“6 points in the 6th game” LG broke away from its losing streak against KT… Park Dong-won scored 4 points including a comeback｜Dong-A Ilbo

The LG Twins escaped from a three-game losing streak against KT Wiz and maintained their third place.

On the 30th, LG defeated KT 11-7 in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province.

After winning the first game, LG lost two games in the four-game series against KT, and ended the schedule with a 2-2 record with today’s victory. The season record against the opponent also ended with a 9-7 advantage.

LG remained in third place with 65 wins, 2 draws and 57 losses. The gap with the second-placed Samsung Lions (69 wins, 2 draws and 54 losses) which did not play on the day was 3.5 games, and the gap with the fourth-placed Doosan Bears (64 wins, 2 draws and 61 losses) was further widened by 2.5 games.

On the other hand, KT, whose two-game winning streak was cut short, has a season record of 61 wins, 2 draws and 63 losses (5th place). The gap with sixth-placed SSG Landers (59 wins, 1 draw and 64 losses), which did not play that day, has narrowed to 1.5 games.

Park Dong-won of LG team hit a hit in time in the comeback final, showing his strength with 4 hits, 4 RBIs and 1 run in 5 at-bats, becoming the first contributor to the team’s victory.

In addition, the main batting order also had outstanding performances from Austin Dean (2 hits in 5 at-bats, 2 RBIs), Moon Bo-kyung (3 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 RBI, 3 runs), Oh Ji-hwan (3 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 RBI, 3 runs), and Kim Hyun-soo (2 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 RBI, 1 run).

Oh Ji-hwan scored 3 points and became the 23rd player in the KBO league to score 1,000 points.

LG starting pitcher Dietrick Enns had a poor performance in 7 innings with 9 hits (2 home runs), 1 triple, 5 strikeouts, and 5 runs, but with the support of his batting line, he got his 11th win (6 losses) of the season.

On the other hand, KT starter Uhm Sang-baek suffered his 10th loss of the season (11 wins) with 11 hits (2 home runs), 2 runs, 4 strikeouts, and 8 runs in 5⅔ innings.

In the batting lineup, Moon Sang-chul (2 runs in the 6th inning), Mel Rojas Jr. (1 run in the 7th inning), and Oh Yoon-seok (1 run in the 8th inning) hit a total of 3 home runs, but it was not enough to turn the situation around.

LG’s Ens were shaken in the first inning, giving up two runs on two sacrifice flies.

He then hit a home run in the top of the fourth inning. With two outs, Moon Bo-kyung hit a solo home run over the center field fence, and Oh Ji-hwan followed with a home run to tie the score.

He scored in the top of the sixth inning when the score was 2-2. With no outs on second and third bases thanks to Moon Bo-kyung’s single and Oh Ji-hwan’s double, Park Dong-won hit a double to left field, bringing the score to 4-2. In the next opportunity, Kim Hyun-soo scored another run with a double.

With two outs, LG took an 8-2 lead thanks to Hong Chang-ki’s timely hit and Austin’s two-RBI double.

KT’s power was also impressive as they staged a comeback for two consecutive days. Moon Sang-chul hit home runs in the 6th inning and Rojas hit home runs in the 7th inning, respectively, and LG fell behind 8 to 5. In the 8th inning, relief pitcher Ham Deok-joo was hit by Oh Yoon-seok’s single, and the score was 8-6.

However, they advanced without giving up any extra points, and Park Dong-won’s 2 RBIs and timely hit added 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning, laying the foundation for the game.

Although they gave up a run in their last defensive out in the bottom of the 9th inning, the trend was not affected.

(Suwon = News 1)