It was the first round with seven consecutive wins and an 80% win rate, but the second place was also a sigh of relief. We've hit rock bottom. Expectations for the second half of the year
Jul 10, 2025
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LG, which started without a finish but ranked first with strong starters and explosive hits, even gave up the top spot to the Hanwha Eagles and even gave up the second place to the KIA Tigers. Fortunately, he was able to finish the first half by keeping second place with three consecutive wins at the last minute.
In April, he gave up the No. 1 spot to Hanwha, but in May, he came back up and seemed to be cruising back to the top spot. In June, bullpen pitchers such as Yoo Young-chan, Lee Jung-yong, Jang Hyun-sik, and Ham Deok-ju, who were injured, returned and the bullpen became solid, which was expected to help them maintain the top spot.
The problem was the hit. In March, LG scored 7.9 points per game with a batting average of .33 and 55 points in seven games, but in April, when it ranked fourth in monthly performance with 13 wins and 11 losses, it ranked fifth with a batting average of .25 and fourth with 4.8 points per game.
In May, when he ranked No. 1 with 15 wins and 10 losses, he hit second place overall with a batting average of 265 and 5.5 points per game
In June, when the team hit rate was stagnant with 9 wins, 1 draw and 12 losses, it ranked seventh overall with a team batting average of 207 percent and fifth with 4.8 points per game. In particular, in June, the team's ERA also fell to 8th place at 4.82, showing both two-stroke declines, and the team's performance hit rock bottom.
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Looking back at the first half, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said "It was good in the beginning, but there were difficult times due to injuries to the batters that should be good." Baseball has ups and downs, and I'm worried about going down deep, but I think it's bottomed out now"I think it will come up in the second half. If the lineup recovers in the second half of the year, we expect to be able to fight what we think of as a ranking fight."
In the second half of the year, the most important thing to watch out for is injury. Coach Yeom said, `The first thing is that there should be no injuries in the second half. "Whatever team is injured or not will determine whether the team goes stable or falters," he said. "Especially in the game, injuries are absolutely at the mercy of the team."
Injuries are also related to physical strength, so they are also paying attention to physical strength management. In recent hot weather, LG is conducting self-training. In Jamsil, home, players can choose indoor and outdoor to practice batting. The defense training that had been available until recently disappeared.
The six-day All-Star break is also a break for the first three days and self-training for the next three days, and Yeom recommends enough rest.
LG scored 16 hits against Kiwoom on the 9th to win 12-6. Since he scored 13 points against Doosan in Jamsil on June 22, he has won with double-digit scores in 13 games, washing up his recent batting slump.
LG captain Park Hae-min also "I think today's baseball is just the LG Twins' baseball." I think LG baseball is on track"He showed a positive attitude, saying, "If I win by tomorrow and rest well, I think I can have more power to run in the second half of the year."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.