'Master Coach' LG Yeom Kyung-yeop sweeps three straight games: "We won with baseball that feels like LG Twins for the first time in a while. Many fans visited over the three days, and I am grateful." [Jamsil on-site]

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'Master Coach' Yeom Kyung-yeop of the LG Twins, who secured a victory alongside the historic first-ever four home runs in the first inning in KBO League history, shared his thoughts on the win.

On the 21st, LG defeated Doosan 9-3 in a regular-season home game at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League.

With this win, LG improved to 45 wins and 26 losses, securing a three-game winning streak and taking sole possession of first place in the league. LG will now host a three-game midweek series against Samsung Lions at home next week, followed by a three-game away series against Lotte Giants in Busan over the weekend.

On this day, LG turned the game around in the bottom of the first inning, trailing 0-1, by hitting four consecutive home runs. Song Chan-ui led off with a home run to center field. After one out, Austin hit a home run to center field. After two outs, Park Dong-won and Moon Jung-bin each hit back-to-back home runs, making the score 4-1. This marked the first time in 45 years of KBO history that a team hit four home runs in the first inning.

The previous record for most home runs by LG in the first inning was three (once, on July 22, 1990, against Binggrae at Hanbat, with Kim Sang-hoon, Lee Gwang-eun, and Kim Dong-jae). LG's record for most home runs in a single inning was also three (12 times, most recently on August 18, 2023, against SSG at Munhak, with Moon Bo-kyung, Jung Ju-hyun, and Kim Min-seong). Additionally, the previous league record for most home runs in the first inning was three (20 times, most recently on July 23, 2025, in the Doosan-Jamsil Hanwha game, with Cave, Yang Eui-ji, and Park Jun-soon). For reference, the league record for most home runs in a single inning is five (once, on April 5, 2000, in the Hyundai-Hanbat Hanwha game, with Park Jong-ho, Park Jae-hong, Williams, Quinlan, and Lee Seung-yong).

Ultimately, LG scored two runs in the fifth inning and three runs in the sixth to secure the victory. Moon Jung-bin hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning, completing a multi-home run game. With this home run, LG reached 4,000 team home runs in KBO history for the sixth time.

LG starter Wells pitched five innings (95 pitches total), allowing five hits, no walks, striking out five, and giving up one unearned run, earning a strong performance that led to his fifth win (two losses) of the season. Woo Kang-hoon, Ham Deok-ju, Bae Jae-jun, and Kim Yun-sik each pitched one inning in succession. In the lineup, which recorded nine hits total, Moon Jung-bin and Gu Bon-hyeok each recorded multi-hit games.

After the game, 'winning coach' Yeom Kyung-yeop, LG manager, said, "Wells did a great job fulfilling his role as a starter. He appeared twice this week, and both times he secured a win, so I want to praise him for doing his job well as a starter." He added, "In the lineup, Song Chan-ui, Austin, Park Dong-won, and Moon Jung-bin hit four home runs in the first inning, which allowed us to take control of the overall flow of the game. In a situation where we needed additional runs, Moon Jung-bin's two-run home run and Park Hae-min's RBI helped us secure the victory."

He continued, "I feel like we won with baseball that feels like LG Twins for the first time in a while. It is positive that our power-hitting ability has returned, and I look forward to the future."

Finally, Manager Yeom said, "As we approach the weekend, many fans visited over the three days. Thanks to their support, we were able to secure a three-game winning streak. I am grateful."

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