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| A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 31st. LG shortstop Oh Ji-hwan, who made a mistake by catching Kiwoom pinch hitter Kim Tae-jin's ball with one out and runners on the first and second bases in the top of the ninth inning, is blaming himself. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.31/ |
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The team that blocked the LG Twins' 13th consecutive winning series was none other than the Kiwoom Heroes.
Kiwoom won the last game of the three consecutive games against LG 6-5 at Jamsil Stadium on the 31st to achieve the winning series of the three consecutive games. Kiwoom, which took the lead with starter Chung Hyun-woo's good pitching in the first game on the 29th, showed a base to follow the game, which was pushed to 0-6 the previous day. It was also a waste of a game that would have been tied if Lee Ju-hyung avoided the ball in the ninth inning.
Kiwoom, which could have blocked LG's 13 consecutive Winning Series challenges early if it had won the previous day. I just need to win at the end. And I won.
Many teams are inferior to the leading LG this season. In addition, the lowest-ranked Kiwoom has no single team ahead of the opponent. But it is strong against LG. Last year, he lost consecutive games after the opening, caught LG and began to revive. Last year, he led LG with 10-6 wins and six losses. LG and Hanwha Eagles were behind Kiwoom, which was in last place last year.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 31st. Acting head coach Seol Jong-jin is lost in thought. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.31/ |
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This year, it did not lead LG, but with the victory, it set the record for the season to 6-9. Considering the opponent's record of 1 wins and 12 losses against Hanwha, 3 wins and 9 losses against Samsung Lions and 4 wins and 11 losses against Lotte Giants, it is tremendously strong for LG. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop even worried ahead of the three consecutive games that the game would be twisted if he could only raise it. However, against LG, who had such a strong momentum in the second half of the year, the winning series, which was usually difficult to do, is now becoming a 'science', not a coincidence. It was also a rotation in which both the fourth and fifth starters came out.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 31st. Kiwoom Alcantara is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.31/ |
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Kiwoom's winning series spearheaded by Alcantara, the first starter after the fourth and fifth starters. Alcantara, who pitched overwhelmingly with a perfect sense of practice in the previous two games. He looked scary even after taking a four-day break. The power of the 20-win pitcher was shown without regret. It's perfect until the 6th episode. He was withdrawn in the seventh inning with three consecutive hits and a run, but Yoon Seok-won erased all the runners and pitched two runs in six innings. However, the game was twisted and the victory flew away.
Kiwoom got excited by scoring the first run from the first inning. Song Sung-moon homered when Joo Sung-won grounded out to the infield on consecutive hits by Song Sung-moon and Lim Ji-yeol.
LG was also lucky. In the second inning, Moon Bo-kyung's missed ball fell between left and shortstop, making it a double. After one out, Oh Ji-hwan's missed ball also fell superbly into the foul line in left field and became a timely hit. Alcantara lost a point, which was unfair to him. However, he managed to recover stability again by double play against Park in the ensuing crisis.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 31st. Kiwoom Lim Ji-yeol is cheering after hitting a timely hit in the top of the fourth inning with two outs and runners on the second and third bases. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.31/ |
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And the economy fluctuated at the beginning of the fourth inning. Son Joo-young, the LG starter who allowed a lot of hits from the beginning of the day, was shaken by giving up a walk to Oh Sun-jin after one out. And with two outs, Song Sung-moon hit an RBI double, and Lim Ji-yeol allowed a two-run double in a row.
Kiwoom scored a lucky score in the seventh inning. At third base with no outs, Joo Sung-won and Kim Gun-hee struck out with a mistake and struck out, and it seemed to leak. However, Jang Hyun-sik committed a wild pitch and scored an additional point.
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| The game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 31st. LG Moon Sung-joo is cheering after hitting a timely hit in the bottom of the eighth inning with no outs and runners on the first and third bases. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.31/ |
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The problem was after Alcantara went down. A game that became 5-2 in the seventh inning with one run by Alcantara. Kiwoom decided to push Yoon Seok-won, who was good in the seventh inning, in the eighth inning as well. However, Yoon Seok-won was shaken by allowing a double to Park Hae-min and a bunt hit to Shin Min-jae. Kiwoom had a super-stronger to put in the closing Cho Young-gun early, but Cho Young-gun gave up a sacrifice fly to Moon Bo-kyung after a two-run double by Moon Sung-joo. Fortunately, he caught the next batter, Kim Hyun-soo, with a double play, and did not allow the team to come from behind.
LG tried to bring a victory by posting the closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan in the top of the ninth inning. However, Yoo Young-chan gave up a walk to lead Song Sung-moon and got off to a shaky start. Lim Ji-yeol struck out, but Song Sung-moon stole. Lee Ju-hyung has four automatic pitches. Kiwoom threw a game-winning move to pinch-hit Kim Tae-jin instead of Joo Sung-won. The intention is to utilize Kim Tae-jin's contact ability and Song Sung-moon's quick feet.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 31st. Kiwoom pinch hitter Kim Tae-jin is cheering after succeeding in the reverse due to LG shortstop Oh Ji-hwan's error in the top of the ninth inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.31/ |
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Kim Tae-jin's hit went straight to the shortstop. The base of Song Seong-moon shone. I stopped in front of Oh Ji-hwan at one timing on purpose to cover Oh Ji-hwan and started running. Oh Ji-hwan, who couldn't see the ball properly, dropped the ball through the crotch, and Song Sung-moon was able to safely home.
Kiwoom secured a one-run victory by raising veteran Won Jong-hyun in the bottom of the ninth inning. Kiwoom's Winning Series and LG's Losing Series were completed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
