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| The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. Moon Bo-kyung at bat with no outs and no outs in the bottom of the third inning. Kim Hyun-soo is succeeding in stealing second base. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/ |
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| The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. In the bottom of the third inning, Moon Bo-kyung, on second base with no outs, is happy after hitting an RBI timely hit. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/ |
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| The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. LG starter Son Joo-young is pitching. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/ |
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The LG Twins won three consecutive games and secured second place in the first half regardless of the game on the 10th.
LG won 12-6 at home against the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 9th with a huge explosion of the batters who had 16 hits. LG, which has won three consecutive games, has 48 wins, 2 draws, and 37 losses to maintain its second place alone. Even if he loses the game on the 10th, he will be able to finish the first half in second place.
Kiwoom lost again on the day and lost seven consecutive games. 11 consecutive games in Jamsil. Chung Hyun-woo, the No. 1 rookie starter, also became a losing pitcher and lost four consecutive games.
On the same day, LG's starting lineup consisted of Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Chun Sung-ho (3rd baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (left fielder), Moon Bo-kyung (1st baseman), Moon Sung-joo (right fielder), Park Dong-won (designated hitter), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Lee Joo-heon (catcher), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder).
Even though Kiwoom's starter is left-handed Chung Hyun-woo, there are seven left-handed batters.
For Kiwoom, Song Sung-moon (third baseman), Lim Ji-yeol (left fielder), Lee Ju-hyung (middle fielder), Choi Joo-hwan (first baseman), Stone (right fielder), Joo Sung-won (designated hitter), Eo Jun-seo (striker), Kim Gun-hee (past baseman), and Kwon Hyuk-bin (second baseman) stepped up. From 1 to 8, it was the same as the previous day, but only the 9th batter was changed to Kwon Hyuk-bin. Ha Young-min, who started the previous day, was excluded from the first team, and rookie Kwon Hyuk-bin was registered and immediately placed in the starting lineup.
Both LG and Kiwoom started left-handed pitchers, but they were in a similar situation. Both are in a three-game losing streak. It was natural to want to end the first half of the season after breaking the losing streak.
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| The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. Kiwoom starter Jung Hyun-woo is pitching. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/ |
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| The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. Lim Ji-yeol ran to third base in the top of the first inning when Lee Joo-hyung hit with one out and runners on first base, but is being tagged out. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/ |
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| The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. In the bottom of the first inning, Chun Sung-ho is happy after hitting a hit with one out. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/ |
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In the top of the first inning, Kiwoom hit all the first to third batters, but eventually failed to score as the runner continued to be out. The lead, Song Sung-moon, went out with a right-handed hit, but failed to steal second base, and Lim Ji-yeol got on base with a third-base infield hit and went around the second base to go to third base when Lee Joo-hyung's hit fell between right field and shortstop, but was threatened by shortstop Oh Ji-hwan's quick catch and was out at third base. With two outs and a runner on second base, Choi Joo-hwan hit a ground ball in front of the pitcher, and even though he had three hits, he failed to draw a score and the top of the first inning ended.
LG scored the first run in the bottom of the first inning after allowing no runs in the top of the first inning. After one out, Chun Sung-ho's heavy hit and Kim Hyun-soo's walk created a chance for the first and second bases, and Moon Bo-kyung quickly scored one point with a clean right-handed hit. Moon Sung-joo hit a sacrifice fly in the left field with one out and runners on the first and third bases, 2-0. Park Dong-won's left-handed hit re-created the opportunity for two outs and runners on the first and second bases, but Oh Ji-hwan struck out and failed to score additional points.
In the bottom of the second inning, LG scored one more point with Park Hae-min's fast foot. After one out, Park Hae-min got on base with a right-handed hit and stole second and third bases in a row during Shin Min-jae's at-bat, making it one out and third base. Park continues to lead the way with 28 steals. And Shin Min-jae hit a heavy hit that penetrated the infielder's forward defense, bringing Park home. LG tried to shake rookie pitcher Chung Hyun-woo by Shin Min-jae trying to steal second base again, but this time, Chung Hyun-woo saw through and threw to first base when Shin Min-jae ran, catching him at second base.
