Lee Hyeong-jong, 2 RBI game-winning hit in the 8th inning Kiwoom secures advantage over LG for the first time in 4 years
Lee Hyeong-jong, 2 RBI game-winning hit in the 8th inning Kiwoom secures advantage over LG for the first time in 4 years
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Kiwoom Heroes of professional baseball won a three-game series (at least two wins out of three games) over LG Twins over the weekend, led by Lee Hyeong-jong's game-winning hit in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Kiwoom won 6-4 in a home game against LG in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 25th.
With this, Kiwoom secured the upper hand in head-to-head records with LG, winning 9 games and losing 5 in a total of 16 matches in one season.
It is the first time in four years since 2020 (10 wins, 6 losses) that Kiwoom has held the season record advantage over LG.
In a match tied 4-4, it was Lee Hyeong-jong's one hit that gave Kiwoom the win.
In the bottom of the 8th inning, with 2 outs and bases loaded, Lee Hyeong-jong came up to bat and attacked Kim Jin-seong's second pitch, a fastball, and hit a 2-RBI single to left field.
It has been 133 days since Lee Hyeong-jong recorded a RBI in the game against Lotte Giants on April 14th, early in the season.
LG took the lead with a leadoff home run of the season by leadoff hitter Moon Bo-kyung in the second inning.
Moon Bo-kyung hit a curveball from Ariel Jurado straight over the right field fence for a leadoff home run.
With this home run, Moon Bo-kyung achieved her 14th home run against all teams this season.
Kiwoom turned the game around with two long hits.
Kiwoom, who had not allowed a single player to get on base since 토토 LG starting pitcher Eliezer Hernandez through the third inning, created a 1-out, 1st and 3rd base situation in the fourth inning with consecutive hits by Lee Ju-hyung and Kim Hye-seong and a ground ball by Song Seong-moon.
And Choi Joo-hwan pulled Hernandez's outside fastball and hit a go-ahead three-run homer over the right-center field fence. It was his 11th home run of the season.
Immediately after, Byun Sang-kwon hit a fastball from Hernandez over the right fence. It was Byun Sang-kwon's fifth home run of the season and his 52nd consecutive home run this season.