'156 km/h An Woo-jin 11 strikeouts, crazy! Kiwoom breaks 6-game home losing streak by defeating LG [Gocheok On-site Review]

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Kiwoom Heroes defeated LG Twins to break their six-game home losing streak.

On the 30th, Kiwoom secured a decisive 6-0 victory over LG in a home game of the '2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League' held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul. Kiwoom took an early lead, building a 5-0 advantage from the first through the sixth inning.

With this win, Kiwoom escaped the tunnel of a six-game home losing streak that had begun after their match against Lotte at Gocheok on the 19th. Meanwhile, LG's five-game winning streak ended on Tuesday, resulting in two consecutive losses.

Kiwoom lined up its batting order as follows: Seo Geon-chang (second baseman), Choi Jae-hyun (center fielder), Ahn Chi-hong (first baseman), Hyu-ra (left fielder), Kim Geon-hee (second baseman), Kim Woong-bin (designated hitter), Park Chan-hyuk (right fielder), Kwon Hyuk-bin (shortstop), and Yeo Dong-wook (third baseman). Starting pitcher for Kiwoom was right-handed An Woo-jin.

In response, LG set its lineup with Song Chan-ui (designated hitter), Park Hae-min (center fielder), Austin Dean (first baseman), Moon Jung-bin (third baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop), Hong Chang-ki (right fielder), Park Dong-won (catcher), Moon Sung-ju (left fielder), and Shin Min-jae (second baseman). LG's starting pitcher was right-handed Anders Tolhurst.

Kiwoom took the lead first. In the bottom of the first inning, Seo Geon-chang reached on an infield hit and stole a base. With runners on first and third following Choi Jae-hyun's hit to left-center field, Ahn Chi-hong hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score the first run. Although Choi Jae-hyun was thrown out on a pickoff attempt, Kim Geon-hee followed with a two-run double to left-center field, scoring Hyu-ra from second base to make it 2-0.

Kiwoom continued to pull away against Tolhurst. In the bottom of the second inning, leadoff batter Park Chan-hyuk crushed Tolhurst's second pitch (a 139 km/h cutter) for a 130-meter home run to deep center field. This was Park's second home run of the season. In the bottom of the third, leadoff batter Ahn Chi-hong also connected on the third pitch (a 147 km/h fastball), launching a 115-meter home run to deep left field. This marked back-to-back home runs by the first two batters. Ahn's sixth home run of the season. Kiwoom led 4-0 after three innings.

In the sixth inning, Kiwoom extended its lead further. Leadoff batter Kim Geon-hee reached on a single to left field. Kim Woong-bin flew out to left field, but the following batter Park Chan-hyuk hit a two-run double to left-center field, making the score 5-0.

Kiwoom added another run in the bottom of the eighth to seal the game. In the bottom of the eighth, leadoff batter Hyu-ra drew a walk to reach base. Kim Geon-hee then hit a single to left-center field, putting runners on first and third. Kim Woong-bin then reached on a hit-by-pitch, loading the bases. The following batter Park Chan-hyuk hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Hyu-ra from third base to make it 6-0.

Kiwoom's starting pitcher An Woo-jin delivered an outstanding performance over 5⅔ innings, allowing just one hit and two walks while striking out 11 batters without surrendering a run. His fastest pitch reached 156 km/h. Relief pitchers Jo Young-geon, Jeon Jun-pyo, Yoo-to, and Park Jeong-hoon all pitched without allowing any runs. Offensively, Park Chan-hyuk went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, while Ahn Chi-hong contributed with 1-for-3, including one home run, and two RBIs to support the victory.

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