The professional baseball team LG Twins defeated the Samsung Lions.
LG won 3-0 in the 2025 KBO League game against Samsung held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 15th, achieving the team's fourth no-hitter in history.
Hernández recorded no hits, one walk, nine strikeouts, and no runs over six innings (79 pitches) before being replaced. LG reported, "Player Hernández was substituted for player protection due to symptoms of tightness in the right thigh."
In the seventh inning, Kim Jin-seong retired the side in order, and in the eighth, Park Myeong-geun also retired the side in order. With LG leading 3-0, closer Jang Hyun-sik came in during the ninth inning. He got Kim Young-woong to ground out to first base. Lee Jae-hyun reached on a walk, and Kim Seong-yoon also walked. Ryu Ji-hyeok was handled with a double play by the second baseman, completing the historic feat.
On this day, Samsung started Kim Seong-yoon (center fielder), Ryu Ji-hyeok (second baseman), Koo Ja-wook (designated hitter), Kang Min-ho (catcher), Diaz (first baseman), Kim Heon-gon (left fielder), Yoon Jung-bin (right fielder), Kim Young-woong (third baseman), and Lee Jae-hyun (shortstop). Kim Young-woong and Lee Jae-hyun were dropped to the lower batting order.
Manager Park Jin-man explained before the game, "We made some changes. Since the hitting was not good, we moved them down the order to reduce the pressure in a comfortable lineup. Players Kim Seong-yoon and Ryu Ji-hyeok are showing good form right now, so we made changes both up and down."
LG started with Hong Chang-ki (right fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (left fielder), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop), Moon Seong-joo (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (catcher), Park Hae-min (center fielder), and Shin Min-jae (second baseman). The full starting lineup was activated for the second time this season, 20 days after the match against Hanwha on March 26.
LG made changes to its first-team roster. Infielder Moon Jeong-bin was omitted the previous day, and on this day, pitcher Kim Gang-ryul was also excluded from the first-team roster. Manager Yeom Gyeong-yeob noted before the game, "Kim Gang-ryul had a fever due to allergic rhinitis, so we kept him out for ten days." Infielder Lee Young-bin and pitcher Bae Jae-jun were called up to the first team.
LG scored the first run in the first inning. Leadoff hitter Hong Chang-ki reached on an infield hit next to second base. Kim Hyun-soo made a right field hit that slipped between first and second base, creating a scoring opportunity with no outs on first and second. Austin struck out, but Moon Bo-kyung hit a single in front of the right fielder. The runner on second, Hong Chang-ki, hesitated to see if the ball would be caught and started late. However, the right fielder threw to second base instead of home, allowing Hong Chang-ki to comfortably touch home plate for the score.
In the continued chance with one out and runners on first and second, Oh Ji-hwan flied out to left field. The runner on second, Kim Hyun-soo, tagged up for third base, leading to chances on first and third. Moon Seong-joo's drive down the third baseline was miraculously caught by third baseman Kim Young-woong, who threw to first to get the out, preventing additional runs.
In the fourth inning, after one out, Park Dong-won reached on a hit to center field, but Park Hae-min ended the inning with a ground ball double play to second base. In the fifth, leadoff hitter Shin Min-jae picked a walk, but Hong Chang-ki grounded into a double play to erase the runners.
In the sixth inning, after one out, Moon Bo-kyung hit a single, and after two outs, Moon Seong-joo's single created a chance with runners on first and second. Park Dong-won, who had already hit two singles, was out on a pop-up to the shortstop. The Samsung infield converged on the high fly ball but nearly let it drop until shortstop Lee Jae-hyun fell and managed to catch it.
LG starter Hernández delivered perfect pitching from the first to the fifth inning. In the first inning, he struck out Ryu Ji-hyeok and Koo Ja-wook. In the second inning, he struck out Kang Min-ho and Kim Heon-gon to end the inning in order. In the fourth inning, he got Kim Seong-yoon out on a ground ball to third base, struck out Ryu Ji-hyeok on a full count, and got Koo Ja-wook to fly out to left field on a full count to finish the inning.
In the fifth inning, he got leadoff hitter Kang Min-ho to pop out to third base, and Diaz struck out on three pitches with a fastball (148 km/h). He ended the inning with a ground ball to the shortstop from Kim Heon-gon. In the sixth, he struck out Yoon Jung-bin on three curveballs. Kim Young-woong was called out looking on a 146 km/h fastball on a full count.
After two outs, a 142 km/h two-seam fastball thrown to Lee Jae-hyun hit his right elbow. Lee Jae-hyun fell while clutching his elbow. Fortunately, he got up without a serious injury and continued as a runner on first base. Kim Seong-yoon was caught on a foul fly to third base, keeping the no-hitter intact.
In the seventh inning, Kim Jin-seong came in as a relief pitcher and struck out Ryu Ji-hyeok, Koo Ja-wook, and Kang Min-ho in a row. In the eighth inning, Park Myeong-geun came in. He retired Diaz on a foul fly to the catcher, Kim Heon-gon on a ground ball to the pitcher, and struck out pinch hitter Park Byung-ho on a swing and miss.
In the eighth inning, leadoff hitter Austin hit a double off the right field fence against the new pitcher Bae Chan-seung. Moon Bo-kyung reached on a walk. Oh Ji-hwan's sacrifice bunt put runners on second and third with one out. Moon Seong-joo hit a double into the left-center field that rolled to the left field fence, extending the lead to 3-0. Park Dong-won and Park Hae-min both drew walks, loading the bases with one out. Samsung substituted pitcher Lee Jae-hee. Pinch hitter Song Chan-ui struck out, and Hong Chang-ki also struck out.
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