Is there no AGAIN 2023 after all. Addiction of the amount of additional points allowed and failure to solve the problem. Is there anything other than Jin Sung, Woo, and Young Chan?

Sep 08, 2025

Choi Chae-heung, who took the mound at the top of the eighth inning with two outs and a runner on first base, pitches at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 7th. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.7/

SSG-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 7th. Jang Hyun-sik, who took the mound in the top of the seventh inning, is being replaced with the bases loaded with one out. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.7/

SSG-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 7th. Ham Deok-joo, who took the mound with the bases loaded with one out in the top of the seventh inning, is delighted after allowing no runs. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.7/

In the end, the only thing we can trust is 'Kim-Young-Chan'.

The LG Twins were hit by SSG Landers, which was on the rise. LG lost 3-7 at home against SSG at Jamsil Stadium on the 7th.

Starter Lim Chan-kyu, who was very strong in the match against SSG, was sluggish with five runs (four earned runs) in five innings, and the batting line was also defeated by four points as he failed to score due to the opponent's good defense in an important situation.

Still, it was regrettable that he gave up additional points in the second half of the game. The tension that had been chasing until the end was suddenly relieved by giving an additional point in the top of the eighth inning.

The chasing team failed to block SSG's batting lineup in the end.

After Lim Chan-kyu threw until the fifth inning, Lee Jung-yong came up in the top of the sixth inning and blocked it well with three outs, but in the top of the seventh inning, Jang Hyun-sik came up and was on the verge of loading the bases with two hits and a walk. Ham Deok-ju took the mound in relief, struck out Eredia, and hit Han Yu-seom with a fly to center field to cross the big mountain. At 3-5 and 2-point differences, a disappointing double play came out in the bottom of the seventh inning with one out and runners on the first and third bases, and after failing to score, he gave up additional points in the top of the eighth inning and eventually collapsed.

Park Myung-geun, who took the mound in the top of the eighth inning, eventually caught the second baseman's infield hit to leadoff hitter Ko Myung-joon. Lee Ji-young's bunt hit came up and caught it with a catcher foul fly, and Ryu Hyo-seung's ground ball in front of the third baseman forced the first baseman out from the second base, but he became safe on the first base, with two outs and runners on the first base. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop put left-handed Choi Chae-heung on the mound as three consecutive left-handed hitters came out from No. 9 Jung Joon-jae to No. 2 Jihoon Choi.

However, Choi Chae-heung was hit by Jung Joon-jae's double to the right. Throwing a 117km curve to Park Seo-han in a crisis with two outs and runners on the second and third bases became a clean heavy hit, and both runners home, tilting to the additional SSG of the match as the 3-7. 2-point gap widened to 4 points.

SSG-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 7th. Lee Jung-yong, who took the mound in the sixth inning, is smiling after finishing the inning without losing a point. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.7/

The Hanwha-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. Kim Jin-sung, who took the mound at first and second bases with no outs in the top of the seventh inning, is pitching. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.10/

SSG-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 7th. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop is talking to Park Hae-min during the game. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.7/

LG's lead Austin hit a hit against SSG pitcher Lee Rowoon in the bottom of the eighth inning, but the driving force of the chase fell further as all three batters stepped down as a mistake, and in the bottom of the ninth inning, it was caught by SSG closer Cho Byung-hyun, who took the mound even though he was not in a save situation by four points.

LG has plenty of bullpen. However, there are actually only three clear winners: closer Yoo Young-chan, hold No. 1 Kim Jin-sung, and rookie Kim Young-woo. Jang Hyun-sik has not been able to shake off his slump since August, while Lee Jung-yong and Ham Deok-ju have frequent ups and downs. Park Myung-geun, who showed good pitching with 'Mr. Zero' at the beginning of the season, is sluggish in the second half, and Baek Seung-hyun has yet to find his 2023 form. In other words, there are only three pitchers who can make it with solid faith in a close game. However, Kim Young-woo's growth in the second half of the year and settling in the must-win group became a golden luck for LG.

LG lost on the day, but the second-place Hanwha Eagles also lost to the Samsung Lions, and the game difference between the two is still five games, and LG reduced the magic number to 12.

For the rest of the year, it became important for LG to make more wins. In Game 2 of the 2023 Korean Series, LG's starter Choi Won-tae was substituted in the top of the first inning, but seven bullpen pitchers, including Lee Jung-yong, Jung Woo-young, Kim Jin-sung, Baek Seung-hyun, Yoo Young-chan, Ham Deok-ju, and Ko Woo-seok, blocked KT's batters without losing a point. LG did not start strongly that year, but was able to win the regular league and the Korean Series with the strongest bullpen. This season, on the contrary, the starters are strong and the bullpen is weak. Even Yoo Young-chan, who achieved 20 saves for two consecutive years in Kim Jin-sung, the hold king, was stable, so he was able to keep the top spot by recording only 12 blon saves, the fewest among the 10 clubs.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.