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| The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. Park Hae-min runs home when Shin Min-jae hits with one out and third base in the bottom of the second inning. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/ |
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| The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. Kim Hyun-soo, who scored during Moon Bo-kyung's timely hit with no outs and second base in the bottom of the third inning, is welcomed. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/ |
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| The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. In the bottom of the third inning, Moon Sung-joo, with no outs and runners on first base, is happy after hitting a hit. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/ |
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In the bottom of the third inning, LG also scored an additional point. Even Kim Hyun-soo stole the bases alone. Kim Hyun-soo, who came out as the first batter and got a walk, succeeded by trying to steal a base at Moon Bo-kyung's at-bat, and he homered when Moon Bo-kyung hit in the left-center field to make it 4-0. Moon Sung-joo's right-handed hit made it to first and third base with no outs, and added one point when Park Dong-won's sacrifice fly to left field to lead 5-0. At this time, first baseman Moon Sung-joo also succeeded in tag-up to second base. When Oh Ji-hwan made an infield hit in front of the first baseman, first baseman Choi Joo-hwan's base cover to the on-base pitcher Chung Hyeon-woo fell off Chung Hyeon-woo's glove, and Moon Sung-joo, who went all the way to third base, dug home and was safe. 6-0.
Oh Ji-hwan, who went to third base on Lee Joo-heon's double on the left-field line, saw the throw go to second base, boldly dug into the groove and was out, and the flow of attack was cut off?s. Park Hae-min is out on a fly to third baseman, ending the inning.
Kiwoom had a chance to score first and third bases in the top of the fourth inning with Stone's hit in the left-center field with two outs and a runner on first base. However, second baseman Shin Min-jae chased and caught a hit hit by Joo Sung-won and threw it to shortstop Oh Ji-hwan, who waited at second base, to force out the first baseman and escape the crisis.
Kiwoom scored the first point in the top of the fifth inning after Jung Hyun-woo finished with a three-out strikeout for the first time in the bottom of the fourth inning. After the first death, Kim Gun-hee hit a big ball to the center, and center fielder Park Hae-min chased to the end, but failed to catch it and became a triple. Kwon Hyuk-bin's ball became a ground ball in front of the third baseman, and when third baseman Chun Sung-ho threw it to first base, Kim Gun-hee ran home and first baseman Moon Bo-kyung sprayed it straight home, but his hand hit the home plate first by a slight difference. 1-6.
Moon Bo-kyung then made an error that put Song Sung-moon's ball through the crotch, and Lim Ji-yeol's walk was made again with two outs and runners on first and second bases. However, Lee Ju-hyung failed to score additional points as he grounded out in front of the second base after a close game in the ninth pitch.
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| The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. In the top of the fifth inning, third baseman Kim Gun-hee scores when Kwon Hyuk-bin hits a grounder to third base with one out. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/ |
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| The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. In the top of the sixth inning, Moon Bo-kyung is looking anxiously when Son Joo-young, who entered the base cover, touched his side when Eo Jun-seo's infield hit to the first base with one out and runners on the first and second bases. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/ |
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| The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. Third baseman Eo Jun-seo scores when Song Sung-moon's foul fly with the bases loaded with one out in the top of the sixth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/ |
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Jung Hyun-woo ran out of energy in the bottom of the fifth inning. He gave up a walk to the first-runner Moon Bo-kyung and allowed a straight walk to Moon Sung-joo, causing a crisis of first and second bases with no outs, and gave up one run after being hit by Park Dong-won to the left. Eventually, he replaced it with Park Yoon-sung. Oh Ji-hwan's bunt was caught by a catcher foul fly, and Lee Joo-heon became a third baseman double play, and the bottom of the fifth inning ended in an instant.
