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| A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. LG Park Hae-min is cheering after hitting a solo shot in the bottom of the fifth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.26/ |
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| The first round of the KS between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. The bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning. Koo Bon-hyuk and Park Hae-min, who succeeded in scoring during Shin Min-jae's timely hit. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.26/ |
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| The first round of the KS between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. LG Tolhurst, who is pitching as a starter. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.26/ |
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In the all-time Korean Series, the winning team's probability of winning the first game is 73.2% (30 out of 41).
The LG Twins took 73.2 percent of the chances. LG, the winner of the regular league, won 8-2 with starter Tolhurst's two runs in six innings and the cohesion of the batters in Game 1 of the Korean Series against the Hanwha Eagles, the second-ranked and playoff winner in the regular league, at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th.
If the regular league winning team wins the first game of the Korean Series in the all-time single-league postseason, the probability of winning the Korean Series is 87.5% (21 out of 24). For LG, it brought the highest probability.
LG also won five consecutive Korean Series games following 2023. Hanwha has won four consecutive Korean Series titles (including one draw) since 2002. In particular, Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon has won 11 consecutive games in Jamsil alone in the Korean Series.
Both LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop and Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon considered the first game important. Manager Yeom put starting pitcher Son Joo-young on standby for the bullpen and even considered Son Joo-young's input depending on what kind of pitching Tolhurst plays. Coach Kim also said in the match, "(The first place team) has a lot of time to wait. We rest a lot at first, but we have a chance in terms of our sense of play while playing practice games, so it's our first game. "Moon Dong-ju's pace is good. Take good advantage of the bullpen. I think this series will be a lot of fun if you do well in the offense and lead the first game to the advantage"I burned my will to win the first game.
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| The first round of the KS between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yup and players posing with the regular season trophy. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.26/ |
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| The first round of the KS between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon and LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop are greeting each other ahead of the game. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.26/ |
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| The first round of the KS between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. Former LG manager Kim Jae-bak, who is throwing a commemorative first pitch. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.26/ |
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LG's starting lineup consisted of Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Austin (designated hitter), Kim Hyun-soo (designated hitter), Moon Bo-kyung (first baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Park Dong-won (catcher), Koo Bon-hyuk (third baseman), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). Moon Sung-joo's back muscle pain during training camp made it difficult to play in the early stages, and Austin was appointed as the designated hitter in terms of strengthening defense as it was better to use Koo Bon-hyuk as an infielder than a left fielder.
Hanwha selected Son Ah-seop (designated hitter), Luis Liberato (center fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Ha Joo-seok (second baseman), Choi In-ho (right fielder), Choi Jae-hoon (catcher), and Lee Do-yoon (striker). It is notable that Lee Do-yoon, not Shim Woo-joon, played shortstop. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon paid attention to the batters as it was the away game. If the runner goes out, you can replace it. I think it's planned like that because there's the next order only when I win."
LG's Anders Tolhurst and Hanwha's Moon Dong-ju started. Both are pitchers who spray fastballs over 150 kilometers.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. LG Tolhurst is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.26/ |
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| The first round of the KS between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. Hanwha Son Ah-seop, who hit the leadoff hitter in the top of the first inning. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.26/ |
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| The first round of the KS between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. Hanwha Dong-ju Moon is pitching as the starting pitcher. Jamsil=Song Jeong-heon Reporter songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.26/ |
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In the first inning, LG had good luck.
Hanwha created a chance with two outs and runners on the first and second bases with the first-right hit by lead Son Ah-seop and left-handed hit by Noh Si-hwan, but Chae Eun-sung failed to get the first run due to a strikeout. It was regrettable that Moon Hyun-bin's well-hit big ball was caught by center fielder Park Hae-min's jump catch.
LG took the lead in the bottom of the first inning. After the lead Hong Chang-ki calmly picked out the ball after the second strike and got a walk, Moon Dong-ju's throw, which Shin Min-jae handled Dan bunting, was a little late and became safe, and LG had a chance. Austin struck out a rookie, but Moon Dong-ju's wild pitch at the batter's box of Kim Hyun-soo made it to the second and third bases with one out, and Kim Hyun-soo's ground ball in front of the second base gave him the first run. Moon Bo-kyung's double to left-center added one more point to make it 2-0.
LG had a chance again at the bottom of the fourth inning after a lull in the second and third innings. As Moon's control was shaky, Kim Hyun-soo and Oh Ji-hwan got walks, giving them a chance to garner the first and second bases with one out. However, Park Dong-won grounded out to center field, and Koo Bon-hyuk grounded out to second base, failing to score additional points.
