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| A game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 1st. LG Austin is smiling. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.01/ |
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| A game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 1st. LG Austin catches a Lotte Na Seung-yeop bunt ball with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and throws it to the first base. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.01/ |
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| 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/ |
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It may be the biggest bad news for the LG Twins.
LG foreign hitter Austin Dean's side pain is unusual.
Austin was unable to play in an away game against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 2nd. Austin, who led his team to a 3-2 victory by hitting a two-run shot in the first final against Lotte on the 1st, felt pain in his side on the 2nd and still felt pain after a light practice hit on the afternoon of the 2nd, eventually heading to a nearby hospital.
Before the game, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop expected a positive result, saying, `If there is nothing wrong with the examination, we may prepare for a substitute after looking at the condition.'
After the game on the 2nd, LG's team was diagnosed with damage to the internal oblique muscles"For a more precise diagnosis, Austin plans to undergo another examination in Seoul on the 3rd," he said." Austin reportedly left for Seoul immediately after receiving the results of the examination in Busan.
After Lotte's Ko Seung-min was replaced by side pain during the game on the 1st, the internal oblique muscle damage was found during the examination on the 2nd, and it is reported that he will set a future schedule after two weeks of treatment. Even if the damage to the internal oblique muscles is light, it takes three to four weeks to return.
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| A game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 1st. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop is watching Austin's at-bat. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.01/ |
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| 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/ |
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| 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/ |
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If Austin is away for a long time, LG's offense will inevitably suffer a big blow.
Austin had a batting average of 272 (72 hits in 265 at-bats) of 120 home runs, 55 RBIs, and 52 runs in 75 games until the 1st. He is leading LG's offense by ranking second overall in home runs, fourth in RBIs, fourth in runs scored, and third in slugging percentage (0.543). It is a right-handed slugger that is essential for LG's lineup, which has many left-handed batters.
LG, which was able to remain in second place by winning 3-2 due to Austin's two-run home run the previous day, had no choice but to feel Austin's absence in the game on the 2nd. Lotte starter Gamboa failed to attack and lost 2-5. In particular, he had chances such as two outs and runners on first and second in the top of the third inning, two outs and runners on first and third in the top of the fourth inning, two outs and a bases loaded in the top of the fifth inning, but he was dragged around by Lotte as he failed to score because there was no hit in the endIn the top of the ninth inning, Park Hae-min's two-run timely hit prevented the defeat.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
