'Smelled the Scent of Autumn': LG Twins Surge to Six-Game Winning Streak with Lee Jae-won's 180 km/h Bullet Home Run and Lim Chan-kyu's Seven-Inning, One-Run Gem... Hanwha Eagles Plunged into Six-Game Losing Skid [Jamsil On-Site Review]

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Lim Chan-kyu's dazzling pitching and Lee Jae-won's decisive hit propelled LG Twins to a six-game winning streak.

On the 19th, at Seoul Songpa-gu Jamsil Baseball Stadium, LG secured a 2-1 victory over Hanwha Eagles in their 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League home game, thanks to Lim Chan-kyu's seven-inning, one-run performance and Lee Jae-won's walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the eighth.

With six consecutive wins, LG improved to 74 wins, 55 losses, and 1 tie, firmly holding third place. Meanwhile, Hanwha fell into a six-game losing skid, finishing with 54 wins, 71 losses, and 4 ties.

LG fielded its starting lineup for the day as follows: Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Park Hae-min (center fielder), Austin Dean (designated hitter), Song Chan-ui (left fielder), Moon Jung-bin (first baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop), Koo Bon-hyuk (third baseman), Park Dong-won (catcher), and Lee Jae-won (right fielder). Lim Chan-kyu started on the mound.

Hanwha countered with Sim Woo-jun (shortstop), Choi In-ho (center fielder), Han Ji-yoon (left fielder), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Heo In-seo (catcher), Kim Tae-yeon (first baseman), Park Jung-hyun (third baseman), Yoo Min (right fielder), and Jeong Won-won (second baseman). Owen White took the mound as the starting pitcher.

Drawing a crowd of 23,750 fans for their 40th sellout of the season, LG gifted its supporters an early lead. In the bottom of the first with one out and runners on first, Park Hae-min singled to left field, and Austin was hit by a pitch to reach base. Song Chan-ui flew out to center field, but Park Hae-min advanced to third base and scored on White's wild pitch.

A tense pitching duel followed. Lim Chan-kyu pitched a perfect game through the fourth inning. In the third, he recorded his third strikeout of the day, reaching 1,200 strikeouts in KBO history—the 26th player to achieve this milestone.

Even with one out and runners on first and second in the fifth, Lim maintained a scoreless outing. However, in the sixth with two outs and a runner on second, he allowed a run-scoring single to Han Ji-yoon to left field. He returned for the seventh, striking out Park Jung-hyun on a swinging strikeout with one out and a runner on second, then induced a groundout by Yoo Min to the shortstop before finishing his outing.

White also delivered a perfect outing after allowing one run in the first. He induced two double plays, once in the second and again in the fifth, and retired Song Chan-ui on a flyout to right field with two outs and runners on first and second in the sixth. White pitched through the seventh inning, fulfilling his role flawlessly.

A crack appeared in the eighth when both starting pitchers had been removed. In the top of the eighth, Hanwha's Jeong Won-won hit a ground ball to right field off LG's reliever Ko Woo-seok and stole second base, creating a no-out, runner-on-second situation. However, Ko struck out Sim Woo-jun and Choi In-ho consecutively before inducing a groundout by Han Ji-yoon to the third baseman, escaping the danger.

But LG did not miss its chance. Lee Jae-won, leading off the bottom of the eighth, unleashed a blast against Hanwha's reliever Jo Dong-wook. On a 1-0 count, he connected with a fastball clocked at 145.7 km/h on the second pitch. The 180.1 km/h bullet shot soared over the deepest center-field wall at Jamsil Stadium for a 140-meter walk-off solo home run that gave LG the lead. This was Lee's fifth home run of the season.

With the lead secured, LG brought in closer Son Ju-young. Shin Min-jae leaped to catch Kang Baek-ho's fly ball heading toward center field and quickly threw to first base for the out. Although Hanwha requested a video review, the call stood as an out. Son struck out Heo In-seo on three pitches but then walked Kim Tae-yeon before allowing a groundout to right field by Park Jung-hyun, loading the bases with two outs and runners on first and third. He retired Yoo Min on a groundout to the shortstop to close the game.

Son recorded his 29th save of the season, while Ko Woo-seok, who pitched scoreless in the eighth, earned his third win of the year (one save, one hold). Lim Chan-kyu, who delivered a seven-inning, one-run gem, was credited with no decision and remained at 14 wins against five losses. He did not take sole possession of the league lead in wins.

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