Yeom Gal-yang “Kim Yoo-young prevented tough situations and brought flow”
“Kim Yoo-young kept the flow going in a tough situation”
The LG Twins earned a 2-1 victory over the Lotte Giants of the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League at Sajik Stadium in Busan on Wednesday in the 10th game of the season between the teams’ rivals in the “El Locacion” series. The win extended LG’s winning streak to six games for the second time this season.
While the bats didn’t explode, the strength of the mound was on display. LG’s starter Detrick Enns didn’t have much to do with the win, but he did set the stage for the victory with a quality start (six innings and three earned runs or less), throwing 92 pitches, allowing just four hits, one walk, and striking out seven. Baek Seung-hyun, who took over for Kim, did not record a single out, but Kim Yoo-young (1 inning), Jeong Woo-young (⅔ inning, 1 run), and Yoo Young-chan (1⅓ innings) followed to secure the win.
At the plate, Kim Hyun-soo, who has been hitting better of late, went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Austin Dean also had a multi-hit game, while Oh Hwan Oh had one hit and one run scored, and Choi Seung-min added one hit, one stolen base, and one run scored to extend his winning streak to six games.
It was LG who struck first in the game. LG took the lead in the top of the first inning after back-to-back singles by Oh and Austin and a walk by Moon Bo-kyung loaded the bases with one out. From there, the balance of the inning was evened out as LG struggled to get anything going against Lotte 온라인카지노사이트 starter Aaron Wilkerson. In the bottom of the eighth inning, with runners on second and first, LG made the gamble of bringing in the ‘closer’ Yoo Young-chan early to solidify the win, but it didn’t work out.
Yoo Young-chan gave up a walk to the first batter he faced, Victor Reyes, to put runners on first and second, and then gave up the tying run to Jeong Hoon in the next at-bat. But it was LG who had the last laugh. The team survived the ensuing crisis without allowing an earned run, and in the top of the ninth inning, with runners on first and second with nobody out after Austin’s single and pinch-hitter Choi Seung-min’s stolen base, Kim Hyun-soo once again showed his “fixer” instincts to secure a thrilling 2-1 victory and extend their winning streak to a season-high six games.
“Enns did his job as a starter by using the top and bottom of the strike zone well, and Kim Yu-young did a good job of closing in tough situations to bring the overall flow of the game to our side,” said Yoon Kyung-yeop after the game. ‘Young-chan Yoo had a little bit of trouble with his pitches, but he did a good job of finishing, and we were able to win the game. I want to tell (Yoo) that he had a hard time,’ he said, giving a thumbs-up to the pitchers’ performance.
“In the batting lineup, Kim Hyun-soo was struggling in the scoring zone, but I hope he relieved the pressure with the final hit today. I also want to praise the players for their focus on winning until the end. Thanks to the fans who traveled all the way to Busan to support us, we were able to win six straight games. Thank you,” he concluded.
