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| A game between the LG Twins and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop is in thought. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.28/ |
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| The game between Samsung and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 20th, and Lotte Gamboa, with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the top of the fifth inning, cheers when the video review result was overturned to out. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.20/ |
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| The KBO League KT Wiz and LG Twins match held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 26th. LG Shin Min-jae is cheering after hitting a timely hit in the top of the ninth inning with one out and runners on third base. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.26/ |
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"You have to hit a fastball."
LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop's first match against Lotte Giants' five-game winning pitcher Alec Gamboa was to eventually target the fastball.
LG will meet Gamboa at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 2nd. LG's starter is Lim Chan-kyu.
Gamboa is a left-handed pitcher hired after breaking up with Charlie Barnes. The fastball over 150km is an attractive pitcher. He has been leading Lotte's rise in all five games since losing by giving up home steel due to a long-bending routine in his first appearance. The game against LG is his first appearance.
He sprays nearly 60% of his average fastball of 151.1km and throws sliders, curves, and changeups, but his fastball pitching is very good.
The hit rate is 182% for left-handed hitters and 220% for right-handed hitters, which is stronger for left-handed hitters, making them expect good pitching even against LG, which has many left-handed hitters.
LG's center hitter Austin Dean is unable to play due to side pain. Austin, who had a two-run shot to the left, which became the key to victory the previous day, complained of side pain, and after coming to the stadium and practicing batting, he was still in pain and eventually headed to a nearby hospital. Kim Joo-sung will play as first baseman instead of Austin.
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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 LG Twins and the NC Dinos at Jamsil Stadium on the 18th. In the bottom of the ninth inning, LG Song Chan-ui cheers after finishing the game with an infield grounder with one out and runners on the first and third bases. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.18/ |
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| LG Kim Joo-sung hits a game between SSG and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 10th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.10/ |
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When asked how to attack Gamboa, Yeom said, `You have to hit a fastball. It depends on whether you hit the fastball or not." Since nearly 60% of fastballs are thrown, it can be seen that it is a basic way to hit the timing of the fastball rather than waiting for other pitches.
"The release point is high, and the vertical movement is not bad," Yeom said of Gamboa. "He's a pitcher who has strengths. He's a foul even if he hits a high ball." It's hard to hit the ball. Analysts say that if he hits the low side in the middle, he will be able to make a good hit. It's important how well you hit a low strike."
On this day, LG's starting lineup consisted of Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (2nd baseman), Moon Sung-joo (left fielder), Moon Bo-kyung (3rd baseman), Park Dong-won (captor), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Kim Joo-sung (1st baseman), Song Chan-ui (right fielder), and Choi Won-young (middle fielder). Five left-handed batters and four right-handed batters came forward.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
