Will the professional baseball LG Twins escape from their first losing streak of the season?
The LG Twins will play against the NC Dinos on the 23rd at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. LG lost to NC in the previous match on the 22nd, 6-5, in 10 innings.
In the bottom of the 9th, Park Dong-won's solo home run made a dramatic equalizer, and there was a chance to win with one out and a runner on third base, but they failed to capitalize on it. In the 10th inning, tied at 5-5, closer Jang Hyun-sik became the losing pitcher after allowing two doubles with one out.
Song Chan-eui (right fielder), Moon Seong-joo (left fielder), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Park Dong-won (designated hitter), Koo Bon-hyuk (shortstop), Lee Ju-heon (catcher), Park Hae-min (center fielder), and Shin Min-jae (second baseman) will be the starting lineup. Oh Ji-hwan has been excluded from the starting lineup for two consecutive games. Hong Chang-ki, who is struggling with his batting, is also left out.
Lead-off hitter Hong Chang-ki is struggling with a batting average of .237 and an on-base percentage of .368. In the last 10 games, his batting average is .189 (7 hits in 37 at-bats). Cleanup hitter Moon Bo-kyung went hitless in 5 at-bats in the previous game. In the last 5 games, he has a batting average of .111 (2 hits in 18 at-bats).
The starting pitcher is Song Seung-ki. He has appeared in 4 games this season, recording 1 win, 1 loss, and an earned run average of 3.18. He became the losing pitcher after allowing 4 runs in 4⅔ innings against Samsung on the 17th.
The NC starting pitcher is Logan, the ace. The left-handed pitcher has appeared in 5 games without a win, recording 3 losses and an earned run average of 4.44. He has recorded three quality starts but has yet to achieve his first victory in the KBO League.
On March 28, Logan recorded 6 innings, allowing 6 hits (1 home run), 3 walks, 5 strikeouts, and 2 earned runs against LG in Changwon.
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