The professional baseball LG Twins fell to 2nd place after 46 days since the season opener. The dream of a "wire to wire" championship has been dashed.

On the 7th, LG suffered a painful comeback loss against Doosan in the "Jamsil rivalry game" held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. After leading 2-0, the bullpen faltered, resulting in a 5-2 defeat. Notably, Park Myung-geun, with an "earned run average of 0," faced 4 batters without recording a single out and allowed a shocking 4 earned runs.

As a result, LG fell to 2nd place with a record of 23 wins and 14 losses (win rate .622). Hanwha, which won against Samsung that day, achieved a 9-game winning streak and became the sole 1st place with a record of 24 wins and 13 losses (win rate .649). LG, which started strong with a 7-game winning streak as the "absolute top team," has recently been in decline with a record of 3 wins and 7 losses in the last 10 games.

In the final game of the 9-game series, Choi Chae-hung, who took the mound as an emergency starter, pitched scoreless until the 4th inning. In the 5th inning, he walked the leadoff batter Yang Seok-hwan. The pitching coach visited the mound once and went down. Oh Myung-jin hit the first pitch, which deflected off the first baseman's glove and became an infield single. This created a no-out first and second base crisis. He allowed a one-run double to Kang Seung-ho, which went over the center fielder's head.

As the crisis escalated to no out with runners on second and third, he was ultimately replaced. Kim Jin-seong came in as the relief pitcher and managed to prevent any additional runs with a ground ball to the third baseman, a shallow fly to center field, and a ground ball to the second baseman.

However, in the 6th inning, Park Myung-geun collapsed. He allowed a base hit that slipped under the pitcher to leadoff batter Cave. Yang Eui-ji's hit became a course hit that got past the shortstop. He walked Kim Jae-hwan, leading to a no-out bases loaded situation. The ball hit by Yang Seok-hwan became an infield single that barely cleared the first baseman's reach, allowing the runner from third to score, making it 2-2.

Park Myung-geun was replaced without recording a single out. Kim Gang-ryul took the mound and allowed a walk to Oh Myung-jin on four straight balls, resulting in a 3-2 lead for the opponents. He conceded a two-run double that went past the first base side to Kang Seung-ho, making it 5-2. Subsequently, with no outs and runners on second and third, Kim Gang-ryul managed to prevent any further runs.

Before this game, Park Myung-geun had pitched 13 innings in 13 games without allowing a run, making him the only pitcher with an earned run average of 0 among those who made more than 5 appearances in the league. He allowed 5 hits, 3 walks, and recorded 9 strikeouts with a batting average against of .116 and a WHIP of 0.62 over those 13 innings. However, on this day, he faced 4 batters, allowing hits, walks, and earned 4 runs, becoming the losing pitcher.

The LG lineup, missing Austin, failed to score a single run in the 7th to 9th innings. The previous day, Austin recorded 4 RBIs, including a three-run home run. In the 8th inning, he collided with Kang Seung-ho while running the bases and fell down. Although he was unable to get up for a while due to shock, fortunately, he returned to the dugout on foot without serious injury. However, on the 7th, he experienced dizziness and was unable to play in the game, going home early to rest. This was a setback for LG.

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