"Security is second in baseball. Yum Liang, who defeated Lotte Giants 3 to 2, had no outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the fifth inning, which was an important point."

Jul 01, 2025

'Security is second in baseball. Yum Liang, who defeated Lotte Giants 3 to 2, had no outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the fifth inning, which was an important point.'
A game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 1st. LG Austin is cheering after hitting a two-run shot with one out and second base in the top of the third inning. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.01/



'Security is second in baseball. Yum Liang, who defeated Lotte Giants 3 to 2, had no outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the fifth inning, which was an important point.'
A game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 1st. Park Chan-hyung is tagged at third base when Lotte Jeon Min-jae hits an infield grounder with one out and second base in the bottom of the ninth inning. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.01/
'Security is second in baseball. Yum Liang, who defeated Lotte Giants 3 to 2, had no outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the fifth inning, which was an important point.'
A game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 1st. LG Lee Jung-yong and Austin are heading to the dugout after the inning. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.01/
The LG Twins firmly maintained their second place by winning the first day of the three consecutive games against the third-place Lotte Giants.

In an away game against Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 1st, LG won by a score of 3-2 with Austin's 20th pre-emptive two-run shot of the season, Kim Hyun-soo's sire guitar and Yoo Young-chan's closing save. With the victory, LG maintained a one-game gap with Hanwha, the No. 1 team, which also won, and moved away from Lotte by two games.

LG, which started Eliaser Hernandez, made the best lineup with Shin Min-jae (designated hitter), Kim Hyun-soo (left fielder), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Park Dong-won (captor), Moon Sung-joo (right fielder), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Koo Bon-hyuk (second baseman), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). As Shin Min-jae was designated as a designated hitter for rest, Koo Bon-hyuk, not Chun Sung-ho, was appointed as a second baseman because the opponent's starter was left-handed Davidson.




The early flow was frustrating. He got a chance to score with two outs and runners on first and second base in the top of the first inning, and two outs and runners on second base in the top of the second inning, but the expected hit did not come out. Fortunately, Hernandez passed the first and second innings well without a crisis, and LG scored the first point with a big shot in the top of the third inning.

After one out, Kim Hyun-soo hit a double in left-center and Austin hit the left pole with a big two-run shot. He hit a 140km slider that came toward his body for the second time in 1B. The batting speed was 183.1km, and the ball that flew extremely fast was a home run ball, and the key was whether it was fair or foul. But suddenly, LG fans on the third base cheered, and immediately the third base referee turned his arm and announced the home run. The ball proved to be a home run against Paul.

This is Austin's 20th homer of the season. He hit 20 home runs for the third consecutive year after 23 in 2023 and 32 last year, the 49th in history and the first by an LG player.




Hernandez, who was good, suddenly shook in the bottom of the third inning. He gave up consecutive walks to No. 1 Kim Dong-hyuk and No. 2 Jang Doo-sung after two outs. And he allowed No. 3 Ko Seung-min to hit the right field, chasing him by 2-1 and one point. In the ensuing crisis with two outs and runners on first and second bases, Reyes, the king of the most hits, was handled with a fly to left field to prevent additional runs.

Hernandez, who blocked the fourth inning well with three outs, failed to finish the bottom of the fifth inning, but left the plate. He gave a walk to No. 8 Jeon Min-jae at the end of the 8th pitch, and went to 11 pitches against No. 9 Information Geun and gave up a walk. The number of pitches has already reached 96, and he eventually replaced it with Lee Jung-yong.

Lee Jung-yong deleted the first and second bases with no outs. Kim Dong-hyuk's sacrifice bunt fell in front of the catcher, making it a double play leading to third base-1 base. Jang Doo-sung, with two outs and runners on second base, stepped down with a fly to the center field and easily passed the crisis of the first and second bases with no outs.




LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said after the game, `I think it was an important point in today's game that the defensive coach's bold bunt defensive shift caught the double play at first and second bases with no outs and did not hand over the flow of the game.'

'Security is second in baseball. Yum Liang, who defeated Lotte Giants 3 to 2, had no outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the fifth inning, which was an important point.'
A game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 1st. LG Austin is making a foul ball. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.01/
'Security is second in baseball. Yum Liang, who defeated Lotte Giants 3 to 2, had no outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the fifth inning, which was an important point.'
A game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 1st. LG Kim Hyun-soo is cheering after hitting a timely hit in the top of the seventh inning with one out and runners on third base. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.01/
'Security is second in baseball. Yum Liang, who defeated Lotte Giants 3 to 2, had no outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the fifth inning, which was an important point.'
A game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 1st. The winning LG players are happy. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.01/
LG also lost the chance in the top of the sixth inning when a third baseman who started when Koo Bon-hyuk's ball entered the forward-defensive second baseman's glove in an additional scoring opportunity with Park Dong-won's walk and Oh Ji-hwan's double from the left side, but LG scored an additional point in the top of the seventh inning. Leader Park Hae-min drew a right-handed hit from the changed pitcher Chung Hyun-soo, and Shin Min-jae made a sacrifice bunt to make it one out and second base. And Kim Hyun-soo brought home a runner who advanced to third base on wild pitches. Hong Min-ki's fastball of 153km was hit, and the ball that rolled to the middle quickly went in front of the center fielder in the presence of Lotte's forward defense.

Lee Jung-yong blocked two innings with one hit and no run until the sixth inning, and Kim Jin-sung blocked one hit and one strikeout in the bottom of the seventh inning, and LG's victory seemed to be nearing.

However, it became a cause of concern that Jang Hyun-sik, who came up in the bottom of the eighth inning, sent a hit ball to Jang Doo-sung after one death. With two outs and a runner on second base, Reyes gave up one run on a double to left-center field. With two outs and a runner on second base, Yoo Young-chan eventually took the mound and struck out Jeon Joon-woo to overcome the crisis.

Yoo Young-chan, who also reached the bottom of the ninth inning, gave up a walk to the leadoff Park Chan-hyung and was on the verge of a tie with one out and second base due to a sacrifice bunt, but he held Jeon Min-jae to shortstop and Yoo Kang-nam to third base to keep the victory.

Kim Jin-sung won the hold on the day and posted a valuable record of 20 holds for the third consecutive year. Yoo Young-chan made his fourth save of the season.

For LG, Austin brought the atmosphere with a two-run shot, and Kim Hyun-soo made three hits and one RBI in four at-bats. Oh Ji-hwan, who returned to the first team on June 29 and had no hits in four at-bats, also reported a hit with a big double in the top of the sixth inning.

Yeom said, "Austin's two-run home run could bring the overall mood of the game and Kim Hyun-soo scored a decisive extra RBI to win when he needed an extra point"The winning teams were able to play baseball for the first time in a long time, blocking one run in five innings." The players went through a lot in the hot weather"Praise the players.

In addition, "Many fans came to the Busan expedition far away and were able to win thanks to the passionate cheering they sent in the hot weather." Thank you very much for the fans."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.