The LG Twins have reclaimed second place in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) standings a day after coming from behind to defeat the leading KIA Tigers.
LG defeated KIA 7-5 in the first game of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju on Monday. KIA saw its five-game winning streak come to a halt, while LG moved into second place, ahead of the Doosan Bears, who were swept by the NC Dinos on the day.
LG was unable to capitalize on Kia's ace James Nail until the sixth inning and fell behind 0-2. Park Dong-won opened the scoring. With the bases loaded in the top of the seventh, he launched a tying two-run shot off Nail.
LG then capitalized on the KIA bullpen to turn the game around. Hong Chang-ki blasted a three-run homer with runners on first and second, followed by Moon Sung-joo's double and Austin Dean's RBI single to make it 6-2.
Kia rallied with a solo home run by Choi Hyung-woo in the bottom of the seventh and added two more runs in the eighth, but LG scored one run in the top of the ninth to take the lead. Yoo Young-chan, who came on in the bottom of the eighth, minimized the damage and preserved LG's lead until the end.
In Seoul, NC defeated Doosan 7-5 at Jamsil Stadium. Matt Davidson hit back-to-back home runs, his 21st and 22nd of the season, and drove in three runs to lead the way. Son As-seob had two hits to 카지노 tie Park Yong-taek for the KBO's all-time hit list with 2504 career hits.
The Hanwha Eagles extended their winning streak to three games with a hard-fought 14-11 home victory over the Kiwoom Heroes in Cheongju. Jang Jin-hyuk went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and four RBIs, including his first career grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning.
In Suwon, the Lotte Giants defeated the KT Wiz, 13-5. Lotte scored five runs off KT starter Ko Young-pyo in the top of the first inning to take an early lead. Leadoff hitter Hwang Sung-bin had three hits and two runs scored, while No. 4 hitter Victor Reyes had two hits and three RBIs. Ko Young-pyo, returning from injury, struggled with six runs in five innings.
The Samsung Lions escaped a three-game losing streak with a 13-2 victory over the SSG Landers at home in Daegu. They closed the gap on third-place Doosan to one game.
Starter Won Tae-in earned his seventh win of the season with six innings of two-run (one earned) ball, while Koo Ja-uk, Lee Sung-kyu, Kim Young-woong, and Kim Ji-chan combined for four home runs in the seventh through eighth innings to seal the victory.
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