"Was he a pitcher?" Trendy Hyun's wedge shot + 3 hits! LG defeated KT to escape two consecutive exhibition games [Suwon Field Review]

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The LG Twins escaped consecutive losses in exhibition games thanks to rookie Hyun Jin-hyun's hard hit.

LG beat KT Wiz 5-3 in the 2026 KBO exhibition game held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 16th.

As a result, LG, which has escaped two consecutive losses, matched its winning rate of 50% with two wins, one draw and two losses. Meanwhile, KT, which has lost three consecutive games, failed to escape the bottom of the exhibition game with two draws and three losses.

The match was in the sixth inning when LG led 3-2. Leading hitter Koo Bon-hyuk got on base with a double on the left-field line against Lee Sang-dong. Yoo Hyung-hyun hit Lee Sang-dong's third-highest slider and hit it wide over the left fence. a wedge-shaped two-run shot. On this day, Ryu Hyun-hyun made three hits in four at-bats (one homer) with two RBIs and two runs scored. In addition, Lee Jae-won, Koo Bon-hyuk, and Lee Joo-heon also led the lineup with multi-hitters.

Yoo Hyun-hyun is a right-handed uta infielder who was nominated by LG as the 20th overall in the second round of the 2025 KBO Rookie Draft after graduating from Gyeonggi High School. Until last year, he was a pitcher who threw a ball up to 153 kilometers per hour, but with his willingness to hit and the club's will, he turned into a full-fledged hitter from this season.

The starting pitchers of both teams were disappointed. LG Lachlan Wells showed disappointing control by allowing one hit, five walks and two runs in three innings without striking out. KT Kwon Sung-joon also showed difficulty in controlling the ball with three hits, five walks, one strikeout and two runs in two innings. For KT, it was a pity that the lineup, which is rarely revived, was disappointing. Bae Jeong-dae worked hard with three hits in four at-bats, but he scored only three points with a total of six hits.

On this day, LG's lineup was composed of Lee Jae-won (right wing), Chun Sung-ho (center fielder), Hong Chang-ki (designated hitter), Austin Dean (first baseman), Moon Sung-joo (left wing), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Koo Bon-hyuk (second baseman), Jin-hyeon (third baseman), and Lee Ju-heon (catcher). The starting pitcher is Lachlan Wells.

Against this, KT formed a lineup of Bae Jeong-dae (center fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (first baseman), Sam Hilliard (left fielder), Jang Sung-woo (designated hitter), Heo Kyung-min (third baseman), Lee Kang-min (striker), Kim Sang-soo (second baseman), Han Seung-taek (catcher), and Yoo Jun-kyu (right fielder). The starting pitcher is Kwon Sung-joon.

The first goal was for the away team LG. In the top of the second inning, leadoff hitter Koo Bon-hyuk walked, Ryu Hyun-hyun doubled on the left-field line, and Lee Joo-heon walked to load the bases with no outs. Lee Jae-won and Chun Sung-ho both touched the first pitch and sent it to the outfield, bringing the third baseman home. LG's 2-0 lead.

KT also immediately launched a counterattack. In the bottom of the second inning, Jang Sung-woo and Huh Kyung-min walked to get on base, and Lee Kang-min's ground ball made it to first and third bases with one out. Kim Sang-soo filled all bases with a walk and Han Seung-taek's pushing walk made up one run. Subsequently, the allocation team balanced 2-2 with a timely RBI to the left.

LG's lower batting line flew high. Oh Ji-hwan hit a double to the right fence with one out in the top of the third inning. Koo Bon-hyuk made a 3-2 turnaround with a timely RBI hit on the right field line. In the top of the sixth inning, with no outs and second base, Ryu Hyun-hyun sealed the scoring with a two-run home run to the left.

KT recovered a point. With one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, An Chi-young walked and Bae Jeong-dae got on base with a heavy hit to make the first and third bases. Oh Yoon-seok sent a pitch to the right outfield and brought the third baseman home. Heo Jun-hyuk continued to face a crisis by giving Jang a walk.

However, the long end of the eighth inning ended when Jang Hyun-sik took the mound instead and handled the Junghoon Lee to left field at the end of a full count.

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