Chung Hyun-woo became a losing pitcher with 10 hits, four walks, two strikeouts and seven runs in four innings. He lost four consecutive games after two wins this season, and finished the first half with his ERA elevated from 3.57 to 4.81.
Kiwoom beat Son Joo-young again in the top of the sixth inning. After one hit, Stone and Joo Sung-won made consecutive hits to create chances for first and second bases. Eo Jun-seo's infield hit to the first baseman led to the bases loaded. This is when the situation happened. Pitcher Son Joo-young, who was coming to the first base cover, complained of discomfort while touching his left waist. Eventually, the pitcher was replaced by Kim Jin-sung.
Kim Gun-hee's left-handed hit brought two runners in 3-7. Subsequently, pinch hitter Lee Joo-hyung's missed ball went next to the pitcher, but Kim Jin-sung failed to catch it and became an infield hit and loaded the bases again. And when Song Sung-moon hit a foul fly to the third baseman, third baseman Kim Gun-hee boldly dug into the groove and became safe, making it 4-7, 3-point difference.
Son Joo-young threw 94 pitches in five ⅓ innings, allowing eight hits, one walk, two strikeouts, and four runs, breaking his last three consecutive losses and finishing the first half with his seventh win of the season. Attention is focusing on how the discomfort in the back will affect the second half of the season.
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| The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. Unmanned Lee Ju-hyung is welcomed after hitting a solo shot in the top of the seventh inning. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/ |
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| The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Park Hae-min hit a triple in front of left field, and when Stone missed the ball, he rushed home and scored. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/ |
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| The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. He is welcomed after Park Hae-min hit a ball in front of left field in the bottom of the seventh inning, and when Stone missed the ball, he rushed home and scored. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/ |
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In the bottom of the sixth inning, LG created a chance with one out and runners on the second and third bases with back-to-back hits by Park Hae-min and Shin Min-jae and a sacrifice bunt by Chun Sung-ho, and then drove one run away with Kim Hyun-soo's ground ball in front of the second base to make it 8-4. Moon Bo-kyung, who slid from the first base during the defense in the top of the sixth inning, complained of discomfort in the back of his right knee and was replaced by pinch-hitter Koo Bon-hyuk, and Koo Bon-hyuk walked, leading to a chance for two outs and runners on the first and third bases, but Moon Sung-joo was caught as a fly to center field and could not run away further.
Kiwoom chased again by three points in the top of the seventh inning with a solo shot slightly over the right fence from pitcher Lee Jung-yong, whose Lee Joo-hyung changed.
However, LG decided the game in the bottom of the seventh inning. After 1st base, Park Hae-min's hit by Oh Ji-hwan's walk and pinch hitter Park Kwan-woo's heavy hit made a two-run triple that rolled to the fence after hitting right fielder Stone's glove, and Park Hae-min rushed home at once, but shortstop Eo Jun-seo's throw, who played a relay, became a one-bound and the catcher failed to catch it properly, making it safe, adding 3 points to 11-5.
Shin Min-jae then hit a triple in left-center and Chun Sung-ho hit a double in left-center to add one more point to 12-5. LG finished the game with Jang Hyun-sik in the eighth inning and Lee Ji-gang in the ninth inning.
LG realized that Shin Min-jae was the first team in a long time 'Battah's team' with three hits and one RBI, Chun Sung-ho had two hits and two RBIs, Moon Bo-kyung had two hits and two RBIs, Park Dong-won had two hits and two RBIs, and Park Hae-min had 16 hits, including three hits and two RBIs.
Kiwoom had no choice but to play a difficult game as starter Chung Hyun-woo collapsed by the LG bat and failed to target LG starter Son Joo-young in the beginning. He had 13 hits, three fewer than LG, but lacked concentration in chances.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
