LG, who won the first win in the second half, first 50 regular season wins in 28 years
LG, which won its first victory in the second half, won 50 games in the regular season for the first time in 28 years
The LG Twins, the leader of professional baseball, broke away from their fifth straight loss and reached the 50th win of the regular season for the first time in 28 years.
LG beat KT Wiz 9-6 at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 27th. LG, which lost all three games in the second half, has 50 wins, 2 draws and 33 losses. The game gap with the second-place SSG Landers increased to 1.5 games. Second baseman Shin Min-jae, who played as the ninth batter, stood out. He even showed good defense by scoring two hits and one run in five at-bats. Moon Sung-joo also contributed to the victory with a winning hit and a good defense.
LG won 50 games for the first time since 1995. The first team to win 50 games in the season has a 69.7% chance of winning the regular season (22 out of 33 times, excluding the two major leagues).
For LG, Lee Jung-yong, who started, was hit by Lee Ho-yeon with a solo shot in the bottom of the second inning. However, he defeated KT starter William Cuevas in the top of the third inning. Park Hae-min's hit opened the door and drove him hard. With one out and a full base, Oh Ji-hwan's right-handed hit followed by an opponent's throwing error, raising three points at once. Later, Moon Bo-kyung hit a two-run shot to make it 6-1. 토토
KT, which has been on the rise recently, also did not retreat easily. After catching up with one point each from the third to the fifth inning, Park Byung-ho, who played as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the seventh inning, hit a two-run timely hit to balance 6-6. Park Byung-ho thus achieved 1,400 RBIs in his career.
However, LG had a strong will to escape its losing streak. After consecutive hits by Shin Min-jae and Hong Chang-ki, Moon Sung-joo hit the winning hit to make it 7-6. With one out and runners on second and third bases, Kim Hyun-soo hit a decisive two-run timely hit. LG finished the game by posting Ham Deok-ju in the bottom of the ninth inning instead of Ko Woo-suk, the closer who threw for two consecutive days.
In Daegu, the Samsung Lions defeated SSG 6-5 and succeeded in their first winning series (three consecutive wins) in the second half. Samsung's Koo Ja-wook played well with three hits, four RBIs and one walk in three at-bats, including a home run. SSG Choi Jeong hit a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning, achieving 20 home runs (the third time ever) for eight consecutive seasons.
The Kiwoom Heroes beat the Hanwha Eagles 2-0 at Gocheok Dome and have recently escaped two consecutive losses and six consecutive home losses. Kiwoom starter Ahn Woo-jin won seven games of the season with two hits, one walk, 10 strikeouts and no runs in eight innings. Hanwha starter Ricardo Sanchez also pitched well with two hits, four walks, seven strikeouts and two runs (one earned run) in seven innings, but became a losing pitcher.
The NC Dinos beat the KIA Tigers 4-0 in Changwon. NC ace Pedi gave up only five hits in seven innings and blocked KIA's batters without losing a point. Pedi won his 14th win (two losses) of the season, widening the gap with second-place Adam Plutko (LG, 11 wins). No. 9 hitter Kim Han-byul led the attack with three hits and one RBI in three at-bats.
With 12 hits, the Lotte Giants beat the Doosan Bears 9-1 to regain fifth place. Doosan recorded two consecutive losses after 11 consecutive wins were cut. Lotte starter Charlie Barnes became the winning pitcher with five hits and one run in seven innings.