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Even with a 9-0 lead, the starting pitcher failed to secure the win. The LG Twins' pitching mound, which has struggled to recover from poor form, has now written the club's first-ever dark history.
On the 21st, LG lost in a comeback defeat to Hanwha Eagles with a score of 15-11 at Daejeon Hanwha Life V Park during their regular-season visit as part of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League.
With this loss, LG fell into a two-game losing streak, finishing with 60 wins, 1 draw, and 50 losses. They now trail the third-place KIA Tigers by one game after KIA secured a win on the same day. Meanwhile, Hanwha, having broken their six-game losing streak, maintained eighth place with 49 wins, 3 draws, and 56 losses.
There is no word other than "shocking." LG completely dismantled Hanwha's starter Bruce Zimmermann, who allowed 6 hits, 2 walks, 1 strikeout, and 7 earned runs in just one-third of an inning. After that, they continued to hit 9 additional long and short hits, scoring 11 runs, which seemed more than enough to secure a victory.
However, the pitching staff collapsed rapidly from the fourth inning. LG starter Song Seung-gi lasted only 4⅓ innings, allowing 8 hits, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts, and 5 earned runs without reaching the fifth inning. Sensing trouble, the LG dugout brought in relievers Kim Young-woo and Lee Woo-chan in succession, but both collapsed: Kim allowed 3 earned runs in 1⅓ innings, while Lee gave up 2 hits, 2 walks, and 2 earned runs in just one-third of an inning.
Relievers Bae Jae-jun and Lee Sang-young also lost control of the game. The turning point came in the bottom of the eighth inning when both teams were tied at 11-11. Against reliever Bae Jae-jun, Heo In-seo and Lee Do-yoon reached base consecutively after being hit by pitches. Second baseman Shin Min-jae fielded a ground ball from pinch-hitter Choi In-ho cleanly but failed to turn it into a double play.
Kim Tae-yeon, who had previously hit a solo home run in the chase, finally turned the game around with a two-out, one-RBI single up the middle. Moon Hyun-bin then followed with a two-run, extra-base hit down the left-center field gap, and Han Ji-yoon added a one-RBI single to right field against reliever Lee Sang-young, sealing the victory.
Bae Jae-jun allowed 2 hits, 2 hit-by-pitches, and 4 earned runs in two-thirds of an inning, while Lee Sang-young gave up 2 hits over one-third of an inning without allowing any runs. Despite their efforts to hold the line for a full inning, LG experienced another shocking comeback defeat on consecutive days.
The day before (on the 20th), LG led KT Wiz 3-1 through six innings at Jamsil but collapsed in the seventh with 6 runs allowed, the eighth with 7 runs allowed, and the ninth with 2 runs allowed, ultimately losing 4-16. According to the KBO, this marks the first time in club history that LG has allowed 15 or more runs in two consecutive games.
This also ties for second place on the all-time list for the largest comeback win margin in KBO League history. The record stands at 13-12, when SK Wyverns (now SSG Landers) came back from a 1-11 deficit against Doosan Bears in Incheon on May 8, 2013.
Meanwhile, thanks to the lineup's explosive performance with 20 total hits, Hanwha starter Zimmermann avoided being charged with the loss despite his worst outing of the season: 7 earned runs allowed in just one-third of an inning. Second starter Kwon Min-gyu laid the foundation for the comeback win by pitching 4⅓ innings, allowing 6 hits, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts, and 3 earned runs.
Hanwha secured the comeback victory with scoreless relief appearances from Lee Hyung-beom (1⅓ innings, 1 run allowed), followed by Lee Min-woo (1 inning), Jang Yu-ho (two-thirds of an inning), Jo Dong-wook (one-third of an inning), and Park Sang-won (1 inning). Jo Dong-wook, who appeared in the eighth inning, earned his second win of the season. LG's Bae Jae-jun suffered his third loss of the season.
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