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| The first round of the KS between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. 1 out and 1 base in the top of the 1st inning. LG center fielder Park Hae-min catching Moon Hyun-bin's big hit. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.26/ |
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| The first round of the KS between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. 2 outs and 3rd base in the bottom of the 1st inning. Shin Min-jae, who scored on Moon Bo-kyung's double. Jamsil=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.26/ |
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| The first round of the KS between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. Moon Bo-kyung hit a timely double with two outs and third base in the bottom of the first inning. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.26/ |
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LG starter Tolhurst became an iron wall after being hit by the leadoff Ha Joo-seok in the top of the second inning. In particular, in the top of the fourth inning, Noh Si-hwan, Chae Eun-sung, and Ha Joo-seok, who were swinging the fire bat in the playoffs, struck out swinging one after another.
Hanwha, which overcame the crisis in the bottom of the fourth inning, got a chance in the top of the fifth inning when Choi In-ho, the lead, hit a double over the middle of the fifth inning. With Choi Jae-hoon's sacrifice bunt, one out and third base. During Lee Do-yoon's at-bat, the LG infield defended forward. This means that if the infield grounder comes straight ahead, he won't give the score.
Lee Do-yoon's ball went toward the second baseman and Shin Min-jae slid quickly to catch it, and third baseman Choi In-ho threw it to first base when he failed to rush home. He expected Son Ah-seop, who had a hit in the top of the first inning, but failed to score a chase after being struck out by a fast fastball of 151km.
LG virtually decided the game by scoring an additional point in the bottom of the fifth inning. Leader Park Hae-min's 125km body curve hit by Moon Dong-ju became a solo shot slightly over the right fence pole. Shin Min-jae's triple to the middle wall added one more point due to an error in which third baseman Noh Si-hwan's home throw fell to the side when Austin grounded out in front of third baseman, making it 4-0.
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| The first round of the KS between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. Baseball fans cheering for LG. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.26/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. Hanwha fans are cheering. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.26/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. LG Park Hae-min is cheering after hitting a solo shot in the bottom of the fifth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.26/ |
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In the end, Moon Dong-ju allowed four hits (one home run), three walks and four runs (three earned) in four ⅓ innings so far and handed over the mound to Kim Bum-soo. LG's Kim Hyun-soo continued his chances of scoring additional points with one out and runners on first and second bases with a walk, but Moon Bo-kyung grounded out in front of the first base and Oh Ji-hwan went over to shortstop fly, failing to widen the gap.
Hanwha finally raised the spark for the chase. In the top of the sixth inning, Liberato hit a double to right-center and scored the first point of the Korean series with Noh Si-hwan's heavy hit. Chae Eun-sung's left-handed hit led to a chance of 1 out and 1st and 3rd base, and Ha Joo-seok's sacrifice fly to center field added one point to narrow the gap to 2-4 and 2 points.
LG gave more strength to Hanwha's chase. In the bottom of the sixth inning, he scored four runs and was out of Hanwha's pursuit. After one out, he scored four runs with Shin Min-jae's heavy hit and Kim Hyun-soo's consecutive left-handed hits with Koo Bon-hyuk's walk, a ball hit by Park Hae-min's body, and Hong Chang-ki's walk. At once, it's 8-2 and a six-point gap. Hanwha put Jung Woo-ju, Cho Dong-wook and Park Sang-won in the sixth inning, but failed to block LG's batters.
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| Game 1 of the Korean Series between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 26th. Shin Min-jae slides after hitting a triple in the bottom of the fifth inning with one out. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.26/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. Hanwha Liberato is cheering after hitting a hit. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.26/ |
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| Game 1 of the Korean Series between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 26th. Noh Si-hwan is delighted after hitting an RBI timely hit in the top of the sixth inning with one out and runners on third base. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.26/ |
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LG lowered its starting Tolhurst in the top of the seventh inning and activated its bullpen. Tolthurst threw only 82 but thought he did his part enough and made a replacement to increase the sense of the game to the winning team in a relaxed score gap,
Tolhurst allowed seven hits in six innings, but struck out seven without four outs and recorded a quality start of two runs, becoming the winning pitcher in his debut in the Korean Series.
Song Seung-ki, who won 11 games this season and changed his position to a bullpen in the Korean Series, came out in the top of the 7th inning and blocked it with three outs, and Kim Jin-sung took the mound in the top of the 8th inning and gave up a walk to Liberato, but he handled all of Hanwha's scary Moon Hyun-bin, Roh Si-hwan and Chae Eun-sung. And in the top of the ninth inning, closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan blocked it with a three-and-out strikeout, ending the game. LG's three bullpen pitchers did not give up a single hit to Hanwha.
Game 2 of the Korean Series will be held at Jamsil Stadium at 6:30 p.m. on the 27th.
잠실=권인하 기자 indyk@sportschosun.com
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. LG Song Seung-ki is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.26/ |
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| The first game of the Korean Series between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 26th. Kim Jin-sung, who took the mound in the top of the eighth inning, pitches. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.26/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. LG Yoo Young-chan is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.26/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
