The team continued its winning streak, looking like the team we expected to see before the season. LG rode a pair of cannons to its second five-game winning streak of the season.
LG won 7-5 against SSG in Munhwa on the 28th. Starting pitcher Dietrick Enns earned his fifth win of the season with six innings, nine strikeouts and two runs. His fastball was consistently above 150 kilometers per hour on the day. His velocity wasn't the only thing that improved from his previous outing. As his fastball improved, so did the power of his cut fastball and curveball.
After Enns, Choi Dong-hwan, Kim Yoo-young, Park Myung-geun, Lee Woo-chan, and Yoo Young-chan took the mound. Lee Woo-chan gave up a run on a wild pitch, but Yoo Young-chan closed out the win with a 0.2 inning save.
The best part was the batting lineup. LG's lineup was Hong Chang-ki (right fielder), Park Hae-min (center fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (left fielder), Austin Dean (first baseman), Park Dong-won (catcher), Kim Bum-seok (designated hitter), Goo Bon-hyeok (shortstop), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), and Shin Min-jae (second baseman).
Against left-handed starter Kim Kwang-hyun, the team deployed four right-handed hitters, with Koo Bon-hyeok blasting a three-run homer. Hong Chang-ki followed with a three-run homer in the second inning. Hong added an RBI single after Koo's 토토 homer in the bottom of the third. Hong finished the day 2-for-4 with two home runs, four RBIs and two walks.
With the win, LG extended its winning streak to five games and improved to 30-23-2 on the season. It is the third team in the league to reach 30 wins. Doosan lost to KT on the same day and moved into second place for the first time since March 26th.
After the game, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yup said, “Before the game, our pitching coach and analytics team told us to use the high side of the strike zone today. He executed well and pitched well. I'm looking forward to the next game.”
“It was disappointing that the chasing team gave up a walk in an easy situation, but our winning group of Park Myung-geun, Choi Dong-hwan, and Yoo Young-chan pitched their innings to win the game,” said Yoon. “We wanted to play a little more big ball in away games, but today's game showed the fans big ball with three-run home runs by Hong Chang-ki and Koo Bon-hyeok. I hope to see more games like this in the future. Overall, I would like to praise Hong Chang-ki for his good performance at the plate with four hits.”
“We were able to continue our winning streak thanks to the fans who traveled to Incheon on a weekday to support us. Thank you,” he said, thanking the LG fans who traveled to Incheon SSG Landers Field.
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