The LG Twins won the season’s first ‘Jamsil Derby’ against Doosan Bears.
LG, led by coach Yeom Kyung-yeop, won 13-4 in the first match of the season against Doosan Bears in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 14th. With this victory, LG made the season record 8 wins and 4 losses.
Starter Kim Yun-shik earned his first win of the season with 5 hits, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts and 1 run in 5 innings. Park Myeong-keun scored 1 scoreless inning, Lee Ji-gang scored 3 runs in 1⅓ innings (no run), Lee Woo-chan scored ⅔ innings scoreless, and Lee Jeong-yong, the last pitcher, finished the game with 1 scoreless inning.
In the batting line with 14 long and short hits, Austin led the team to victory with 2 hits and 2 RBIs, including the final hit, and Kim Hyun-soo, 2 hits and 3 RBIs, including a decisive sweeping double. Moon Bo-kyung, Kim Min-seong, Seo Geon-chang, and Park Hae-min also scored multiple hits.
After the game, coach Yeom Gyeong-yeop said, “Kim Yoon-sik is getting better little by little, so I look forward to more pitching in the future. Also, the game was in a tense flow, but Austin’s hit brought the flow of the game, and the team’s leader, Kim Hyun-soo, was able to win by hitting a decisive blow.”
Then, Manager Yeom said, “I want to praise the players who showed concentration overall,” and did not forget to thank the fans, saying, “It was the first rivalry today, and we were able to win thanks to the passionate support of the fans.” 메이저사이트