Hanwha won by 18 points, but LG won by 32 points. Yeoyoung-chan made a crisis, but won the game with baseball to protect
Sep 03, 2025
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In the home game against the Lotte Giants in Jamsil on the 2nd, LG gave up two runs in the top of the ninth inning and was on the verge of loading the bases with two outs, but did not allow a tie in the end and won the game 3-2. Starter Chirinos led 3-0 with seven scoreless innings, and closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan ended his appearance in the top of the ninth inning, but Yoo Young-chan had difficulty controlling the ball and managed to prevent it.
LG won four consecutive games against Lotte and solidified its No. 1 position with 77 wins, 3 draws and 46 losses. The second-place Hanwha defeated the KIA Tigers 21-3 on the day, and the difference between the two remained the same at 5.5 games.
With Chirinos starting, LG consisted of Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Moon Sung-joo (right wing), Austin (1st baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Koo Bon-hyuk (third baseman), Park Dong-won (captor), Chun Sung-ho (left wing), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). Kim Hyun-soo, who has thigh muscle pain, was given a break. The move is aimed at reducing the risk of injury by giving Kim enough rest for three days from Sunday because he has no game on Wednesday.
Although the expected lineup did not explode well on the day, Chirinos played well. He became the winning pitcher by throwing 101 pitches in seven innings and recording three hits, one walk, four strikeouts, and a quality start plus. After two outs in the top of the first inning, he had a double by Yoon Dong-hee, and he pitched very stable with the help of good defense to the point where it was a scoring crisis to get to second base with two outs after a hit by the leadoff Reyes in the top of the seventh inning. After seven scoreless innings in the match against Changwon NC on August 27, he continues to pitch seven scoreless innings in two consecutive games, instilling faith.
Chirinos, who have won five consecutive games, have won 12 games. He also lowered his ERA to 3.32. Throwing 154 ⅔ innings, he ranked fourth in innings among all pitchers after Samsung Furado (171 ⅓ innings), Hanwha Ponce (157 ⅔ innings), and Weiss (155 ⅔ innings), dispelling injury concerns and raising awareness as inning data.
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LG had additional scoring opportunities in the bottom of the fourth inning with one out and second base and one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, but unfortunately, no shot came out.
LG blocked Chirinos with a new setup man in the top of the eighth inning when they went down. First-round rookie Kim Young-woo came out and handled all of Han Tae-yang, Lee Ho-joon and Park Chan-hyung with outfield flies. Recorded his fifth hold of the season.
The much-awaited extra point came out at the end of the eighth inning and this was the decisive score as a result. Oh Ji-hwan's sacrifice fly to right field came out on the second and third bases with one out, which was made with the first hit by Moon Sung-joo, Austin's walk, and Moon Bo-kyung's infield ground ball to make it 3-0. Moon Sung-joo showed good batting performance by hitting half of the team's eight hits alone with four hits in four at-bats.
LG closer Yoo Young-chan came out in the top of the ninth inning, but he was shaken because his control was not good. Lotte has the best chance. Yoo Young-chan, who allowed Ko Seung-min to have an infield hit to ride the first base line, struck out Yoon Dong-hee with a swing and miss, but Reyes hit the right-handed hit, and gave up a straight walk to Na Seung-yeop, who was on the verge of loading the bases with one out.
And two runs were lost by pinch hitter Kim Min-sung, who came up to the first team on the day. At that time, left fielder Choi Seung-min spilled a ball to the side and arrived at second base, pinch runner Kim Dong-hyuk ran to third base, leading to a crisis of one out and runners on first and third bases. Roh Jin-hyuk struck out swinging with a folk ball to make it to two outs, but at that time, first baseman Jang Doo-sung stole second base, making it two outs and second and third bases. A single hit can lead to a reversal.
He threw five sliders to Han Tae-yang, but only one hit a strike with a swing and miss, and all four of them became balls, with two outs and a walk.
Yoo Young-chan, who played against Lee Ho-joon, chose a fastball as the fifth pitch in 2B2S and sprayed a 150km fastball low on his body. Lee Ho-joon thought of it as a ball and didn't throw the bat, but ABS reacted. Strike is declared and the game is over with strikeouts.
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After the game, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, "Chirinos pitched perfectly by scoring quality start plus as a starter, and I want to praise Kim Young-woo, the winning team, for growing one step further by scoring a hold."Yoo Young-chan created a crisis, but he finished it well until the end, so he was able to win the game with baseball that protected the whole thing."I complimented the pitchers first.
"In the batting line, Shin Min-jae's first RBI and Austin's RBI allowed us to bring the early flow of the overall game to our side."It was a little bit of an atmosphere of being chased without an additional point, but Oh Ji-hwan's additional RBI in the eighth inning made closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan relaxed, providing a foothold to win," he said."
In the end, LG proved its strength in first place by winning by one point by preventing the crisis. Coach Yeom also said, "Today was a difficult game at the end, but I think I was able to win because the players focused until the end, and I want to praise all the players."
Director Yeom also said, "Thank you to our fans for always filling the stands with sold-out tickets and enthusiastic support today."We also thanked the fans who cheered for the sold-out stands even on Tuesday.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
