The LG Twins of professional baseball will play their second meeting of the season against the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 25th.
LG defeated Doosan 4-1 in the game on the 24th. LG is 15-7, half a game behind first-place KT Wiz in second place. Doosan is 9-13, tied for seventh with the Hanwha Eagles.
LG will start the day with Hong Chang-ki (right fielder) Cheon Seong-ho (third baseman) Austin (first baseman) Moon Bo-gyeong (designated hitter) Moon Sung-ju (left fielder) Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop) Park Hae-min (center fielder) Park Dong-won (catcher) Shin Min-jae (second baseman) in the starting lineup.
Hong Chang-ki, who returned as the leadoff hitter on the previous day after resting for the last four games, recorded one hit in four at-bats, one walk and two runs. In yesterday's game, after one out in the third inning Shin Min-jae drew a walk, and Hong Chang-ki and Cheon Seong-ho had back-to-back hits to take the first run, and after two outs Moon Bo-gyeong's RBI hit put them up 2-0. In the ninth inning, leading 2-1, Doosan's bullpen lost control and issued consecutive walks to create a no-out, runners on first and second opportunity, and with one out and the bases loaded Moon Bo-gyeong's two-run RBI made it 4-1.
However, closer Yoo Young-chan came in at the bottom of the ninth, struck out the leadoff batter Kang Seung-ho and then sat down on the mound with elbow pain. Yoo Young-chan, who was immediately replaced, underwent a hospital examination on the 25th. The results are expected to be disclosed at the manager's briefing before the game.
LG's starting pitcher is Tolhurst. He has a 3-1 record and a 3.43 earned run average in four games. In his first game he was knocked for seven runs in three innings, but in the following three games he posted six innings or fewer and allowed one run or fewer in each. In his recent three games he has pitched 18 innings and allowed one run.
Doosan's starting pitcher is Choi Min-seok. He has been active this season with a 3-0 record and a 1.14 earned run average in four games. He has thrown at least five innings in all four games and held opponents to two runs or fewer.
Doosan's starting lineup is Park Chan-ho (shortstop) Son Ah-seop (designated hitter) Park Jun-sun (second baseman) Yang Eui-ji (catcher) Cameron (right fielder) Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman) Kim Min-seok (left fielder) Lee Yu-chan (third baseman) Jung Soo-bin (center fielder). Unlike the previous day, Yang Eui-ji will play as catcher, Son Ah-seop will serve as designated hitter, and Kim Min-seok will play in left field.<
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