'34 balls → 14 balls' Park Young-hyun fighting spirit for 2 consecutive days! KT wins 6-5 against LG... a sweep of the opening series [Jamsil Field Review]

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KT Wiz caught the "defending champion" LG Twins for the second consecutive day and brought the opening series.

KT won 6-5 against LG in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season visit game held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 29th.

As a result, KT, which swept all of the opening two consecutive games, has risen to joint first place. Meanwhile, defending champion LG made a bad start with a 0-2 record amid continued injuries.

With 23,750 full spectators visiting Jamsil Baseball Stadium for two consecutive games, the match was decided in the 9th inning. Junghoon Lee and Choi Won-joon made chances on the first and third bases with no outs with consecutive hits, and Kim Hyun-soo recorded the winning hit with a ground ball RBI. Park Young-hyun, who threw 34 pitches the previous day (28th) and made a scoreless save in one ⅔ inning, took the mound for two consecutive days and made a save.

It was a slugfest in which the two teams exchanged a total of 21 hits. In KT, Heo Kyung-min had three hits in three at-bats (one home run) with three RBIs and one walk, and Kim Sang-soo had three hits in four at-bats. Leadoff Choi Won-joon also opened the way with a game of two hits, one walk and three outs in four at-bats. LG's Austin had 3 hits and 1 RBI in 4 at-bats and Moon Sung-joo had 3 hits and 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats, but the rest of the hitters combined for 4 hits and lost.

In the selection fight, LG won by decision. LG's Lim Chan-kyu allowed six hits and two walks in five innings, one strikeout and three runs, and KT's Soh Hyung-joon marked seven hits and two walks in three innings, one strikeout and three runs.

On this day, KT formed a lineup of Choi Won-joon (center fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (first baseman), Ahn Hyun-min (right fielder), Sam Hilliard (left fielder), Jang Sung-woo (designated hitter), Kim Sang-soo (second baseman), Heo Kyung-min (third baseman), Han Seung-taek (catcher), and Lee Kang-min (striker). The starting pitcher is Soh Hyung-joon.

Against this, LG's lineup consisted of Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Austin Dean (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (captor), Moon Sung-joo (left wing), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Koo Bon-hyuk (third baseman), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). The starting pitcher is Lim Chan-kyu.

It flowed in a similar way to the previous day. In the top of the first inning, Ahn Hyun-min called home with a double on the left field line when Kim Hyun-soo walked with one out. Kim Hyun-soo scored through active baserunning from the first base to the home.

Hilliard struck out, but Jang Sung-woo connected Lim Chan-kyu's first pitch curve to the central fence with an RBI timely double. Kim Sang-soo and Huh Kyung-min added one more run to the right, giving KT a 3-0 lead.

KT rookie shortstop Lee Kang-min, who received attention with three hits in his first professional game the previous day, showed his presence as a defense. In the bottom of the first inning, he caught Shin Min-jae's ground ball at first base with no outs, stepped on the second base himself, and sprayed it on the first base to create a double play. The first decision was safe, but it was corrected to out after a video review.

LG also launched a counterattack. In the bottom of the third inning, leadoff hitter Hong Chang-ki settled on second base with a bold base run on a hit in left-center. KT center fielder Choi Won-joon did not miss the gap when he failed to catch at once. Hong Chang-ki headed to third base when Shin Min-jae hit a ground ball and homered when Austin doubled on the right field line. Since then, LG and KT have balanced 3-3 with Park Dong-won's walk, Moon Sung-joo's timely RBI double, and Oh Ji-hwan's timely RBI double hitting the first baseman.

It is Lim Chan-gyu who showed that the remaining one wins. Lim Chan-kyu managed the number of pitches by drawing another double play in the fourth inning despite the initial loss, while Soh Hyung-joon surpassed 80 pitches by the third inning and was replaced by Son Dong-hyun in the fourth inning.

LG, who returned to the top batting line once again, took advantage of Park Hae-min's opportunity to get on base against Son Dong-hyun in the bottom of the fourth inning. Park Hae-min succeeded in stealing second base and headed to third base due to Hong Chang-ki's ground ball. Shin Min-jae struck out, but Austin and Moon Bo-kyung loaded the bases with consecutive walks, and Park Dong-won drew a pushout walk. KT's mound changed from Son Dong-hyun to Kim Min-soo, but Moon Sung-joo scored another point with a timely RBI single to the left. LG's 5-3 lead.

KT also balanced with one home run. In the top of the sixth inning, leadoff hitter Hilliard got on base with a walk from changed pitcher Kim Jin-sung. Jang Sung-woo hit a double play, but Kim Sang-soo saved the atmosphere with a left-handed hit and Huh Kyung-min hit a two-run home run to the left. His first home run with a distance of 120 meters.

The subsequent tight 0 balance was broken in the ninth inning. In the top of the ninth inning, leadoff hitter Junghoon Lee made a hit to the left and Choi Won-joon made a chance to first and third base with no outs. Kim Hyun-soo became the troubleshooter. Kim Hyun-soo helped the third baseman score by sending a pitch in front of left field. KT guardian Park Young-hyun took the mound for two consecutive days and set the game high.

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