The professional baseball team LG Twins achieved the largest victory margin of the season in the Futures League.

LG won decisively, 20-2, against Sangmu in the 2025 Futures League match held at Mungyeong Stadium on the 24th, tallying 15 hits and 10 walks.

There have been three instances this season in the Futures League where a team scored over 20 runs. On March 19, KT defeated KIA 20-4, and on March 29, NC defeated KIA 21-10. LG achieved the third occurrence of scoring over 20 runs.

However, LG's 18-point victory on this day marks the largest victory margin in the Futures League this year. They displayed their offensive power against Sangmu, which had won the southern league championship for 13 consecutive years until last year.

LG went scoreless until the 4th inning, but they scored in each inning from the 5th to the 9th, racking up 20 runs. In the 5th inning, trailing 0-1, the lead-off batter Ham Chang-keun reached base with a single to right, and after one out, Kim Min-soo hit a double down the first base line to tie the score at 1-1. With two outs and runners on second and third, an error by the third baseman on Kim Su-in's ground ball allowed LG to take the lead, 2-1.

In the 6th inning, LG had runners on first and second after Shim Kyu-bin's single and Kim Sung-woo's walk with two outs. Kim Min-soo hit a three-run home run (distance 125m) over the left-center fence, extending the lead to 5-1.

In the 7th inning, LG capitalized on the opportunity to load the bases with no outs after Kim Su-in was hit by a pitch, Kim Ju-seong walked, and Kim Hyun-jong walked. Shim Kyu-bin's ground ball forced out the runner at home, leaving the bases loaded with one out. Son Yong-jun came in to pinch hit and drew a walk to push in a run. Although Ham Chang-keun struck out, Kim Sung-woo hit a two-RBI single, followed by Kim Min-soo with a one-RBI single, and Seo Young-jun with a one-RBI single, making the score 10-2.

LG scored 10 runs in the 8th and 9th innings. In the 8th inning, seven consecutive batters reached base. Kim Ju-seong hit a double to the left, followed by Kim Hyun-jong's walk and Shim Kyu-bin's single to right (1 RBI), along with Son Yong-jun's single to left.

With the bases loaded and no outs, Woo Jeong-an came in to pinch hit and hit a two-RBI double to center. Kim Sung-woo then drew a walk, loading the bases once more with no outs. Kim Min-soo's walk increased the score to 14-2. During Seo Young-jun's sacrifice fly to right field, an error by the right fielder allowed two runners to score, bringing the total to 16-2.

As the score gap widened, Sangmu brought Oh Jang-han, who had been playing right field, to the mound in the top of the 9th inning. Facing the surprise pitcher Oh Jang-han, LG batters showed no mercy. Kim Hyun-jong walked, Shim Kyu-bin got a single to center, and Son Yong-jun walked to load the bases with no outs. Woo Jeong-an hit a two-RBI double, and Jeon Kyung-won hit a two-RBI single, finalizing the score at 20-2. Oh Jang-han recorded 4 hits allowed, 2 walks, 1 strikeout and 4 earned runs in 1 inning.

LG's Shim Kyu-bin went 6 for 3 with 1 RBI and 4 runs, Kim Min-soo went 5 for 3 with 1 home run, 6 RBIs, and 3 runs, Kim Sung-woo went 3 for 1 with 2 walks, 2 RBIs, and 3 runs, and Woo Jeong-an went 2 for 2 with 4 RBIs and 2 runs.

After being released by NC last year, Shim Chang-min, who received a new opportunity with LG, recorded a relief win by pitching 1 inning with 1 hit and no runs in the 4th inning. Jo Don-hee recorded a hold with 2 innings, allowing 4 hits and 1 run.

Kang Hyo-jong, who transferred to KIA as a compensation player when LG signed free agent pitcher Jang Hyun-sik last year, made his first appearance in the Futures League on this day after enlisting in Sangmu in December 2024. He pitched in the 7th inning but was automatically ejected after hitting the first batter, Kim Su-in, in the helmet with his first pitch.

Meanwhile, Lee Ho-jun, the NC manager, noted on the 24th at Jamsil Stadium that, "Oh Jang-han, who plays for Sangmu, pitched today due to the large score gap, and I've heard his velocity reached 148 km/h." Oh Jang-han, who was drafted in the 3rd round, 26th overall in the 2021 draft, has a record of being the home run king in the Futures League in 2022 with 17 home runs. The manager expressed his expectation that "by June, players like Koo Chang-mo, Jo Min-seok, Oh Jang-han, and Oh Tae-yang will return from military service."

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