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| LG Moon Sung-joo for the interview. Reporter Kim Young-rok |
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| The LG-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 4th. In the top of the eighth inning, Moon Sung-joo, with the bases loaded with one out, is smiling broadly as he goes around the ground after hitting a grand slam. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.4/ |
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| The LG-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 4th. Moon Sung-joo is cheering after hitting a grand slam with one out in the top of the eighth inning. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.4/ |
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"I couldn't hit a home run last year, so I wanted to hit a home run this year. Park Young-hyun kept throwing changeups today. Are you more confident in changeups than fastballs? I was aiming for it."
As expected, he is a natural clutch heater. In addition, the aura of the LG Twins, who are running first, is added.
A rare slugfest in which four homers and 17 runs are exchanged in three innings. The final winner was the LG Twins. LG won a 10-8 comeback victory against KT Wiz in a game held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 4th.
He won his 78th win (three draws and 46 losses), leading the second-place Hanwha Eagles by five and a half games. The second-place Hanwha Eagles often show their potential, but it seems too much to catch up with the leader LG with less than 20 games left.
The trend has fluctuated sharply since KT succeeded in turning the tables with three points, starting with Jang Sung-woo's tying solo shot in the bottom of the fifth inning, trailing 0-1. LG immediately followed Oh Ji-hwan's tiebreaking two-run shot.
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| The LG-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 4th. In the top of the eighth inning, Moon Sung-joo, with the bases loaded with one out, is smiling broadly as he goes around the ground after hitting a grand slam. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.4/ |
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KT again scored three points in the bottom of the sixth inning, and LG followed with two points in the top of the seventh inning. Still, KT Ahn Hyun-min's two-run shot at the bottom of the seventh inning looked like a wedge.
No. LG beat Park Young-hyun, KT's closing pitcher and relief pitcher, 10-8 in the top of the eighth inning. Moon Sung-joo's bases-loaded shot became a come-from-behind hit and the final hit.
Moon Sung-joo's grand slam is the first in 1217 days since the game against the NC Dinos on May 6, 2022. After the game, Moon Sung-joo said, `I didn't hit a home run last year, so I wanted to hit a home run this year. Of course, I'm happy about the grand slam, but I'm more happy that it's an important game-changing hit."
"It felt like we were going to make it light in the center, but it worked really well. It's a home run! I was thinking, but (KT right fielder) Ahn Hyun-min was attached to the fence, so it's caught? I thought, 'Get hit with the fence...'I'm glad you moved on a little bit. Park Young-hyun continued to throw change-ups to Shin Min-jae, and at the first pitch, I also swung and missed the change-up. I aimed for a changeup with confidence."
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| The LG-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 4th. Moon Sung-joo is cheering after hitting a grand slam with one out in the top of the eighth inning. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.4/ |
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When asked about the memory of the bases-loaded walk three years and four months ago, Moon Sung-joo said, `It was just as good then. He smiled broadly, saying, "It feels better because it's a last-minute come-from-behind home run at a time when we're almost a rookie."
"The first score opened up, followed by another point. The atmosphere was a little subdued, but (Oh) Ji-hwan shouted 'Let's concentrate'. I thought the older brothers didn't give up yet. Baseball can't hit in three to four games even if you hit four or three hits a day. I won't let my guard down. However, it seems that all three home runs (three) have come out this season. It's not like you can hit it because you're greedy anyway, and if you're conscious for no reason, the balance will collapse."
LG is set to return Hong Chang-ki. Moon Sung-joo said, `I hope Hong Chang-ki will return to good condition soon. I'm just trying hard not to lose my seat. I want to do well with a good synergy effect," he said, holding himself together.
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| The LG-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 4th. Moon Sung-joo, the one-out grand slam in the top of the eighth inning, is welcomed by frontrunners. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.4/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
