The 5th episode.. The spark left by substitute starter Choi Chae-heung returns with a come-from-behind grand slam
Aug 06, 2025
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LG Twins' Choi Chae-heung started against the Doosan Bears in the 2025 KBO League at Jamsil Stadium on the 6th. Choi Chae-heung allowed three runs in four ⅓ innings.
Choi Chae-heung cruised without losing a point until the fourth inning, but the fifth inning was a crisis. Choi Chae-heung was replaced with a person in charge. Jang Hyun-sik, who took the mound in relief, was quickly turned around 3-5 when he hit a grand slam.
LG scored three points first in the bottom of the fourth inning. If Choi Chae-heung blocked him in the top of the fifth inning, his qualification as a winning pitcher was completed. Choi Chae-heung's last starting win was against LG on September 28, 2023, when he was at Samsung.
Choi Chae-heung allowed leadoff hitter Kang Seung-ho to hit a triple over the height of right field.
He caught Kim Ki-yeon with a ground ball to third base and took a breather.
With one out and third base, Park allowed a timely hit to the middle field. Chasing 3-1 with one out and one base.
Choi Chae-heung was again hit to the right by Jung Soo-bin. Park Gye-beom went all the way to third base.
LG could not afford to take care of Choi Chae-heung with a winning pitcher. The LG bench moved right away.
Jang Hyun-sik took the mound in relief. LG fans, who filled the stands on the first base, welcomed Choi Chae-heung coming down from the mound with applause.
But the crisis started here.
Jang Hyun-sik walked Lee Yoo-chan and the base was full.
Jang struck out Cave.
It was a match against Yang Eui-ji with two outs and the bases loaded. Jang Hyun-sik threw three balls. He managed to score a strike on the fourth pitch, but he had to play an extremely unfavorable game of three balls and one strike again.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
