The LG Twins moved back into sole possession of first place with a win over the SSG Landers.
LG scored five runs in the top of the first inning to take the lead. Hong Chang-ki doubled and Moon Sung-ju and Kim Hyun-soo followed with consecutive singles to load the bases. Austin walked, but Oh scored on a single by Oh Ji-hwan to take the lead. After a sacrifice fly by Moon Bo-kyung, LG scored another run on a triple by Park Dong-won with runners on first and second to make it 5-0.
With the lead,토토사이트 LG scored one more run in the top of the second inning to catch SSG. Shin Min-jae led off with an infield single, advanced to second on a walk by Song Young-jin, and moved to third on a single by Hong Chang-ki. She then came home on a single by Moon Sung-joo, making the score 6-0.
SSG tried to catch up in the bottom of the third. Park Sung-ki led off with a single to right, and with the bases loaded, Han Yoo-seom took Kelly’s two-pitch 129 km/h curveball over the right field fence for a two-run home run. Han’s second home run of the season. SSG tacked on two more runs in the seventh as Jeon Eui-san singled to center, advanced on Choo Shin-soo’s walk, and scored on Choi Ji-hoon’s throwing error at second base to cut the deficit to 3-6.
LG scored two more runs in the top of the eighth. Against Moon Seung-won, who had been on the mound since the sixth inning, leadoff man Park Dong-won arched one over the wall. His 12th home run of the season. After Park Dong-won’s home run, Park Hae-min singled to right, and after a sacrifice bunt by Shin Min-jae, Hong Chang-ki’s single off of reliever Lim Joon-seop brought in Park Hae-min to make the score 8-3, and the game ended as it did as SSG was unable to rally.
LG starter Casey Kelly earned her fourth consecutive quality start with six innings, five hits, three walks, four strikeouts and three runs (two earned) to pick up her fifth win of the season. Ham Deok-ju, Kim Jin-sung, and Park Myung-geun followed to close the door. In a batting lineup that pounded out 13 hits, Park Dong-won stood out with three hits, including a multi-homer game, four RBIs and two runs scored, while Hong Chang-ki had four hits, one RBI and one run scored.