"It's a bunting no matter who looks at it." In the 8th inning, when LG won 6 consecutive games, the first and second bases were reorganized, and Park Hae-min's fake bunting and slash "How" came out

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In the bottom of the eighth inning, when the LG Twins won six consecutive games, there were more operations and concerns than expected, with no outs and runners on the first and second bases.

LG beat SSG Landers 4-3 in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season home game held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 11th.

The match was in the bottom of the eighth inning when LG was losing 2-3. Oh Ji-hwan's ball at first base with no outs became a Texas hit that fell between center fielder, right fielder and second baseman. The runner on second base was already changed to Choi Won-young, who was quick, and Park Hae-min, who is good at operations, entered the batter's box.

Park Dong-won, who had a long shot, was in the waiting at-bat, so it seemed natural that Park Hae-min, who was instructed by the third base coach, took a bunting position. However, Park Hae-min immediately changed his posture and tried to hit when the Noh Kyung-eun threw the first pitch. It was a fake bunt and slash operation.

This aim worked properly. The ball that left Park Hae-min's bat flew far away from the outfield on the right-wing line, and both the first and second basemen homered. LG's 4-3 lead. SSG failed to overturn this score and became the winning shot.

I reconstructed this scene through Park Hae-min, who met with reporters after the game. Park Hae-min said that the bunting sign was correct first. However, he also recalled LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop's usual order to always look at the situation.

Park Hae-min said, "There's a bunt sign. I thought there would be a bunt sign because it was on the first and second bases with no outs. However, after taking office, the coach always looked at the shortstop's position and said, "If you think you're going to bunt 100%, you can hit it anytime," he said.

"When I looked at the location, Seong-han (striker) went this way a lot (third base). He added, "I thought I would run 100% and I chose to take out (the bat) for a moment, which led to a good result."

Fake bunting and slash is a difficult operation. It is difficult to match the timing because it has to be left to the batter's instant judgment, and even if the timing is right, it is different from what I thought, so ground balls and infield fly balls often come out. Moreover, Noh Kyung-eun's ball was a fastball that fell low on the body.

It was possible because he was a veteran Park Hae-min. "First of all, I thought I had to make an in-play ball. Since the first baseman is not obligated to keep the base, I thought I could roll it between first and second bases to see if there are many coming out in the future. I think that's why I was able to make a difficult course on my body into a good pitch," he explained.

The fact that the hitting was not bad on the day also helped implement a bold fake bunt and slash operation. In the previous at-bat, Park Hae-min was not bad with a left-center double in the second inning, a walk in the fourth inning, and a fly ball to left field in the sixth inning.

Park Hae-min said, "If the batting quality or results were bad in the previous at-bat, I could have tried to save the at-bat with a bunt somehow. However, I was able to do it a little more boldly because the results of the previous at-bat and the quality of the batting were good," he said with strength.

"In fact, (Operation Fake Bundle and Slash) has so much to judge for a moment. The shortstop's position should also be checked, and a fly ball should not come out. You have to roll it first. "It's an operation that requires a lot of boldness because we have to take those into account and put it into action," he said.

Captain's bold decision and action led LG to a winning streak. As a result, LG, which won six consecutive games, tied for first place with KT Wiz, who won against the Doosan Bears on the same day, with 8 wins and 4 losses.

Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop also praised after the game, saying, "In important situations, Park Hae-min hit a timely two-run hit with a fake bunt and slash and was able to win today's game with his captain's performance."

"Captain Park Hae-min led the lineup with two hits and two RBIs." I want to praise the players who focused until the end and made a come-from-behind victory," he said with a smile.

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