“You saved me.” 스포츠토토
LG Koo Bon-hyuk, who put his team on the verge of losing with a decisive error in throwing a ground ball to the side with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, swept away his surprised heart in the arms of Park Dong-won, who hit a dramatic walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth inning.
The LG Twins came from behind to win the game against the NC Dinosaurs by a score of four to three at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday. LG trailed the game by one to one when it allowed two runs due to an error in the top of the ninth inning when the score was one to one, but won the game by four to three with Austin’s solo homer and Park Dong-won’s two-run come-from-behind double in the bottom of the ninth inning.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Austin hit a solo shot to break the 0-point balance. Austin hit a solo homer over the left fence by hitting the second pitch from opponent starter Shin Min-hyuk.
NC tied the game with Davison’s solo shot at the top of the seventh inning and started chasing after him. Leading hitter Davison hit Son’s first pitch and fired an equalizer over the left fence.
LG closer Yoo Young-chan took the mound in the top of the ninth inning when the score was 1-1. Yoo Young-chan gave up a double to leadoff hitter Seo Ho-cheol and gave up a pitch to Davison, facing a crisis of first and second bases with no outs.
LG seemed to overcome the crisis one by one by one by catching the second baserunner from the third base by catching the send bunt attempted by the follow-up hitter Kwon Hee-dong, but Yoo Young-chan balked at the batter’s box with one out and runners on the first and second bases. The situation worsened with runners on the second and third bases with one out.
Chun Jae-hwan stepped down with a fly to second base, with two outs and runners on second and third base. Kim Sung-wook pulled the ball at the end of the full count, but third baseman Koo Bon-hyuk couldn’t catch the ball. The ball deflected into the foul area on third base after hitting Koo Bon-hyuk’s left foot, and even the second baseman came home to make it 3-1.
Koo Bon-hyuk looked embarrassed by the decisive error. Yoo Young-chan struck out Kim Joo-won, and the inning was over, and Koo Bon-hyuk, who was heading to the dugout, couldn’t raise his head.
LG Twins players, trailing 1-3, did not give up at the bottom of the ninth inning. With one out, Austin hit a solo shot to the opponent team’s closing pitcher Lee Yong-chan. Austin hit multiple home runs in the game on the day, marking his 26th homer of this season.
The follow-up hitter Moon Bo-kyung continued the chance by blowing a double, and Park Dong-won, who continued to play with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, rolled up Lee Yong-chan’s fork ball in the full count match and hit a double to hit the left fence. It was the moment when both runners homered and LG’s 4-3 victory was confirmed.
When the victory was confirmed, LG players from the first base dugout poured onto the ground. Park Dong-won enjoyed the joy of being baptized by his teammates.
Koo Bon-hyuk, who bowed his head due to a critical error in the top of the ninth inning, ran to Park Dong-won, jumped up and was in his arms, sweeping away his surprised heart. Park Dong-won, the hero of the walk-off victory, burst into a big smile as he hugged Koo Bon-hyuk in his arms.