Oh no. He suddenly touched his back after pitching well, and Son Joo-young gave up one run until the fifth inning, and loaded the bases with one out in the sixth inning, leaving the plate due to back discomfort. Will the second half be okay
Jul 09, 2025
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LG Twins left-handed ace Son Joo-young met the requirement for a winning pitcher for the seventh time in his last appearance in the first half. However, he complained of discomfort in his lower back and went down without finishing the inning, raising concerns of injury.
Son Joo-young started in the home game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 9th and recorded eight hits, one walk, two strikeouts, and four runs in five ⅓ innings. With the bases loaded with one out in the top of the sixth inning, he complained of back discomfort and suddenly was replaced by Kim Jin-sung.
Kim Jin-sung scored all three runners sent out by Son Joo-young, making Son Joo-young's loss four points.
Son Joo-young had a 6-6 record with a 3.98 ERA before taking the mound. Son, who has shown ups and downs this season, has shown stability since returning from a single start. On June 27, he recorded four hits, one walk, three strikeouts and two runs (one earned run) in six innings against Jamsil KIA, and on the 3rd against Lotte in Busan, he also recorded a quality start for two consecutive games with five hits, one walk, eight strikeouts and no runs in six innings.
He also showed stability amid aggressive pitching on the day.
He got as many as three hits in a row in the top of the first inning, but he passed it without losing a run.
Song Sung-moon had a right-handed hit, but Song Sung-moon tried to steal second base at the second batter's box and was tagged out by catcher Park Dong-won's throw. Lim Ji-yeol's slow hit to the third base made an infield hit, with one out and one on the first base. Then, Lee Joo-hyung's missed hit became a lucky hit that fell between left field and shortstop. However, this time, first baseman Lim Ji-yeol turned around the second base and aimed to reach the third base, but saw shortstop Oh Ji-hwan catch a fast ball and tried to go back to the second base. As soon as Oh Ji-hwan caught the ball, he threw it to second base, and Lim Ji-yeol was trapped between 2-3 bases. Lim Ji-yeol ran back to third base, but Shin Min-jae's throw to third base put him out of the tag. In the meantime, Lee Joo-hyung ran to second base and became a second base with two outs. Son Joo-young caught Choi Joo-hwan's ball in the fourth and threw it to first base, ending the first inning with three hits and no runs.
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Son Joo-young, who took the mound in the top of the fourth inning with generous support of 6-0, sent the lead Lim Ji-yeol to first base due to a shortstop error, but induced Lee Ju-hyung to ground out in front of the shortstop. The first baseman was forced out of the second base, but the first baseman was safe. Choi Joo-hwan's well-hit ball was then caught by the center fielder and went out two. Son Joo-young, who was on the verge of being on the first and third bases with two outs due to Stone's hit in the left-center field, continued to score no runs by treating Joo Sung-won with a ground ball in front of the second base.
He lost his first run in the top of the fifth inning. After one death, he was hit by a triple by No. 8 Kim Gun-hee. He hit a big hit toward the fence in the middle, but center fielder Park Hae-min followed him to the end and jumped, but he couldn't catch it, and Kim Gun-hee ran to third base and was safe. Third baseman Chun Sung-ho then caught No. 9 Kwon Hyuk-bin's ball. I checked third baseman Kim Gun-hee once and threw him to first base, when Kim Gun-hee ran home. First baseman Moon Bo-kyung quickly threw home, but Kim Gun-hee's hand hit the home plate first and was safe.
Then, first baseman Moon Bo-kyung made an error by throwing No. 1 Song Sung-moon's training ball through his crotch, making it two outs and one base, and Lim Ji-yeol suddenly shook his control and allowed a straight walk, bringing the crisis of two outs and first and second bases back. The persistent match against Lee Ju-hyung continued, but he induced a ground ball in front of the second base with a low fastball of 148km outside the ninth pitch to prevent additional runs.
I didn't finish the top of the sixth inning. After allowing consecutive hits to Stone and Joo Sung-won after one out, he induced Eo Jun-seo to hit a ground ball to the first base, but Moon Bo-kyung, who caught the ball, stepped on the first base himself, but Eo Jun-seo became safer and became an infield hit.
However, Son Joo-young, who came to the base cover as the first base, showed discomfort as he held his waist. I moved my body around and checked it, but it seemed uncomfortable. Pitcher coach Kim Kwang-sam came out, and the trainer also came out to check his physical condition, and Son Joo-young took a throwing pose on the mound, but he took a posture that was difficult. The number of pitches was 94, so he eventually changed pitchers.
Son Joo-young, who sprayed 51 fastballs of up to 149km, played a good game with Kiwoom hitters by throwing 20 curves, 10 sliders, 9 cutters, and 4 folk balls, but unfortunately failed to finish due to injury and went down.
"Son Joo-young was replaced to protect the player due to left back discomfort," LG said. "We are icing and will decide the hospital treatment later after watching the situation."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
