Pro baseball team KT Wiz achieved two consecutive victories against LG Twins in a preseason game.
KT won 9-4 against LG in the 2025 KBO League preseason game held on the 9th at Suwon KT Wiz Park. Trailing 0-4, they turned the game around with a big inning, scoring 7 runs in the 6th inning. Free agent compensation player Jang Jin-hyuk contributed with a 2-run double as well as 2 hits and 3 RBIs in 4 at-bats.
KT's starting pitcher Oh Won-seok allowed 4 runs, giving up 4 hits, 3 walks, 1 hit-by-pitch, and striking out 5 in 3 innings. Choi Dong-hwan pitched 1 inning, allowing 1 hit and 1 walk without giving up any runs, Woo Kyu-min pitched 1 inning with 1 strikeout and no runs, Joo Kwon also pitched 1 inning allowing 1 hit and 1 walk without giving up any runs, Kim Min-soo pitched 1 inning with 2 strikeouts and no runs, Son Dong-hyun pitched 1 inning without any runs, and Park Young-hyun pitched 1 inning allowing 1 hit and no runs.
LG's starting pitcher Son Ju-young delivered a strong performance, pitching 4 innings without allowing any hits, with 2 walks, 3 strikeouts, and no runs. His fastball reached a top speed of 149 km.
LG took control of the game by scoring 4 runs in the first inning against KT's starting pitcher Oh Won-seok. Leadoff batter Hong Chang-ki got on base with a straight walk, and Park Hae-min connected with a hit to right field to advance to 1st and 2nd base, while Austin drew a walk to create a bases-loaded situation with no outs. Moon Bo-gyeong hit a timely single to left field on a full count, bringing in 2 RBIs.
A ground ball by Kim Hyun-soo resulted in 1 out with runners on 1st and 3rd base, and Oh Ji-hwan made an out with a fly ball to the first baseman for the second out. Park Dong-won drew a walk, creating a situation with 2 outs and the bases loaded, and Moon Jeong-bin hit a timely single that dropped in front of the right fielder, allowing 2 runners to score. They extended the lead to 4-0.
LG's starter Son Ju-young dominated the KT lineup with a perfect no-hit performance through 4 innings. He retired the leadoff batter Bae Jeong-dae with a ground ball to the shortstop, and allowed a walk to Rojas. With 1 out and a runner on 1st, he struck out Heo Kyung-min, and finished the inning by getting Kim Min-hyeok out on a ground ball to the shortstop. In the 2nd inning, he struck out Oh Yun-seok on a full count, got Oh Jae-il out with a fly to the right fielder, and wrapped up the inning by getting Jang Jin-hyuk out on a ground ball to the second baseman.
In the 3rd inning, Son Ju-young got the leadoff batter Kang Hyun-woo out with a fly ball to right field and followed that by striking out Kim Sang-su for the second out. After allowing a walk to Bae Jeong-dae, he finished the inning by getting Rojas out with a fly ball to the third baseman. In the 4th, he retired Heo Kyung-min on a ground ball to the shortstop, Kim Min-hyeok on a fly to the center fielder, and Oh Yun-seok on a ground ball to the third baseman, finishing the inning 1-2-3.
LG's pitcher Choi Chae-hung took the mound in the top of the 5th inning. Choi Chae-hung, who transferred to LG as compensation for free agent Choi Won-tae (Samsung) last December, retired Oh Jae-il and Jang Jin-hyuk consecutively with ground balls to the second baseman. Jang Jin-hyuk's ground ball was skillfully fielded by second baseman Shin Min-jae, who made a sliding catch. After 2 outs, he allowed a walk to Kang Hyun-woo, but ended the inning by preventing a steal at second base while facing Kim Sang-su.
KT recorded their first hit in the bottom of the 6th inning. Leadoff batter Kim Sang-su got on base with a solid hit to center field against LG's third pitcher Lee Ji-kang, which escaped to 2nd base. Kim Sang-su was replaced by a pinch runner Yu Jun-gyu at 1st base. A wild pitch by the pitcher advanced the runner to 2nd base, and after an out on a ground ball to the second baseman by Bae Jeong-dae, there was 1 out and a runner on 3rd.
Rojas hit a timely single that dropped in front of the right fielder, scoring 1 run. Rojas was replaced by pinch runner Hwang Jae-kyun at 1st base. LG replaced Lee Ji-kang with Woo Kang-hoon. Moon Sang-cheol drew a walk to get on base, and Kim Min-hyeok hit a timely single that went through the gap between the shortstop and second baseman, narrowing the score to 2-4.
Pinch hitter Cheon Seong-ho was hit by a pitch on the first ball, creating a bases-loaded opportunity with 1 out. Yoon Jun-hyuk's hit ball was mishandled by shortstop Lee Young-bin for an error, allowing KT to close the gap to 3-4 with 1 out and the bases loaded. LG replaced Woo Kang-hoon with left-handed relief pitcher Kim Yu-young.
Jang Jin-hyuk hit a ball down the left field line, where left fielder Park Kwan-woo made an attempt to dive and catch it but failed, resulting in a 2-run double. KT turned the score around to 5-4. Kang Baek-ho came up to bat and drew another walk, again loading the bases with 1 out.
Yoo Jun-gyu made a slow ground ball out in front of the shortstop, allowing the runner from 3rd to score. With 2 outs and runners on 2nd and 3rd, a wild pitch by pitcher Kim Yu-young allowed the runner at 3rd to score. The score extended to 7-4. LG replaced their pitcher with Heo Joon-hyuk, and Hwang Jae-kyun struck out on a one-bounce pitch to end the inning.
KT scored additional runs in the bottom of the 7th inning. Leadoff batter Moon Sang-cheol reached base with a single to left field. Song Min-seob struck out, and Cheon Seong-ho made an out with a fly ball to center field, leaving 2 outs with a runner on 1st base. Moon Sang-cheol successfully stole 2nd base, and Yoon Jun-hyuk drew a walk, putting runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 outs.
During Jang Jin-hyuk's at-bat, a wild pitch allowed the runners to advance to 2nd and 3rd. Jang Jin-hyuk hit a timely single that brought in the runner from 3rd home, increasing the score to 8-4. With 2 outs and runners on 1st and 3rd, Kang Baek-ho's hit deflected off the first baseman's glove, allowing the second baseman to field it, but it turned into an infield hit. The runner from 3rd scored, bringing the score to 9-4.
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