The LG Twins succeeded in reviving the game by escaping from the danger of losing the game with the Doosan Bears. In particular, left-hander Son Joo-young, who started in the second game of the doubleheader, was remarkable. After the game, LG coach Yeom Kyung-yeop praised Son Joo-young.
The LG Twins won 2-0 in the second game of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League home game against Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 21st.
On the same day, LG lost 7-14 in the first round of a doubleheader and was trailing Doosan by one game. If the team had lost the second round of a doubleheader, the team’s victory would have effectively put the third-place team on the verge of losing.
LG Twins’ starting pitcher Son Joo-young excited LG fans who gathered at Jamsil Stadium. During seven innings (total of 99 pitches), Son pitched four hits, one walk, and nine strikeouts, successfully achieving nine wins (10 losses) this season. Son set a tie for the most innings in an individual game and a record for the most strikeouts in a game (seven against Samsung on July 31, 2024).
Son has recorded nine wins and 10 losses and an earned run average of 3.82 in 27 games this season. During 143 ⅔ innings, Son recorded 156 hits (11 homers), 54 walks, 111 strikeouts and 71 runs (61 earned runs), WHIP (1.46 earned run per inning) and a batting average of 0.280). Son made 11 quality starts (less than three earned runs in six innings as a starter). Son has only one out count left until the limited innings (144 innings).
Following Son, LG’s first starter Elijah Hernandez took charge of the eighth and ninth innings without allowing any runs. Hernandez started in the first game of a doubleheader on the day, but was ejected for a head shot in the process of facing Huh Kyung-min at the first base with no outs. In the second game of a doubleheader, he took the mound as a relief pitcher and pitched two innings with three strikeouts and perfect, securing his first save on the Korean stage. It was the fourth time in KBO league history that a pitcher who started in the first game of a doubleheader took the mound in the second game as well.
After the game, “Winning” manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, “The second game became an even more important game when we lost the first game, and Son Joo-young pitched perfectly as the starting pitcher. Hernandez was able to win by keeping two innings clean.” In fact, LG has Yoo Young-chan as the closing pitcher. Considering the pride of the closing pitcher, Hernandez was able to take charge of the eighth inning and Yoo Young-chan was able to take charge of the ninth inning, respectively. However, on the day, Yeom boldly entrusted Hernandez with all two innings, showing off his adventurous performance as if he were a short-term pitcher. At the same time, as he cherished Yoo Young-chan, his team’s pitching capability against Doosan expanded on Tuesday.
In addition, LG won the game with two big shots on the day. In the bottom of the first inning, with two outs and no runners on the base, Austin hit the first solo shot to the left after a full count against Doosan starter Kim Min-kyu. Austin’s 32nd homer of this season. Then in the fourth inning, Park Dong-won drew a solo arch over the left fence against Kim Min-kyu after two outs. It was Park’s 18th homer of this season.
Manager Yeom said, “At the batter’s box, Austin’s homer enabled us to bring about the overall flow of the game. After Park Dong-won’s homer made an additional run, we were chased after a bit as there were no more points. However, Son Joo-young and Hernandez were able to win by blocking nine innings with perfect pitching.” 토토사이트
LG succeeded in attracting the maximum 1.3 million spectators for the first time at Jamsil Stadium on the day. Finally, Yeom said, “Thanks to so many fans who came and cheered for us even though it was two doubleheaders, we were able to win the second game. Thank you.” Now, LG is aiming to secure the third place with Detrick N.S. as its starter on Tuesday.