The professional baseball team LG Twins continued their winning streak.
LG earned a comeback victory of 8-2 against the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 4th. They are sprinting ahead with a record of 9 wins and 1 loss, sitting alone in first place. This is the best season start in their history.
Until last year, LG's best record in the first 10 games of the season was 7 wins and 3 losses. From 2020 to 2023, they recorded 7 wins and 3 losses for four consecutive seasons. Last year, it was 5 wins, 1 draw, and 4 losses. This year, they set a club record with 9 wins and 1 loss.
On this day, LG excluded regular players Park Dong-won, Oh Ji-hwan, and Park Hae-min from the starting lineup to give them some rest, yet successfully broke their unfavorable trend against KIA, having previously lost 3 wins and 13 losses last year.
Good records also poured in. Starting pitcher Song Seung-ki allowed 7 hits and 3 walks over 5 innings, putting many runners on base, but recorded 4 strikeouts and allowed only 2 runs, achieving his first victory in his debut.
In the lineup, cleanup hitter Moon Bo-kyung had 2 hits in 3 at-bats (2 doubles) and drove in 4 runs, Austin had 2 hits in 2 at-bats (2 doubles), 2 walks, and scored 4 times, while Kim Hyun-soo contributed with 3 hits in 4 at-bats and drove in 3 runs.
Jang Hyun-sik, a free agent pitcher signed for 5.2 billion won, who was rehabilitating from an ankle injury during spring camp and raised his game sense in the second team, debuted on this day wearing an LG uniform, completing a perfect inning with 1 strikeout and clocking a top speed of 149 km/h.
Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop noted after the game, "Song Seung-ki faced difficulties as his control wavered, but he made good pitches whenever there was a crisis, fulfilling his role as a starter, and I congratulate him on his first victory today. In the 7th inning, during a no-out situation with a runner on second base, Kim Jin-seong did well to close out his inning and created a reassuring operation."
He added, "Since Jang Hyun-sik confirmed a speed of 149 km/h, I made a decision to finalize his role as a closer starting from the next game. I hope he does well in this new role."
Manager Yeom said, "Moon Bo-kyung and Kim Hyun-soo led the lineup with 4 and 3 RBIs, respectively, creating additional runs when we needed to score, and I would like to commend the focus of the lineup that brought about this victory."
Finally, Manager Yeom thanked, "Thanks to the passionate support of our fans who have made every home game a sellout since the opening, our players were able to increase their focus and repay them with victories. Thank you."
LG continues its record of six consecutive sellouts after the opening. LG has announced starting pitcher Chi Chi-ro for the 5th. KIA is also set to start foreign player Olmer.
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