, `It was hard for me to tell the players because I wasn't doing well either"But (Oh) Ji-hwan hit a hit after one loss. As he did not give up and got on base by contacting the breaking ball, he seems to have given the entire team a message to do it until the end because the game was not over as a veteran and he did not give up. After that, rookie Park Kwan-woo hit a hit, raising the atmosphere. I feel like I've just got a spoon."
He hugged Yoo Young-chan and Lee Jung-yong first in the dugout. Park Hae-min said "When I high-fived with the players in the dugout, Yoo Young-chan and Lee Jung-yong stood together. I hugged them together without realizing it"There are many games that have won thanks to the two. I hope this game doesn't discourage the two. I think this home run gave them a hug to ease their burden," he said with a smile.
Park Hae-min said, `I was worried because I didn't have a hit in the second half, but now that my first hit came out with a home run, I think the atmosphere has improved"I want to help the team with hitting in the second half."."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
