The family is different, with seven scoreless innings of a new foreign pitcher. Yum Liang Praises Our Players for Winning Without Back-to-back defeats
Aug 12, 2025
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The new foreign pitcher, who was brought in to win the championship, won his debut game with pitching that exceeded expectations.
In an away game against the KT Wiz at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 12th, LG won an impressive 11-2 victory thanks to new foreign pitcher Anders Tolhurst's seven scoreless innings and a huge explosion of batters.
With 66 wins, two draws and 42 losses, LG ranked first. The second-place Hanwha Eagles won 2-0 against the Lotte Giants, and the two teams maintained two games. However, LG's expectations for the rest of the season were higher as the new foreign pitcher showed better pitching than expected.
Tolhurst was supposed to throw about 80 pitches on the day, but he played seven innings with 77. He gave up only two hits, and tied KT's batting line with seven strikeouts without four outs. KT's batting line was completely blocked by properly mixing up to 153 kilometers of fastball, cutter, fork ball, and curve.
LG played Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Moon Sung-joo (right wing), Austin (1st baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Park Dong-won (catcher), Koo Bon-hyuk (third baseman), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder).
As Tolhurst pitched well from the beginning, LG needed a quick first point to make Tolhurst's shoulders lighter.
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Regardless, Tolhurst made all three batters hit the first pitch at the end of the third inning following a three-out strike in the first and second innings, creating a strange scene to end the inning. He caught the lead Hwang Jae-kyun with a fly to left field on the first pitch, and Jang Jin-hyuk allowed a heavy hit on the first pitch, but he handled the first pitch hit by No. 9 Kwon Dong-jin with a double play that he caught and connected it to second base-1 to end the first inning with only three balls. As the number of pitches decreased significantly, it became the driving force to throw until the seventh inning.
In the top of the fifth inning, Koo Bon-hyuk opened the scoring. Koo Bon-hyuk, who had a heavy hit after one out, stole second and third bases in succession at Park Hae-min's at-bat to create a chance for one out and third base. And Park Hae-min hit a changeup in the eighth pitch in a close game of full count, making it a right-handed hit, finally succeeding in the first run.
When the long-awaited first point came out, the LG lineup immediately burst. Shin Min-jae hit a triple to right-center to add one more point right away, and Moon Sung-joo's ground ball in front of the shortstop homered and made it 3-0 in an instant.
In the top of the seventh inning, Koo Bon-hyuk again 'scoring fairy'?
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LG scored an additional point in the top of the eighth inning to seal the victory. Leading Moon Bo-kyung succeeded in stealing second base following a right-handed hit, and Oh Ji-hwan's heavy hit added one more point. Park Dong-won's laundry line hit becomes a recognition double at the top of the left fence, with one out and runners on second and third bases. Koo Bon-hyuk, who had two hits, automatically walked to the fourth pitch and loaded the bases, and Park Hae-min's sacrifice fly to left field added one point to make it 6-0. With two outs and runners on the second and third bases, Shin Min-jae added one point on his right-handed hit to make it 7-0.
LG gave up two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning with Oh Yoon-seok's three-base hit to the center, but LG added Park Dong-won's two-run double and Park Kwan-woo's two-run double in the top of the ninth inning to celebrate Tolhurst's first win by widening the gap to 11-2.
LG, which showed good batting performance as Shin Min-jae, Moon Bo-kyung, Park Dong-won, Koo Bon-hyuk, and Park Hae-min hit two hits each, hit the KT mound with 15 hits to show off its No. 1 team. In the bottom of the eighth inning, center fielder Park Hae-min, who attempted a jump catch to catch Oh Yoon-seok's ball, injured his left ankle during the landing process and was carried by a trainer into the dugout.
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, `Today was an important game in some points, but I want to praise our players for allowing us to go back to winning without losing consecutive games after Sunday's loss"
"Tollhurst was the first game in the KBO League, and he pitched the best, and catcher Park Dong-won was able to lead to a good game by mixing the four pitches properly and mixing them well."," he praised the two-shot battery, which produced the best results from its first breath. Then "In the fifth inning, Koo Bon-hyuk's sensible base play created a flow of chances, and Park Hae-min, Shin Min-jae, and Moon Sung-joo's RBI were able to bring the overall flow of the game to our side."In a situation where additional points were needed, Moon Sung-joo, Oh Ji-hwan, Park Hae-min, and Shin Min-jae were able to play comfortably overall by raising RBI"
Coach Yeom also said, `Even though it was an away game today, I was able to win because many fans came and cheered me passionately. Thank you very much."
Suwon = Reporter Kwon In-ha indyk@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
