LG escaped from five consecutive losses after a long struggle '50 wins first', Lotte Jumps to 5th P

The LG Twins beat the KT Wiz after a hard time and maintained the lead after five consecutive losses. In addition, he won 50 games in the season.

LG won 9-6 after a slugfest in an away game against KT in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 27th.

LG, which won 19 days after the Lotte Giants match on the 8th, reached the 50th win (2 draws and 33 losses). The probability that the first team to win 50 games will advance to the Korean Series is 69.7 percent (excluding the 1982-988 pre-war league and the 1999-2000 league).

He also widened the gap to 1.5 games with the second-place SSG Landers (48 wins, 1 draw, 34 losses), who were caught by the lowest-ranked Samsung Lions.

KT, which failed to win four consecutive games, fell to sixth place, trailing the Lotte Giants (41 wins and 42 losses) with 41 wins, 2 draws and 43 losses.

LG, who lost the first run after being hit by a solo shot by Lee Ho-yeon in the bottom of the second inning, immediately counterattacked in the bottom of the third inning and scored a large number of six points.

He balanced 1-1 when Hong Chang-ki grounded out to second base with one out and third base. And after Moon Sung-joo and Kim Hyun-soo's hits and Austin Dean's walk made a full base opportunity, Oh Ji-hwan hit a timely hit to the right to reverse the situation. In the process, KT right fielder Ahn Chi-young's home throw missed, and all three players came in to make it 4-1.

LG, which gained momentum, then ran away 6-1 with Moon Bo-kyung's two-run shot.

LG, which seemed to take the lead early on, began to squeak on the mound. KT didn't miss the gap and scored one run each inning in the bottom of the third and fifth innings, catching up by 4-6 and two points.

KT's chase was fierce, and pinch hitter Park Byung-ho hit a two-run timely hit in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs and runners on first and second base to tie the score 6-6. Park Byung-ho recorded 1,100 RBIs in the KBO League for the 14th time in history with this timely hit.

In an unpredictable game, LG seemed to be twisted. LG, which lost its five-run lead, got on base in the top of the eighth inning with leadoff hitter Park Hae-min due to KT second baseman Lee Ho-yeon's catch error, but the flow was cut off due to a failure to steal.

However, LG's potential was demonstrated at this time. LG took a 9-6 lead again with four consecutive hits, including Shin Min-jae, Hong Chang-ki, Moon Sung-joo and Kim Hyun-soo. Since then, the LG bullpen has prevented additional runs and secured the victory.

SSG, which had a chance to recapture the lead in 32 days, suffered a 5-6 come-from-behind defeat to Samsung at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu.

The trusted ace Kim Kwang-hyun showed poor control and was shaken by four hits (one home run), five walks, three strikeouts, and four runs (three earned runs) in four innings.

Choi Jung shot his 20th home run of the season in the top of the ninth inning, tied for the lead in this category with Noh Si-hwan (Hanwha Eagles), but it was not enough to save the team from defeat.

Samsung's leading hitter Koo Ja-wook flew with three hits (one home run) and one walk and four RBIs in three at-bats.

Koo Ja-wook hit a timely hit in the bottom of the first inning and hit Kim Kwang-hyun's slider (flowing ball) in the bottom of the third inning when he faced 2-2. Later, he gave the team a victory by hitting a timely two-run hit in the bottom of the sixth inning with one out and a full base.

Closer Oh Seung-hwan took the mound in the top of the ninth inning and allowed Choi Jung a home run, but kept a one-run lead, recording 13 saves of the season and 383 saves of his career.

Samsung, which won the winning series against SSG, started for the last place with 34 wins and 52 losses.

The Lotte Giants jumped to fifth place by beating the Doosan Bears 9-1 in Jamsil. Lotte, which stopped Doosan from winning 12 consecutive games in the previous day (26th), continued its momentum and succeeded in winning two consecutive games.

Doosan, the third-place team that lost two consecutive games, recorded 44 wins, one draw, and 38 losses, allowing the fourth-place NC Dinos (43 wins, one draw, and 39 losses), which beat the KIA Tigers on the same day, to chase by one game.

Lotte starter Charlie Barnes pitched well with five hits, seven strikeouts and one run in seven innings, winning his seventh win (6 losses) of the season. 스포츠중계

Lotte's firepower exploded in the top of the third inning, trailing 0-1. Lotte, which made a turnaround with An Chi-hong's two-run timely hit, caught the flow as Jeon Joon-woo's three-point shot exploded in a continuous chance.

Lotte's bat kept spinning vigorously. He added one point in the top of the fifth inning, two points in the top of the sixth inning, and one point in the top of the eighth inning to drive a wedge.

NC beat KIA 4-0 in a game at Changwon NC Park.

In his first showdown with Yang Hyun-jong in the KBO League, Eric Peddy won a complete victory with five hits, four strikeouts and no runs in seven innings. Pedi, who won his 14th win (two losses) of the season, lowered his ERA to 1.74, maintaining the top spot in both ERA, multiple wins and winning percentages.

On the other hand, Yang Hyun-jong allowed three runs, including a final solo shot by Kwon Hee-dong in the bottom of the second inning alone, but was sluggish with eight hits (one home run) and five walks and four runs in 5⅔ innings. Yang Hyun-jong, who took on the losing battle, recorded 5 wins and 6 losses.

NC took the lead 3-0 with Kwon Hee-dong's one-run home run in the bottom of the second inning, and Park Se-hyuk and Son Ah-seop hit one RBI timely hit side by side. Later in the bottom of the sixth inning, Kim Han-byul hit a timely RBI with two outs and runners on first and second base to win the game.

KIA took the opportunity with Socrates Brito's walk and Kim Sun-bin's hit in the top of the ninth inning, but suffered a scoreless defeat due to the silence of the follow-up batter.

KIA, which recorded the roaring series with one win and two losses in three consecutive games in Changwon, failed to close the gap with the mid-range with 37 wins, one draw and 42 losses.

Kiwoom Heroes won 2-0 against Hanwha at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul with ace Ahn Woo-jin's good pitching. Kiwoom, which broke the Gocheok Dome's six-game losing streak since the NC match on July 6, has a season record of 41 wins, 2 draws and 49 losses.

Ahn Woo-jin blocked eight innings with two hits, one walk, 10 strikeouts and no runs, and earned his seventh win (6 losses) of the season. Ahn Woo-jin struck out 146 times, widening the gap with Pedi (121), the second-ranked player in this category.

On this day, Ahn Woo-jin pitched flawlessly. He tied Hanwha's batters tightly with breaking balls such as heavy fastballs (45) with a maximum speed of 158km, sharp sliders (25), curves (20), and changeups (9).

Kiwoom's batters also responded to Ahn Woo-jin's good pitching. In the bottom of the fourth inning, the opponent's error and walk gave him a chance to get first and second base with no outs, and Lee Hyung-jong hit a timely RBI to the right-center to break the balance of 0. Kiwoom ran away 2-0 when third baseman Ronnie Dawson stepped home when Song Sung-moon grounded out to second base with no outs and runners on first and third bases.