The LG Twins had a sweep and 5 consecutive wins against the Hanwha Eagles, but were pushed back to second place with a come-from-behind loss.
The match between LG and Hanwha was held on the 23rd at Hanwha Eagles Life Park in Daejeon. Both teams operated the mound like ‘Bullpen Day’. Hanwha predicted a bullpen day with Lee Tae-yang as the starter that day as Moon Dong-joo was out of rotation due to a break in the rotation. Hanwha coach Subero said before the game, “Lee Taeyang can play 2 innings, up to 3 innings.”
For LG, Kang Hyo-jong, the 5th starter, started the mound, but was knocked out early in the second inning due to a difficult game in the beginning. The previous day’s starter Lim Chan-kyu pitched 5 scoreless innings and saved long relief (Lee Woo-chan, Yoo Young-chan), so the bullpen was able to be put in early.
Hanwha scored 2 runs in the 2nd inning when Eurogyeol, Jung Eun-won, and Park Sang-eon hit 3 consecutive hits in the 2nd inning with 1 out and 1 base. Against Lee Woo-chan, who took the mound from 1st, 1st and 2nd base, Oh Seon-jin ran away with 2 RBIs and a double, 4-0.
LG succeeded in tying the game 4-4 with Austin’s 1 RBI and timely hit in the 3rd inning, Moon Seong-joo’s two-run home run in the 5th inning, and Oh Ji-hwan’s 1 RBI and 3 bases in the 6th inning. I couldn’t get an extra point from the third base that continued unscathed. Park Dong-won and Park Hae-min’s squeeze bunts failed one after another.
In the 8th inning, the bullpens and defenses of both teams shook alternately. After one run against Kang Jae-min in the Hanwha bullpen, LG scored three consecutive walks by Park Dong-won, Seo Gun-chang, and Park Hae-min in the lower batting order. In Hong Chang-gi’s at-bat, Hanhwa Park Sang-won’s forkball was missed by catcher Park Sang-eon, and it turned into a fastball, and the runner on third base scored. In the 1st, 2nd and 3rd bases, Hong Chang-ki hit a timely hit with 1 RBI.
LG, who took a 6-4 lead, could not escape further with Moon Seong-joo’s grounder from 1st and 1st and 3rd bases, and Austin’s shortstop grounder from 2nd and full base.
At the bottom of the 8th inning, LG’s bullpen Jung Woo-young took the mound, but unlike the previous day’s 1⅓ innings with no hits and no runs, he was shaken. The two-point lead was not kept due to a defensive mistake. Roh Si-hwan’s infield hit next to the shortstop and Chae Eun-seong’s left-handed hit drove them to 1st and 2nd base safely.
Lee Seong-gon bunt to send, but the ball went straight to the pitcher. Jung Woo-young tried to catch it, but both players fell to the ground as they collided with third baseman Moon Bo-kyung. Jung Woo-young raised his right hand and sent a sign saying ‘I will take care of it’, but Moon Bo-gyeong also ran and said ‘I will catch it myself’ and collided. It was a call play mistake. It was recorded as a catch error by the third baseman.
Jung Woo-young was replaced after being hit with a timely hit by Eurogyeol with 1 RBI at the bases loaded safely. Kim Jin-seong came up and allowed Jeong Eun-won to tie the score at the right time, and Oh Seon-jin with the bases loaded with one run allowed a 6-7 comeback with a sacrifice fly by center fielder.
LG had a chance to tie the score in the 9th inning. However, it ended with an absurd ending. Leading batter Moon Bo-gyeong went on base with a heavy hit, and after one out, Kim Ki-yeon picked a walk and took a chance to tie the score at 1st and 2nd base. However, the ball hit by Seo Geon-chang became a floating ball over the pitcher’s head. When Park Sang-won attempted a deliberate fall, the referees declared an infield fly. At this time, first base runner Kim Ki-yeon ran to second base as if he hadn’t seen it.
Park Sang-won caught the ball with a one-bound and threw it to first base to put the batter runner out. First baseman Chae Eun-seong apologized to shortstop Oh Seon-jin who came to cover for second base. Second base runner Bo-kyung Moon was attached to the base, but Oh Seon-jin tagged out Kim Ki-yeon, who ran to second base, and the game ended.
For LG, it suffered a futile final outcount and lost again.메이저사이트 It was a disappointing base play when the number of pitches for Hanhwa finisher Park Sang-won reached the limit of 31. LG stopped at 4 consecutive wins, and with the loss that day, it was pushed to second place behind SSG in win rate.