Starting QS bullpen, 3 scoreless innings, 7 turnovers = 4:3 victory. The players who came from behind to win the game without losing their concentration on second place
Jul 08, 2025
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The LG Twins came from behind to win over the Kiwoom Heroes and rose to second place alone.
In the home game against Kiwoom at Jamsil Stadium on the 8th, LG tied the game with Chun Sung-ho's infield grounder in the bottom of the seventh inning, trailing 2-3, and Kim Hyun-soo's come-from-behind final hit won 4-3.
LG, which won 4-2 against Samsung in Daegu on the 6th to snap a four-game losing streak, won two consecutive games and recorded 47 wins, two draws and 37 losses, beating Lotte (46 wins, three draws and 38 losses), which suffered a come-from-behind loss to Doosan on the day, to become the lone runner-up.
On this day, LG's starting lineup consisted of Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Chun Sung-ho (3rd baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (designated hitter), Moon Bo-kyung (1st baseman), Moon Sung-joo (right fielder), Park Dong-won (captor), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Ham Chang-gun (left fielder) and Park Hae-min (middle fielder).
LG's starter is Lim Chan-kyu. I had good memories of meeting Kiwoom starter Ha Young-min twice this year and becoming a winning pitcher. On April 10, he became the winning pitcher with five hits and one run in seven innings in the Gocheok game, and on May 15, he also won the game in Jamsil with four hits and one run in seven innings.
In the Gocheok game on June 7, he faced Alcantara as a starter, and he recorded six hits and three runs in five innings, and his team lost 1-4 and became a losing pitcher.
Lim Chan-kyu got off to a shaky start in the top of the first inning, allowing No. 2 Lim Ji-yeol a two-run shot to the left. It was right to throw a 112.7km curve toward the body for the fifth pitch in 2B2S. After that, he blocked it well without allowing a run until the third inning. LG scored one run in the bottom of the second inning with Park Dong-won's deep infield hit to the shortstop after Moon Sung-joo's fly to right field on the leadoff Moon Bo-kyung's double to right-center. 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 It became a lucky hit without catching it, and a chance to tie the first and second bases came. 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.
In the top of the resumed fourth inning, Lim Chan-kyu lost a disappointing run. He gave up a walk to No. 4 Choi Joo-hwan, but he caught No. 5 Stone with a double play in front of the shortstop to make two outs. He was hit by Joo Sung-won at No. 6, and center fielder Park Hae-min seemed to catch up well, but a double fell off the glove. And he lost a disappointing run when No. 7 Eo Jun-seo hit the ball. Lim Chan-kyu seemed to catch a weak ground ball on the first base, but he seemed to yield to the second baseman without catching it. However, second baseman Shin Min-jae must have thought pitcher Lim Chan-kyu was catching it. I ran and tried to toss the ball to the first base with my glove because I was late, but the ball leaked to the side, and in the meantime, second baseman Joo Sung-won ran home to score. 1-3.
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In the bottom of the fifth inning, a chance to tie again was created. With the sacrifice bunt of Chun Sung-ho on the lead Shin Min-jae's double to the right-center, he got a chance to get one out and third base. However, Kim Hyun-soo's well-hit ball was two outs with a line drive to the front of the second baseman, and Moon Bo-kyung stepped down with a fly to center field, failing to reach a tie again.
In the end, Lim Chan-kyu was on the verge of losing the game after falling behind 2-3 with six hits (one home run), one walk, five strikeouts, and three runs (two earned) in six innings.
After winning eight games against Hanwha on May 27, he failed to add a win for the sixth game and ended the first half. He has a 2.88 ERA.
After Kim Jin-sung blocked the top of the seventh inning with a three-out strikeout, LG created another opportunity in the bottom of the seventh inning, and this time, it crossed the tie and succeeded in turning the tables.
The first-runner 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. First base with no outs due to a pitcher's catch error. 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-min safely settle to third base, giving him a decisive opportunity to hit third base with no outs. Shin Min-jae drew a walk from the full count and reached the first and third bases with no outs. Chun Sung-ho's ball was bound wide toward the shortstop, and the shortstop threw it to second base, so only the first baseman was forced out. Meanwhile, third baseman Park Hae-min homered to tie the score 3-3.
And as Choi Seung-min came in as a pinch runner at first base, Kiwoom's battery was nervous again, which caused an error. During Kim Hyun-soo's at-bat, he pitched out one ball outside in consideration of Choi Seung-min for the third pitch in the ball count of 2S, but the ball fell out too much and 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 only has to stop the eighth and ninth innings. Lee Jung-yong took the mound in the top of the 8th inning and ended Kiwoom's 1st, 2nd and 3rd hitters lightly, and closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan came up in the top of the 9th inning and allowed Stone a hit after one out, but he later caught both hitters with a mistake to protect the victory.
Lim Chan-kyu's loss disappeared with a quality start, and Kim Jin-sung earned his third win of the season with one scoreless inning. Lee Jung-yong had four holds and Yoo Young-chan had six saves.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
