With about 40 days left until his discharge, military player Lee Jung-yong became the winning pitcher with no earned runs.
Lee Jung-yong took the mound as the starting pitcher in the 2025 Futures League game against the Doosan Bears at Mungyeong Stadium, boasting a perfect performance with no earned runs over 6 innings (78 pitches), allowing 3 hits, 1 walk, and striking out 7 batters.
Lee Jung-yong has recorded 21 innings pitched, 14 hits allowed, and 20 strikeouts in his last 4 starts, showing a stable pitching performance with an earned run average of 2.14.
Lee Jung-yong, who contributed to LG Twins' overall victory in 2023, is set to be discharged in mid-June and return to LG. Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop is looking forward to Lee Jung-yong's return, who can be utilized as both a starter and a reliever. If Lee Jung-yong returns, it will provide a rest period for the existing starting pitchers, and if used as a bullpen card, it will add a reliable winning combination.
In the 1st inning, Lee Jung-yong recorded 2 outs by getting Yeo Dong-geon to fly out to left field and Jeon Da-min to fly out to the shortstop. He allowed a single to Kim Min-hyeok but ended the inning by striking out Hong Seong-ho.
Lee Jung-yong ended the 2nd inning with 7 pitches, getting Kim Dong-jun out with a strikeout, Park Joon-soon with a fly out to right field on the first pitch, and Yang Hyun-jin struck out on 3 consecutive swings. In the 3rd inning, he allowed a single to lead-off hitter Park Min-jun. He struck out Lee Seon-woo and Yeo Dong-geon in succession, and continued the no earned run streak by getting Jeon Da-min to ground out to the second baseman.
In the 4th inning, after one out, he walked Hong Seong-ho and allowed a hit to Kim Dong-jun into left-center. The runner on first advanced to third, while the batter ran to second and was tagged out. With two outs on third base, he ended the inning by getting Park Joon-soon out with a line drive to the second baseman.
In the 5th inning, he again ended the inning with three outs. He struck out Yang Hyun-jin with a swing, got Park Min-jun to pop out to right field, and Lee Seon-woo to fly out to the second baseman. The 6th inning also ended with three outs. He struck out Yeo Dong-geon with a swing, got Jeon Da-min to ground out to the second baseman, and struck out Kim Min-hyeok with a foul fly to the second baseman.
In the bottom of the 1st inning, the military team scored the first point with a left-field hit by Han Dong-hee with two outs and a runner on third base. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, they scored a second point following a walk to lead-off hitter Park Chan-hyeok and a double to the right by Ryu Hyun-jin. In the bottom of the 6th, Han Dong-hee hit a solo home run.
After Lee Jung-yong took responsibility through the 6th inning, Hong Seung-won (1 inning), Lee Tae-yeon (1 inning), and Lee Yong-jun (1 inning) continued with no earned runs, finishing the game at 3-0.
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