LG barely managed to keep second place. Tied by foot baseball in the 7th inning → Kim Hyun-soo's thrilling come-from-behind hit, 4-3 come-from-behind victory. Kiwoom 6 consecutive losses → 60 losses

Jul 08, 2025

LG barely managed to keep second place. Tied by foot baseball in the 7th inning → Kim Hyun-soo's thrilling come-from-behind hit, 4-3 come-from-behind victory. Kiwoom 6 consecutive losses → 60 losses
A game between the LG Twins and the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 21st. LG Kim Hyun-soo is cheering after scoring. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.21/



LG barely managed to keep second place. Tied by foot baseball in the 7th inning → Kim Hyun-soo's thrilling come-from-behind hit, 4-3 come-from-behind victory. Kiwoom 6 consecutive losses → 60 losses
In the game between KIA and LG held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 27th, LG won 4-3. The battery of Yoo Young-chan and Park Dong-won sharing the joy of victory. Jamsil = reporter wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.27/
LG barely managed to keep second place. Tied by foot baseball in the 7th inning → Kim Hyun-soo's thrilling come-from-behind hit, 4-3 come-from-behind victory. Kiwoom 6 consecutive losses → 60 losses
LG Kim Jin-sung is pitching hard in a game between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 27th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.27/
The LG Twins came from behind to secure the second place.

LG won the home game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 8th with Kim Hyun-soo's timely hit in the bottom of the seventh inning.

LG won two consecutive games and maintained its second place with 47 wins, two draws and 37 losses. Kiwoom lost six consecutive games due to a disappointing upset and reached 60 losses before the first half. 26 wins, 3 draws and 60 losses.




Both LG and Kiwoom had good reasons to win. LG, which had been ranked first with seven consecutive wins in the opening period and fell to third place, is in a situation where it is not necessary to lower the team atmosphere by finishing second in the first half to motivate them to catch up with Hanwha Eagles in the second half. Kiwoom has lost five consecutive games recently, and has already lost 59. Kiwoom, which has a winning rate of .306 with 26 wins, 3 draws, and 59 losses, cannot finish the first half with a winning rate of .200.

LG made up the starting lineup with Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Chun Sung-ho (3rd baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (designated hitter), Moon Bo-kyung (1st baseman), Moon Sung-joo (right wing), Park Dong-won (possession), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Ham Chang-gun (left wing) and Park Hae-min (center fielder), while Kiwoom made up the starting lineup with Song Sung-moon (3rd baseman), Lim Ji-yeol (left wing), Lee Ju-hyung (center fielder), Choi Joo-hwan (first baseman) - Stone (right wing) - Joo Sung-won (designated hitter) - Eo Jun-seo (poss.

It was the third time this season that LG Lim Chan-kyu and Kiwoom Ha Young-min faced off as starting pitchers in Korea. Lim Chan-gyu won both previous games. At the Gocheok game on April 10, Lim Chan-kyu became a winning pitcher with five hits and one run in seven innings, and he became a losing pitcher with 10 hits (one home run) and six runs in four innings. On May 15, in Jamsil, Lim Chan-kyu won again with four hits and one run in seven innings, while Ha Young-min lost again with four hits (one home run) and three runs in five innings.




Lim Chan-kyu took the mound once more in the Gocheok game on June 7 and allowed six hits and three runs in five innings, but his team lost 1-4.

Ha Young-min won by decision in the third showdown. Ha Young-min was replaced in a 3-2 lead with six hits, two walks, five strikeouts and two runs in six innings, and Lim Chan-kyu was on the verge of losing the game with six hits (one home run), one walk, five strikeouts and three runs (two earned runs) in six innings. However, it was tied 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning, and both withdrew without a win or loss. Ha Young-min finished the first half with 6-8 losses and a 4.81 ERA, and Lim Chan-kyu ended the first half with only two losses in six games without winning after winning eight games against Hanwha on May 27. He will be in the second half with 8 wins, 3 losses and a 2.88 ERA.

LG barely managed to keep second place. Tied by foot baseball in the 7th inning → Kim Hyun-soo's thrilling come-from-behind hit, 4-3 come-from-behind victory. Kiwoom 6 consecutive losses → 60 losses
LG starter Lim Chan-kyu is pitching hard in a game between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 27th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.27/
LG barely managed to keep second place. Tied by foot baseball in the 7th inning → Kim Hyun-soo's thrilling come-from-behind hit, 4-3 come-from-behind victory. Kiwoom 6 consecutive losses → 60 losses
A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. Kiwoom Ha Young-min is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.15/
LG barely managed to keep second place. Tied by foot baseball in the 7th inning → Kim Hyun-soo's thrilling come-from-behind hit, 4-3 come-from-behind victory. Kiwoom 6 consecutive losses → 60 losses
Dusan-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 22nd. In the bottom of the sixth inning, when Oh Sun-jin hit with two outs and a runner on second base, first baseman Oh Sun-jin is caught in the middle of the run and third baseman Lim Ji-yeol is cheering after home-in. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.22/
As soon as Kiwoom started, he scored the first point with a big one. Following the lead Song Sung-moon's heavy hit in the top of the first inning, Lim Ji-yeol fired a pre-emptive two-run shot over the left fence. In 2B2S, he hit a curve of 112.7km toward his body for the fifth pitch to create a home run with a driving distance of 105m. 2-0 in just two batters.

