'Crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy' Who is stopping LG? They're even starting to see second place... Son Ju-young achieves his first career 30 saves [Jamsil On-site Review]

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The LG Twins surged with an unstoppable seven-game winning streak, igniting a fierce late-season race for standings through perfect harmony between pitching and hitting.

On the 20th, LG defeated Hanwha 4-3 in a home game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Songpa-gu, Seoul, as part of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League.

With their seven-game winning streak, LG improved to 75 wins, 55 losses, and 1 tie, maintaining third place. Meanwhile, Hanwha fell into a seven-game losing streak, finishing with 54 wins, 72 losses, and 4 ties, unable to escape ninth place.

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

Hanwha countered with Choi In-ho (center fielder), Park Jeong-hyun (third baseman), Han Ji-yoon (left fielder), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Heo In-seo (catcher), Kim Tae-yeon (first baseman), Jung Eun-won (second baseman), Yu Min (right fielder), and Lee Do-yoon (shortstop). Hwang Jun-seo was the starting pitcher.

Following the previous day, LG once again filled the stadium with 23,750 spectators, achieving their 41st sellout of the season, while the players maintained sharp focus.

The scoreless tie through three innings was broken in the fourth. Lee Jae-won, who had hit a game-winning home run earlier that day to crack Hanwha's tight pitching duel, once again demonstrated his presence.

With both teams tied 0-0 in the bottom of the fourth, one out, and a runner on first base with a 1-0 count, Lee Jae-won powerfully connected with Hwang Jun-seo's 141.4 km/h fastball inside at a high trajectory, launching a two-run home run over the left-field wall. The ball, launched at 176.2 km/h toward the left side at a 29.1-degree angle, traveled 140.6 meters and landed in the upper section of the left-field stands. This was Lee's second consecutive game with a home run following the 19th, marking his sixth of the season.

However, Hanwha's counterattack was no easy feat. In the top of the fifth with one out, Jung Eun-won hit an infield single, followed by Yu Min drawing a walk. Choi In-ho then delivered a two-out RBI single, Park Jeong-hyun hit a sacrifice fly for another RBI, and Han Ji-yoon capped the rally with a go-ahead RBI single.

The LG Twins' focus shone even brighter as they were on their winning streak. Immediately in the bottom of the fifth, they mounted a comeback. Starting with Park Hae-min's double to second base, Koo Bon-hyuk executed a sacrifice bunt. Austin Dean then hit an RBI single to tie the game and stole second base, creating a scoring opportunity. Moon Jung-bin followed with an RBI single, flipping the score to 4-3 in LG's favor.

Carlos Kara-sco handed over the ball after the sixth inning, but the ironclad bullpen took over. Kim Kang-ryul pitched one inning, allowing only one walk, and secured the sixth. John Kennedy, who had been on a three-day rest before appearing, completely shut down both the seventh and eighth innings.

In the ninth, closer Son Ju-young entered the game. He closed out the inning and achieved his first career 30 saves (1 win, no losses).

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