Is it LG's sweep or KIA's defense. The third face-off is Son Joo Yeongyang and Hyunjong. The winner is
Jul 24, 2025
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The LG Twins and KIA Tigers will face Game 3 of the series during the week amid a sweep chance and crisis.
LG won 9-7 with Park Hae-min's dramatic three-run shot and Kim Hyun-soo's come-from-behind hit in the top of the ninth inning on the 22nd, and Moon Bo-kyung's two-run shot in the top of the 10th inning on the 23rd secured a 6-5 victory. It was a fierce battle, so it became a series that could be a turning point for LG, who won, to shake off the sluggishness and rise again, and KIA, which had entered the second place fight by bringing victory despite a series of injured players, accumulated regretful losses.
If LG takes the game to the last 24th, it can create an atmosphere in which it can certainly challenge No. 1 Hanwha, not compete for No. 2 by winning four consecutive games at the same time as sweeping KIA. If KIA is swept, it will have up to 5.5 games with second-place LG, and will move away from the second-place fight for the time being.
Jung Hae-young became a losing pitcher with a Blon save on the 22nd, and setup man Cho Sang-woo, who was No. 1 in the hold, became a losing pitcher on the 23rd, and if the winning team was swept, the upward trend that has been going on could be greatly dampened.
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Son Joo-young unfortunately had ups and downs, but finished the first half with 7-6 losses and a 4.15 ERA. And on the 18th, his first appearance in the second half, he started well against the Lotte Giants by becoming a winning pitcher with seven hits and one run in six innings.
He took the mound in two games against KIA this year, and all faced Yang Hyun-jong. There was no win or loss, but his ERA was 3.72, which was better than his season ERA.
He took the mound in Gwangju on April 25 and was sluggish with seven hits and five runs (three earned runs) in three ⅔ innings, but in Jamsil on June 27, he recorded a quality start with four hits and two runs (one earned run) in six innings. This is the third face-off.
Yang Hyun-jong, who is set to take his first mound in the second half of the year, recorded 5 wins and 5 losses with a 5.19 ERA in 18 games in the first half. In the game against LG, he pitched in three games, losing one and posting a 6.75 ERA.
On April 4, he met Song Seung-ki in Jamsil, and he became a losing pitcher by allowing seven hits and four runs in five innings, and on April 25, he faced Son Joo-young in Gwangju and recorded six hits and five runs in five innings.
In the second game against Son Joo-young on June 27, he recorded a quality start with four hits and three runs in six innings.
Coincidentally, neither of them won or lost in the showdown. Will the winners and losers be divided in this third showdown.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
