Why did LG remove DH from the 6th inning → What a coincidental butterfly effect. Yoo Young-chan at bat, Kim Hyun-soo at first base, and even an error

Jul 10, 2025

Kiwoom-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. Shin Min-jae, who made an error in the top of the ninth inning when Song Sung-moon grounded out to second base, is sorry. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.10/

Kiwoom-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. Yoo Young-chan is pitching in the top of the ninth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.10/

LG Twins closer Yoo Young-chan showed off his unusual batting performance. Although it provided something to see, LG unfortunately consumed 'one at-bat' which was valuable to LG. This is because the designated hitter position has already been removed from the sixth inning.

LG slightly complicated the operation of fielders against Kiwoom in Jamsil on the 10th. The main catcher Park Dong-won came out as the designated hitter, but from the sixth inning, the position gap widened as he wore a catcher mask. Eventually, pitcher Yoo Young-chan's at-bat came back at the bottom of the eighth inning, making it impossible to use a pinch hitter.

In fact, this is a scene that can sometimes be seen on the day when LG puts Song Seung-ki as a starting pitcher.

Song Seung-ki's catcher is Lee Joo-heon. Park Dong-won takes a break from Song Seung-ki's starting game. Usually, he falls out of the starting and comes in as a pinch hitter in the second half.

The problem is when Park Dong-won comes out as the designated hitter and Lee Joo-heon plays as the starting catcher. When Lee Joo-heon needs a pinch hitter or wants to change the catcher to Park Dong-won, he should give up the designated hitter.

It was like that on this day, too.

LG took out Lee Joo-heon while entering defense in the top of the sixth inning. Designated hitter Park Dong-won moved to catcher. Pitcher Jang Hyun-sik entered the No. 8 Lee Joo-heon position. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the attack started with No. 2 Chun Sung-ho and ended in No. 5 Moon Sung-joo, so there was little impact.

A variable occurred at the end of the seventh inning. The leadoff hitter Oh Ji-hwan got on base. Moon Bo-kyung came out as a pinch hitter at the bat of No. 7 Koo Bon-hyuk (third baseman). Moon Bo-kyung struck out. No. 8 Jang Hyun-sik's at-bat is back. Here, rookie Park Kwan-woo came out as a pinch hitter. Jang Hyun-sik has already done his job by allowing no runs in two ⅔ innings. It was a pinch-hitter. Park Kwan-woo exploded a tiebreaking two-run home run that made it 3-3.

LG changed its position significantly ahead of the defense in the top of the eighth inning.

Kiwoom-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. Park Kwan-woo is cheering with Oh Ji-hwan after hitting a tying two-run shot with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.10/

Kiwoom-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. Starting Song Seung-ki is being replaced in the top of the fifth inning with one out and one on the first base. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.10/

He took out No. 7 Moon Bo-kyung while raising Park Myung-geun as a pitcher. Because the third baseman was empty, first baseman Chun Sung-ho went to third base. Kim Hyun-soo, who was a left fielder, came in to first base. Park Kwan-woo, the eighth hitter who came in as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the seventh inning, was located in left field.

Park Myung-geun allowed a double and a walk after one out in the top of the eighth inning. LG had to change pitchers again. Closer Yoo Young-chan took the mound for relief. Yoo Young-chan was placed in the 7th batting order at this time. Yoo Young-chan cleared the top of the eighth inning without losing a point.

LG's attack in the bottom of the eighth inning began with No. 5 Moon Sung-joo. After two outs, No. 7 Yoo Young-chan's at-bat came. Yoo Young-chan also had to throw in the ninth inning. LG couldn't use a pinch hitter. Still, Yoo Young-chan did not avoid the game. I swung my bat. He hit a well-hit ball to right field, but unfortunately, it was in front of the fielder.

Coincidentally, a defensive error came out in the top of the ninth inning. Second baseman Shin Min-jae caught Song Sung-moon's deep hit between the first and second bases and threw it to the first base. Kim Hyun-soo stood at first base. As the ball fell slightly back, it was recorded as a throwing error for the second baseman. Song Sung-moon eventually became the winner of the winning point when he came home during Stone's timely hit.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.