'LG Oh My' Pil Seung-jo pushes 'ball ball ball' against the pitcher → 7 runs in the 9th inning 'shock'... 18 hits, 14 points, and all the wins are buried [KBO Exhibition Game Review]

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It's an exhibition game, but I really don't know what to do. The LG Twins, who are seeking their second consecutive victory, have been troubled even before the start of the season due to the sluggish performances of the players they expected to win.

LG won 14-13 and one point over the Samsung Lions in the 2026 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO exhibition game held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 22nd. As a result, LG maintained its third place in the exhibition game with five wins, one draw and four losses. Samsung remained in fourth place with five wins and five losses, 0.5 games behind LG.

LG's firepower, which scored 14 points by hitting 18 long and short hits on the day, was all forgotten in just one inning in the bottom of the ninth inning. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop tested the possibility by raising Jung Woo-young in a relaxed situation in the bottom of the ninth inning with a 14-6 lead. Jung Woo-young, who has been sluggish in recent years, has been preparing for a new season by accepting his physical condition that has changed from his heyday.

However, he showed serious ball control difficulties from his first appearance in the exhibition game. He hit Shim Jae-hoon's leg, the first batter, and at Soo-ho's at-bat, he made people nervous about seeing it as a ball that left the batter's box at all. The result was a straight walk by Soo-ho.

To make matters worse, Yoon Jung-bin's ground ball was loaded with no outs as third baseman Yoo Hyun-hyun failed to handle it. In the end, Jung Woo-young gave Jeon Byung-woo a straight-forward walk and was replaced by Jang Hyun-sik and left the mound. Of the 12 pitches thrown by Jung Woo-young on the day, only one pitch came into the strike zone.

In an unusual atmosphere, Jang Hyun-sik, a must-win group, took the mound. Samsung's at-bat included a nurturing player and right-hander Hong Seung-won. However, Jang Hyun-sik rarely put the ball in the strike zone. He threw the ball one after another deep into the body, and then led Hong Seung-won to first base with a straight walk. Pushing gave birth to pitcher Hong Seung-won's first RBI since his professional debut.

After that, Samsung's batters beat Jang Hyun-sik. Ryu Ji-hyuk lightly raised his fastball on the third pitch to hit an RBI timely hit in the left-center field, and Kim Ji-chan also scored with an RBI single in center field. Lee Hae-seung made the 13th point by crossing Jang Hyun-sik's first pitch, which came in to catch a strike, out of the left fence. Fortunately for LG, there were no additional runs. As Kim Hun-gon and Shim Jae-hoon struck out consecutive swings and misses, LG was able to keep a one-run sweat.

Jung Woo-young's final performance on the day was one hit and three outs (two walks) and four runs without striking out during 0 innings, and Jang Hyun-sik allowed two hits and one walk and two strikeouts in one inning. Lim Chan-kyu, who took the mound as a starter earlier, was also not good with nine hits, one strikeout and six runs in four innings, deepening manager Yeom Kyung-yeop's worries about coming to Seoul despite the victory.

The batters' performance was encouraging. Catcher Lee Joo-heon hit hard with three hits (one home run) in four at-bats, and Park Dong-won, Oh Ji-hwan, Koo Bon-hyuk and Hong Chang-ki also hit the Samsung mound with multi-hits.

Samsung is also worried. The starting pitcher collapsed with 10 hits, one walk, four strikeouts and six runs in three innings, and none of the six pitchers who took the mound later blocked the inning without a hit or a walk. It was comforting that Ryu Ji-hyuk had 3 hits and 1 RBI in 4 at-bats, Koo Ja-wook had 2 hits and 3 RBIs in 3 at-bats, and Kim Ji-chan, Lee Jae-hyun and Kim Sung-yoon had multi-hitters.

On this day, LG's lineup consisted of Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Park Hae-min (center fielder), Moon Sung-joo (left wing), Austin Dean (first baseman), Park Dong-won (designated hitter), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Koo Bon-hyuk (third baseman), Chun Sung-ho (second baseman), and Lee Ju-heon (catcher). The starting pitcher is Lim Chan-kyu.

Against this, Samsung formed a lineup of Lee Jae-hyun (striker), Kim Sung-yoon (right wing), Koo Ja-wook (left wing), Lewin Diaz (first baseman), Su-ho (left wing), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Kim Young-woong (third baseman), Park Se-hyuk (captor), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), and Kim Ji-chan (middle fielder). The starting pitcher is Choi Won-tae.

LG's batters beat Samsung's mound from the beginning. Park Dong-won, Oh Ji-hwan and Koo Bon-hyuk scored three runs with consecutive RBI timely hits in the top of the first inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. In the top of the second inning, Park Hae-min hit a timely double with an RBI on the right field line. In the top of the third inning, Park Dong-won and Oh Ji-hwan scored a light point with consecutive doubles and Koo Bon-hyuk made it 6-0 with a timely RBI.

Samsung also began its pursuit with a two-run timely double heading to Koo Ja-wook's left fence with one out in the bottom of the third inning. Diaz made up for one point with a timely RBI, and Choi Hyung-woo's ball was sucked into Austin's glove, breaking the chase.

LG continued to score points. In the top of the fourth inning, Austin hit an RBI timely hit that separated the outfield in right-center. In the top of the fifth inning, Lee Joo-heon drew a solo arch to the left side to the changed pitcher Lee Seung-hyun.

Samsung recovered one point with consecutive hits by Kim Ji-chan, Lee Jae-hyun and Kim Sung-yoon in the bottom of the fifth inning, followed by Koo Ja-wook's timely RBI to the right and Diaz's ground ball to 6-8.

LG won the game with five runs and a big inning in the top of the seventh inning. Lee Joo-heon's left-handed hit and Choi Won-young's double over the height of the right field made it to the second and third bases with no outs, and Lee Jae-won walked to load the bases. Lee Young-bin scored five more points in an instant with a timely two-run hit to the right-center, Ham Chang-gun's timely two-run double to the left-field line, and Kang Min-kyun's two-run hit to the middle field.

In the top of the eighth inning, Song Chan-ui's sacrifice fly to center field came out with one out and runners on the second and third bases, effectively solidifying his victory.

However, LG was chased by a point, allowing as many as seven runs due to continued ball control difficulties between Jung Woo-young and Jang Hyun-sik, who took the mound in the ninth inning. Fortunately, Jang Hyun-sik managed to keep the victory by striking out the last two batters in a row.

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