'The Miracle of 'Wa' and LG, All Predictions Overturned! Crisis at the Bottom of the 9th with Two Outs and Runners on Second and Third — A Dramatic Escape. Jamsil Rivalry Sweep: Park Si-won's Surprise Debut Win + Austin's Home Run Leads Chase; Kim Do-young Closes Gap by Three + Son Ju-young's Three Consecutive Starts Show Fighting Spirit' [Jamsil On-Site Review]

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LG Twins swept their midweek three-game series against Doosan Bears to extend their winning streak to four consecutive victories. The matchup featured Kwak Bin, the current KBO League's top ace, against Park Si-won, who had not recorded a professional win prior to this game. While all expected Kwak Bin and Doosan to prevail, LG pulled off a miraculous victory instead.

On the 3rd, LG defeated Doosan 1-0 in an away regular-season game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium.

With this win, LG extended their winning streak to four games, improving their record to 67 wins, 51 losses, and 1 tie. They currently hold sole possession of third place in the league standings. In contrast, Doosan fell into a three-game losing streak with a record of 61 wins, 55 losses, and 4 ties, placing them alone in fifth place.

Doosan's starting lineup for the day was: Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Yang Eui-ji (designated hitter), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Severino (first baseman), Jo Su-haeng (right fielder), Yoon Jun-ho (catcher), and Jung Soobin (center fielder). Kwak Bin was the starting pitcher.

In response, LG set their lineup as follows: Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Park Hae-min (center fielder), Austin (designated hitter), Song Chan-ui (left fielder), Moon Bo-kyung (right fielder), Moon Jung-bin (first baseman), Cheon Seong-ho (right fielder), Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop), and Park Dong-won (catcher). Park Si-won was the starting pitcher.

Both teams struggled to score against their respective starting pitchers, Kwak Bin and Park Si-won, who both pitched well. LG took the lead in the top of the 4th inning with a powerful hit. The hero was Austin. With a 2-2 count, he connected on the eighth pitch — a 157 km/h high fastball from Kwak Bin — sending it over the center field wall for a solo home run.

This was Austin's 36th home run of the season. The exit velocity was 168.7 km/h, launch angle 29.6 degrees, and distance 133.7 meters. With this home run, Austin narrowed the gap to three behind Kim Do-young (KIA Tigers), who leads with 39 home runs. Kim Do-young was scheduled to play in NC Dinos' game that day but could not participate due to rain cancellation.

While LG scored on Austin's home run, Doosan's bats remained silent. Starting pitcher Park Si-won delivered a strong performance over 5 innings (74 pitches total), allowing just 2 hits, issuing 2 walks, and recording 2 strikeouts. This marked his first professional win in two years since his debut. A graduate of Song Su-cho Haeundae Little League, Centum Middle School, and Gyeongnam High School, Park Si-won was selected by LG in the sixth round (60th overall) of the 2025 Rookie Draft. After appearing in 27 games at the first division level and 25 games this season, he finally secured his emotional first professional victory.

Following Park Si-won, Lee Woo-chan, Kim Jin-su, Kim Young-woo, and Son Ju-young came on in relief, each pitching a scoreless inning to preserve the lead. Notably, Son Ju-young demonstrated remarkable endurance by appearing in all three games of the series against Doosan — his third consecutive start. In the bottom of the 9th with two outs and runners on second and third, Son Ju-young induced a groundout at third base from pinch-hitter Park Ji-hoon to secure the win. Among LG's four hits, Austin recorded multiple hits in the game.

Doosan starter Kwak Bin pitched well over 7 innings (100 pitches total), allowing 3 hits, issuing 1 walk, striking out 8 batters, and giving up only 1 earned run. However, he took the loss due to lack of offensive support. This was his sixth loss of the season (with 11 wins). Takada and Kim Taek-yeon followed with scoreless innings each but could not help the team secure a victory. Doosan's five-hit offense was led by Kim Min-seok, who went 3-for-3.

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