The LG Twins won the first game of the weekend series against the Hanwha Eagles and achieved a 3-game winning streak.
LG won 4-2 in the first team match against Hanwha in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Daejeon Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park on the 21st. LG, who made 3 consecutive victories with the victory on this day, kept the sole 1st place with 12 wins and 6 losses. On the other hand, Hanwha fell into a two-game losing streak, with 5 wins, 1 draw and 11 losses.
The 0-0 balance continued, and LG scored first in the top of the 4th inning. After two outs, Kim Hyeon-soo and Austin walked on consecutive walks to first and second bases, Moon Bo-gyeong’s timely double hit, and both runners came in. A 2-0 lead for LG.
This score continued until the 7th inning. Hanwha was tied up by Plutko up to the 6th inning, and was also blocked by Ham Deok-joo, who came up next. In the top of the 7th inning, LG also had a chance to score a run with a base loaded with Han Seung-hyeok walking three batters in a row, but Hong Chang-ki’s double stroke prevented them from scoring any additional runs.
However, at the beginning of the 8th inning when Kim Seo-hyun, a rookie of the ‘overall first place’, LG opened up the score. Leader Moon Seong-joo went on base due to shortstop Park Jeong-hyeon’s error, and Kim Hyun-soo’s heavy hit and Austin’s infield hit scored the bases safely, and Moon Bo-gyeong’s grounder scored one more run. Following Kim Min-sung’s right-handed hit, Kim Hyun-soo came in and the score was 4-0. 먹튀검증
Hanwha also went in pursuit. Lee Jung-yong on the mound. After one run, Noh Soo-gwang hit base, Jung Eun-won went on base with a walk, and a wild pitch came out, and Noh Si-hwan hit 2 RBIs in a timely hit with runners on 2nd and 3rd bases, making it 2-4. After the pitcher was changed to Kim Jin-seong, a hit by pinch hitter Kim In-hwan led to a chance for 1st and 3rd base, but O’Grady, who entered the plate with a pinch hit, was struck out by Woo-seok Ko as the finisher.
After that, the game ended without a reversal as no additional goals were scored. LG starter Adam Plutko, who pitched 6 innings, 4 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts, and no runs, became the winning pitcher, and Felix Pena, who gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings, became the losing pitcher. Go Woo-seok, the closer who recorded 1⅔ scoreless innings, achieved his first save of the season.