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'Master Coach' Yeom Kyung-yeop of the LG Twins, who secured a victory alongside the first-ever history of 'four home runs in the first inning' in the KBO League, 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 recorded 45 victories and 26 losses, securing a three-game winning streak and taking sole possession of first place in the league. LG will now play a three-game home series against the Samsung Lions at home next week, followed by a three-game away series against the Lotte Giants in Busan over the weekend.
On this day, LG turned the game around with four home runs in the bottom of the first inning when they were trailing 0-1, effectively seizing the momentum. 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 consecutive home runs, making the score 4-1. This marked the first time in 45 years of KBO history that LG recorded four home runs in the first inning.
The previous LG team record for most home runs 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, achieving 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 5 innings (95 pitches total), allowing 5 hits, issuing no walks, striking out 5 batters, and giving up only 1 unearned run, contributing to his fifth win (2 losses) of the season. Following him, Woo Kang-hoon, Ham Deok-ju, Bae Jae-jun, and Kim Yun-sik each pitched one inning responsibly. In the lineup that recorded a total of 9 hits, Moon Jung-bin and Gu Bon-hyeok 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 a single 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 revived, 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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