In addition, the sweep loss KIA's great home humiliation LG's 6th consecutive win, solidifying the lead...All three games of Tolhurst
Aug 24, 2025
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LG came from behind to win 2-1 in the 14th game of the season between the KIA Tigers and the team in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 24th. LG recorded 73 wins, 3 draws and 43 losses in the season, while eighth-ranked KIA fell into a quagmire for five consecutive losses and recorded 54 wins, 4 draws and 58 losses in the season.
KIA suffered the humiliation of being swept by LG for the second consecutive time in Gwangju. KIA lost seven consecutive games in the aftermath of giving up all three consecutive games between LG and Gwangju from the 22nd to the 24th of last month, and the 5th round began to be in jeopardy. KIA, which met LG again at home for the first time in a month, dropped from fifth place to eighth by giving up all three consecutive games.
LG made the starting lineup with Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Moon Sung-joo (right wing), Austin Dean (designated hitter), Moon Bo-kyung (1st baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Park Dong-won (catcher), Chun Sung-ho (third baseman), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). The starting pitcher is Anders Tollhurst.
KIA faced off with Park Chan-ho (st baseman), Patrick Wisdom (first baseman), Na Sung-bum (right fielder), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Oh Sun-woo (left fielder), Han Jun-su (catcher), Kim Ho-ryeong (middle fielder), and Kim Kyu-sung (third baseman). The starting pitcher is Adam Oler.
LG Tolhurst pitched five innings as scheduled. Since he has already thrown many balls in the U.S. and joined LG, he decided to manage innings and pitch counts for the fall baseball season. Tolhurst earned his third win of the season by pitching 95 pitches and six hits (one homer) with two walks and six strikeouts in five innings. It is a total of three games since moving to LG.
From the sixth inning, Jang Hyun-sik (1 inning), Kim Jin-sung (⅔ innings), Kim Young-woo (1 inning), and Yoo Young-chan (1 ⅓ inning) continued to throw to keep the victory.
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KIA led with 13 hits, but the frustrating trend continued with only one score. LG came from behind to laugh by scoring two runs on seven hits, fewer than KIA.
KIA had the first run. After two outs in the bottom of the third inning, Wisdom hit a solo shot to the left. It was a 130-meter-long home run. 30th shot of the season. Wisdom became the first KIA foreign hitter in five years since Preston Tucker (32 home runs) in 2020.
Tolhurst scored his first run since his KBO League debut. Tolhurst scored 13 scoreless innings in the previous two games, and continued his scoreless streak of 15 innings until the second inning of the day. The home run allowed by Wisdom was painful, and the ball count of 2B2S to 152km/h went into the high course in the middle.
LG's batters, who were struggling with Oler, turned the game around in the top of the sixth inning. After one out, Park Hae-min opened the scoring with a left-handed hit, and Shin Min-jae hit a timely triple to right-center to balance 1-1. In the continued opportunity with one out and third base, Moon Sung-joo hit a timely hit and turned it over 2-1.
It was the biggest crisis for LG in the bottom of the eighth inning. After one out, Oh Sun-woo hit a heavy hit and was replaced by pinch runner Park Jae-hyun. After two outs, Kim Ho-ryeong got a walk and took the first and second bases. LG quickly changed the mound from Kim Young-woo to Yoo Young-chan, and Kim Kyu-sung walked and loaded the bases. The match with Park Chan-ho was important, but Yoo Young-chan struck out swinging and overcame the last crisis.
Meanwhile, KIA achieved 35,000 strikeouts in the top of the ninth inning when Jeon Sang-hyun struck out Park Dong-won with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. It is the first record in KBO history.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
