'3G consecutive multi-hit' Park Hae-min is the first top hitter of the season! 8 consecutive LG... Kim Jinwook's line-up for "Dominant Left-hander" has been released [the scene of Jamsil]

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LG Twins Captain Park Hae-min (36), who is trying to win nine consecutive games, will start as a top hitter for the first time this season.

LG announced the starting lineup for the home game against the Lotte Giants during the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season, which will be held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 15th.

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

The pitcher they will face is Kim Jin-wook (24) who made a dominant start (more than 8 innings and less than 1 earned run) with overwhelming ball power in the last game. Kim Jin-wook took his first win of the season with three hits (one homer) and one walk, six strikeouts, and one run in eight innings against KT Wiz in Busan on the 8th.

On top of that, coach Yeom Kyung-yeop (58) wanted to shoot with a starting lineup that prioritized the sense of hitting. Park Hae-min seems to have fully recovered from his batting performance with a batting average of 0.316 (12 hits in 38 at-bats) in 10 games, including multi-hits in the last three consecutive games.

On the other hand, Chun Sung-ho (29), who had been hot for a while with a batting average of over .400, took a rest. Chun Sung-ho has been in a slump with one hit in 11 at-bats in the last three games. Utility player Koo Bon-hyuk (29) replaced him. Coach Yeom said before the game, "Park Hae-min has the best batting sense these days. I'm getting the hang of it. Chun Sung-ho said, "I think I'm a little out of touch now, so I gave Koo Bon-hyuk a chance."

It also considered Chun Sung-ho's bad tendency toward left-handers. Chun Sung-ho, who debuted in the first division in 2020, was weak with a batting average of 0.256 and an on-base percentage of 0.280, unlike a right-hander batting average of 0.277 and an on-base percentage of 0.361. Kim Jin-wook had a batting average of 0.286 and an on-base plus slugging ratio of 0.846, which could have weakened him to left-handed hitters. However, he prioritized the rest of the ship.

Coach Yeom said, "Actually, all left-handed hitters should go out today (when I think about the opponent), but I thought about it a lot and took it out," but added, "Cheon Sung-ho hasn't been on a business trip in a row. I'm sure there are some parts that are physically burdensome," he said.

Park Dong-won, who took a rest the previous day (14th) due to Lee Joo-heon's participation in the full season, wears a catcher mask again. Coach Yeom said, "I think Park Dong-won is the best catcher in our country. There is no ball that goes out of Park Dong-won's sight," he praised.

"Those who do blocking wrong will have a lot of balls popping out even if they get hit in front of them. However, the ball doesn't run away for those who are good at blocking. Keep everything within your scope. Park Dong-won taught those things to Lee Joo-heon, so I'm looking forward to Lee Joo-heon (who mainly works with Lee Joo-heon)."

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