'Baseball is easy because the batting line is broken.' LG won 5 consecutive games + tied for the lead, and started with 'losing loss' in 11G already [the scene of Jamsil]

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As expected, he is the defending champion. The LG Twins, who started the season grimly, have already taken the joint lead.

LG secured a 10-2 victory in the home game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League against SSG Landers at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 10th.

LG, which has lost three consecutive games since the opening, has recently won five consecutive games and recorded seven wins and four losses, matching the joint leaders SSG and KT Wiz.

It was crucial that the lineup exploded. Seven of the 10 games were tight games with a gap of less than three points, and despite winning four consecutive games, all of them were close by less than two points, which put a lot of physical burden and was inevitably dependent on the must-win group.

Ahead of the match, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop (58) made a change in batting order. After the opening, Hong Chang-ki, who was only the first batter, was lowered to No. 6 and Chun Sung-ho, who had a good batting sense, was placed. Moon Sung-joo, not Park Hae-min and Shin Min-jae, was also put in the second batter's seat.

Coach Yeom said before the game, "Austin goes too far as the first batter. Austin and (Moon) Bo-kyung have to have a chance to make a big inning, but it's so hard to keep trying to squeeze it out," he said. "First of all, we have to change it if there are many leftovers. This is because it is a story that batting order is cut off. Austin and Bokyung can hit 100 RBIs on our team. We need a runner in front of him to have the highest probability of scoring a point," he said.

It hit the right spot. Chun Sung-ho got on base with an infield hit from the first inning and stole to the second base. After that, Moon Sung-joo got on base with a hit ball and easily dug home when Austin hit left-handed, and Moon Bo-kyung also hit a timely hit. He took the lead by scoring three runs in the first inning alone.

In the fourth inning, Chun Sung-ho got on base with a left-handed hit with one out, and Austin hit a large two-run shot to the left to widen the score gap.

Chun Sung-ho, who also took the lead in the sixth inning, drew a walk and later added a ball that hit Moon Sung-joo's body, one run with consecutive walks by Austin and Moon Bo-kyung, Oh Ji-hwan's two-run timely hit, and Park Hae-min's one-run sacrifice fly to secure the win early.

Starter Yoni Chirinos kept only five innings and passed the ball, but he was already able to manage the bullpen with a wide gap and take the victory.

Chun Sung-ho, who recorded three hits, one walk, and one steal in four at-bats, scored four points and played a perfect game as a leadoff. It was also a new record for the most points scored in an individual game, surpassing the three points scored against the Suwon Doosan Bears on March 27, 2024.

As Chun Sung-ho worked hard to set the table, Austin, the third batter, was able to create a mass scoring game with two hits and three RBIs, Moon Bo-kyung, the fourth batter, one hit and three RBIs, and Oh Ji-hwan, the fifth batter, two hits and three RBIs.

Coach Yeom expressed satisfaction after the game, saying, "Austin, Moon Bo-kyung, and Oh Ji-hwan's clean-up were able to bring the flow of the game with three RBIs at the beginning of the game, and they were able to win comfortably by focusing on the lineup whenever they needed additional points. He led the overall lineup with two hits, one homer, three RBIs, two hits and three RBIs, and three hits by Austin."

On this day, 23,122 spectators filled Jamsil Stadium even though it was a weekday evening game in chilly weather below 10 degrees Celsius.

Manager Yeom said, "Starting Chirinos did a good job as a starter and congratulated him on his first win of the season," adding, "Even in the chilly weather today, I was able to win thanks to the passionate support that fans gave me and filled Jamsil Baseball Stadium." Thank you," he said.

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