LG overturned 8.5G cars in a month → 1st place in 3G cars. In addition, he won the game with baseball to protect the team with 70 wins in reverse and a first-come-first-served raspy victory
Aug 20, 2025
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A month later, on August 20, the current ranking table is completely different.
LG ranks first with 70 wins, 2 draws and 43 losses, while Hanwha ranks second with 65 wins, 3 draws and 46 losses. The two teams were separated by three games. LG led by 8.5 games in a month. LG had 20 wins and 4 losses, while Hanwha had only 10 wins, 1 draw and 13 losses.
LG was the first to reach the 70th victory mark on the 20th, driving the Lotte Giants to a 10th consecutive win in 22 years.
The probability of winning the regular league is 77.1% (27 times out of 35) and the probability of winning the Korean Series is 62.9% (22 times out of 35).
He first scored two points in the first half, but failed to score an additional point after being blocked by the opponent's starter Na Kyun-an, and was dragged 2-3 by Reyes after a three-run shot, but Oh Ji-hwan's timely hit to steal second base in the bottom of the sixth inning changed the trend. And in the bottom of the seventh inning, Austin's sacrifice fly succeeded in turning the tables, and in the bottom of the eighth inning, Park Dong-won's wedge double added one more run.
Lotte also created a chance for a runner on second base with one out in the top of the eighth inning and a runner on second base with no outs in the top of the ninth inning, but was blocked by LG's bullpen and failed to break its 10th consecutive loss.
For LG, Moon Sung-joo, who was replaced in the middle of the game due to pelvic discomfort the previous day, was excluded from the starting lineup. Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop placed Chun Sung-ho on the empty second batter. Park Kwan-woo, a rookie with a good batting performance, was also considered, but he used Chun Sung-ho because he thought it was not easy to target Na Kyun-an's folk ball.
The starting lineup consists of Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Chun Sung-ho (right fielder), Austin (1st baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (3rd baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (left fielder), Oh Ji-hwan (designated hitter), Koo Bon-hyuk (striker), Lee Joo-heon (catcher), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder).
Son Joo-young, the starting pitcher of LG, tried to win 10 games for the third time. Expectations were high for achieving 10 wins in this game as he had a good performance with two wins and no losses in five games in the second half and a 1.19 ERA in three games against Lotte this season.
LG started with a good chance of first and second base with no outs due to Shin Min-jae's consecutive hits in the bottom of the first inning, but Austin struck out three pitches, Moon Bo-kyung grounded out in front of the first base, and Kim Hyun-soo was out one after another with a shortstop line drive.
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In 2B2S, a 145.7km fastball, the lowest among the sixth pitches, became a home run over the middle fence with a distance of 131m. It wasn't the end. During Koo Bon-hyuk's right-handed hit, right fielder Ko Seung-min threw the ball back to second base with no outs, followed by Lee Joo-heon's sacrifice bunt and Park Hae-min's ground ball in front of the first base to make it 2-0.
However, Son Joo-young was shaken in the top of the third inning. After one death, he gave up consecutive walks to Son Ho-young and Ko Seung-min, driving to the first and second bases with one out, and Reyes hit a three-run shot from the middle wall. Reyes responded properly to the low 122km curve among the third pitches thrown in the advantageous count of 2S.
In the top of the fourth inning, Son Joo-young was on the verge of losing additional runs with one out and runners on the second and third bases, but he stopped the follow-up hitter by catching a mistake, and ended the 5th and 6th innings with three outs, recording a quality start of four hits (one home run), four walks, five strikeouts, and three runs in six innings. However, the lineup was completely blocked by Na Gyun-an.
After Austin, the leader, got on base with a walk in the bottom of the third inning, 11 batters were out with consecutive miscues until the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs, failing to help Son Joo-young.
Still, it changed the flow of the game that Oh Ji-hwan created an opportunity by walking on base after two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning.
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However, Oh Ji-hwan stole second base, making it two outs and second base, and Koo Bon-hyuk hit a heavy hit to bring Oh Ji-hwan home to tie the score 3-3.
After Lee Jung-yong stopped the top of the seventh inning without allowing a run, LG succeeded in turning the tables in the bottom of the seventh inning. After one out, Shin Min-jae's infield hit to shortstop and Chun Sung-ho's right-handed hit made the first and third bases. Chun Sung-ho played instead of Moon Sung-joo with two hits on the day and performed well.
Austin hit third pitcher Choi Jun-yong's slider and hit a big ball on the left to add one run with a sacrifice fly. 4-3 come from behind.
LG put Kim Young-woo, who was recently promoted to a must-win group, as a setup man in the top of the eighth inning. However, he got off to a shaky start by giving up a straight walk to lead Reyes. Lotte immediately put in pinch runner Jang Doo-sung.
Yoo Kang-nam stepped down with a fly to right field, but Jang Doo-sung stole second base during pinch hitter Roh Jin-hyuk. If a hit is allowed with one out and a runner on the second base, it will be tied immediately. However, Kim Young-woo struck out swinging with a slider of 142km in 2B2S.
And closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan came up and struck out Na Seung-yeop with a 149km high fastball to escape the crisis.
And LG lightened Yoo Young-chan's shoulders by scoring an additional point in the bottom of the eighth inning. After Koo Bon-hyuk walked, Park Dong-won added one more run with a double that hit the left fence to lead 5-3.
Yoo Young-chan allowed a superior double to lead pinch hitter Park Chan-hyung in the top of the ninth inning. However, he struck out Hwang Sung-bin and Han Tae-yang in a row to quickly make two outs, and Son Ho-young also drew the bat with an outside slider for the sixth pitch in 2B2S. But Son Ho-young swung the bat and stopped. The first base umpire struck out with the recognition of a checkered swing,
The check swing video review, which was officially implemented from the previous day, was made, and the result was no swing. Yoo Young-chan, who threw three more balls in the full count, eventually sent Son Ho-young out with a walk.
And Yoo Young-chan, who played against Ko Seung-min, secured the victory by catching it with a third baseman fly with a slider on the fifth pitch in 2B2S.
Lee Jung-yong, who allowed no runs in the top of the seventh inning, became a winning pitcher and took his fifth win of the season, Kim Young-woo made his third hold of the season, and Yoo Young-chan made his 16th save.
Coach Yeom said after the game that Son Joo-young struggled with his control in the beginning, but he led well until the sixth inning and played his role as a starter, setting the stage for victory"Lee Jung-yong, Kim Young-woo, and Yoo Young-chan, the winning team, were able to win with baseball, which they defended while doing their part well."," he praised the pitchers.
Then " Koo Bon-hyuk's timely hit in the sixth inning allowed us to bring the flow of the game to our side, and Chun Sung-ho made a decisive chance with a good hit in the seventh inning and Austin's come-from-behind RBI completely brought the atmosphere." In addition, Park Dong-won was able to secure the victory by raising an additional RBI and making Yoo Young-chan relaxed in a desperate situation"The batters who steadily scored in the second half also praised him.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.