The professional baseball LG Twins are in a five-game losing streak, jeopardizing their position in first place.

LG lost 1-2 to the SSG Landers at Jamsil Stadium on the 2nd, marking their fifth consecutive loss. Their season record is 20 wins and 12 losses. They are now trailing the joint second-place teams, Lotte (20 wins, 1 draw, 13 losses) and Hanwha (20 wins, 13 losses), by half a game. They are one game behind the fourth-place Samsung (19 wins, 1 draw, 13 losses).

Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop sighed, saying before the game against SSG on the 3rd at Jamsil Stadium, “Is it really this bad?” He added, “If there are bad times, there are good times, and baseball is just like life; it's about patience. Baseball is patience. It's important for the team to consistently do what it needs to do well.”

In their last 10 games, LG's team batting average is .198. LG recorded 2 wins and 8 losses in those 10 games. In the recent 10 games, Oh Ji-hwan batted .095, Moon Seong-joo .121, Shin Min-jae .100, Park Dong-won .167, Moon Bo-kyung .188, and Kim Hyun-soo .194. Hong Chang-ki batted .200, and Park Hae-min batted .226. Fortunately, Austin struggled well with a batting average of .342 and an OPS of 1.037.

The starting lineup for the day includes Hong Chang-ki (right field), Kim Hyun-soo (left field), Austin (first base), Moon Bo-kyung (third base), Park Dong-won (catcher), Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop), Song Chan-eui (center field), Son Yong-jun (designated hitter), and Koo Bon-hyeok (second base). Against SSG's starter Kim Kwang-hyun, they rested the main left-handed batters Moon Seong-joo, Shin Min-jae, and Park Hae-min and used more right-handed backups.

Second-year player Son Yong-jun is making his debut. Manager Yeom noted, “He’s been performing best in the second team, but his defense is still a bit lacking. So he’s starting as a designated hitter, and when he's hitting well, we’ll give him a chance to start.”

During an interview with the press, when Moon Bo-kyung passed by, Manager Yeom said with a smile, “Do well, Bo-kyung. You don’t have anything to say during the interview, right?” To which Moon Bo-kyung responded, “I don't have anything to say either. Compared to last year, I think I’m doing a bit better.” The performance of the LG team is better compared to this time last year. Manager Yeom called out to Moon Bo-kyung as he was leaving, saying, “Got it. Do well,” to which Moon Bo-kyung replied, “I will do my best.”

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