LG also started chasing in the bottom of the second inning. Moon Bo-kyung's double to the right-center field was made with Moon Sung-joo's fly to right field, and Park Dong-won's deep infield hit scored one run. Then, second baseman Jeon Tae-hyun and center fielder Lee Joo-hyung appear to concede to each other on Oh Ji-hwan's ordinary fly You can't catch it and it becomes a lucky hit. First and second base.

However, Ham Chang-gun and Park Hae-min failed to tie the game after losing back-to-back photos.

After the end of the third inning, the game was suspended from 7:20 p.m. due to a sudden downpour, and a tarp was laid on the infield soil. Fortunately, the shower was suspended for a total of 28 minutes before it resumed at 7:48.

Kiwoom scored one run in the top of the resumed fourth inning. After the second death, center fielder Park Hae-min followed Joo Sung-won's well-hit ball well, but it became a double that fell after hitting the glove, and pitcher Lim Chan-kyu seemed to catch Eo Jun-seo's ground ball toward the first base. As second baseman Shin Min-jae tried to toss his glove, the ball flowed to the side, and in the meantime, second baseman Joo Sung-won dug home and became 3-1.

LG followed one run in the bottom of the fourth inning with consecutive hits by Moon Bo-kyung and Moon Sung-joo, Park Dong-won's sacrifice bunt, and Oh Ji-hwan's sacrifice fly to left field, leading to 2-3. Ham Chang-gun's walk led to two outs and first and third bases, but Park Hae-min stepped down with a fly to right field and failed to reach a tie again.

LG barely managed to keep second place. Tied by foot baseball in the 7th inning → Kim Hyun-soo's thrilling come-from-behind hit, 4-3 come-from-behind victory. Kiwoom 6 consecutive losses → 60 losses
A game between the LG Twins and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. LG Moon Bo-kyung is cheering after hitting a three-run shot with one out and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the third inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.28/
LG barely managed to keep second place. Tied by foot baseball in the 7th inning → Kim Hyun-soo's thrilling come-from-behind hit, 4-3 come-from-behind victory. Kiwoom 6 consecutive losses → 60 losses
A game between the LG Twins and the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 21st. LG Park Dong-won is cheering after hitting a three-run shot with no outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the fourth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.21/
LG barely managed to keep second place. Tied by foot baseball in the 7th inning → Kim Hyun-soo's thrilling come-from-behind hit, 4-3 come-from-behind victory. Kiwoom 6 consecutive losses → 60 losses
A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. In the bottom of the fourth inning, LG Oh Ji-hwan is hitting a two-run shot with two outs and a runner on first base. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.15/
In the bottom of the fifth inning, a chance to tie again was created. Leader Shin Min-jae hit a double to the right-center and Chun Sung-ho's sacrifice bunt made it one out and third base. Kim Hyun-soo's good hit is two outs with a line drive to the front of the second baseman. Moon Bo-kyung stepped down with a fly to center field and failed to reach a tie again.

After Ha Young-min and Lim Chan-kyu blocked each other until the sixth inning without additional runs, the bullpen fight began. After LG Kim Jin-sung blocked the top of the seventh inning with a three-out strikeout, LG took the opportunity in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Leader Park Hae-min hit a first-base hit from the changed pitcher Won Jong-hyun, and first baseman Choi Joo-hwan caught it well and threw it to pitcher Won Jong-hyun, who came to the first base cover, but Won Jong-hyun dropped it. Then, during Shin Min-jae's at-bat, Park Hae-min attempted to steal second base, and catcher Kim Gun-hee's throw fell toward center field, making Park Hae-mi safely settle to third base, giving her a decisive opportunity for third base with no outs. Shin Min-jae walks and hits the first and third bases with no outs. Chun Sung-ho's ground ball in front of the shortstop forced the first baseman out only to the second base, and in the meantime, third baseman Park Hae-min homered and tied 3-3.

And as Choi Seung-min came in as the runner on first base, Kiwoom's battery was nervous again, which led to an error. During Kim Hyun-soo's at-bat, he took out one ball in consideration of Choi Seung-min for the third pitch in the ball count 2S, but as he fell out too much, he fell back after being hit by catcher Kim Gun-hee's mitts. In the meantime, Choi Seung-min settled on second base. And Kim Hyun-soo hit a heavy hit, and Choi Seung-min homered and succeeded in turning the game around 4-3.

LG finished the game in the top of the eighth inning when Lee Jung-yong came up and lightly hit Kiwoom's 1st, 2nd and 3rd batters, and closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan came up in the top of the 9th inning to protect the victory.

Kim Jin-sung won his third game of the season, Lee Jung-yong had four holds and Yoo Young-chan had six saves.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.