'8th inning, bases empty, tied score' closer deployed + two fielder's choices + hit by glove and home run → LG suffers '10-run disaster' compounded by bad luck

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Both the bench and players threw their best moves to secure a victory. However, bad luck piled up, resulting in a disaster of '10 runs allowed in one inning.'

On the 26th, LG Twins managed to tie the game at 4-4 with Park Dong-won's dramatic two-run home run in the top of the 8th against Hanwha Eagles at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark.

In the ensuing bottom of the 8th, relief pitcher Bae Jae-jun walked Hanwha's leadoff batter Kim Tae-yeon with a straight pitch. Lee Do-yoon bunted on the second pitch. Catcher Park Dong-won threw to second base, but the throw took an awkward one-bounce hop. The official score was recorded not as an error, but as a 'catcher sacrifice bunt fielder's choice.' It was judged that even if the throw had been accurate, the runner would have been safe.

Despite being in a 'bases loaded, tied score, no outs' situation in the 8th inning, LG made the bold move to bring in closer Son Ju-young, who had thrown 14 pitches in one inning the previous day (25th). Kang Woo-hoon, Kim Jin-soo, Kim Jin-seong, Kim Yun-sik, and Bae Jae-jun had already appeared in today's game. Young-woo and Lee Woo-chan were resting after pitching on consecutive days. The only relievers remaining were Son Ju-young, Choi Ji-myeong, and Yang Woo-jin.

A catcher sacrifice bunt by leadoff batter Park Jeong-hyun resulted in one out with runners at second and third. Another fielder's choice occurred here. Shortstop Oh Ji-hwan, playing deep in the infield, fielded Sim Woo-jun's ground ball and threw home, but the runner was safe by a hair's breadth. It looked like an out based on timing, but Hanwha's third baseman Kim Tae-yeon's foot and head-first slide were just faster.

Trailing 4-5, LG saw Son Ju-young give up a three-run home run to pinch-hitter Han Ji-yoon, effectively handing the momentum to Hanwha. This was Han Ji-yoon's debut home run since joining the league in 2025.

With one out and a runner on first base, trailing 4-9, Choi Ji-myeong allowed Noh Si-hwan to hit a two-run home run over the right-field fence. Replay footage shows the ball could have struck the top of the fence and bounced back into play, but it instead hit the glove of right fielder Song Chan-ui and cleared the wall. It was bad luck for LG.

Ultimately, LG surrendered a staggering 10 runs in just one inning during the 8th, losing 4-14. Had they won this game after barely escaping an eight-game losing streak the previous day, it could have been a successful turning point, making this defeat even more painful.

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