The professional baseball LG Twins broke a two-game losing streak by defeating the KT Wiz.

LG won the match against KT in the 2025 KBO League at Jamsil Stadium on the 18th, with a score of 5-1. LG became the first in the league to reach 30 wins (16 losses), marking the fastest time achieving 10, 20, and 30 wins.

Park Dong-won and Moon Bo-kyung each hit a two-run home run, while Kim Hyun-soo recorded 2 hits in 3 at-bats, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored. LG starter Chi- Rinos pitched 6 innings, allowing 5 hits, no walks, striking out 4, and giving up 1 run.

KT starter Hee-soos allowed 6 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk, struck out 9, and gave up 5 runs in 6 innings, recording his first loss against LG.

On this day, LG's starting lineup included Park Hae-min (center fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (first baseman), Austin (designated hitter), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Park Dong-won (catcher), Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop), Song Chan-yi (right fielder), Koo Bon-hyuk (second baseman), and Ham Chang-geon (left fielder).

KT started with Hwang Jae-kyun (third baseman), Kim Min-hyuk (left fielder), Ahn Hyun-min (center fielder), Jang Seong-woo (catcher), Rojas (right fielder), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Kim Sang-su (second baseman), Moon Sang-cheol (first baseman), and Park Min-seok (shortstop) in their lineup.

LG targeted the nemesis Hee-soos right from the first inning. The lead-off hit by Park Hae-min, a mis-hit ball, fell into the outfield behind the second and first basemen for a hit. Kim Hyun-soo followed it up with a double to left field, and the speedy runner on first base rounded third and sprinted home to score the first run.

After two outs, Park Dong-won hit a two-run home run over the center field wall off Hee-soos' 140 km changeup. It was his 12th home run of the season, as he hit a poorly thrown pitch on a 2-ball, 1-strike count over the back screen. Bat speed was 168.1 km, launch angle was 27.3 degrees, and the distance was 132.1 m.

In the third inning, KT's lead-off hitter Moon Sang-cheol reached base with a single to center field. Park Min-seok struck out swinging, but the runner on first base successfully stole second. With one out and a runner on second, Hwang Jae-kyun hit a timely single to center to score 1 run. Kim Min-hyuk was out on a ground ball to shortstop, and Ahn Hyun-min ended the inning with a popup to the shortstop.

LG targeted Hee-soos again in the third inning. Lead-off hitter Kim Hyun-soo reached base with a single to right, and Austin struck out. With one out and a runner on first, Moon Bo-kyung pulled Hee-soos' 134 km slider, hitting a two-run home run over the right field wall. Bat speed was 158.4 km, launch angle was 28 degrees, the distance was 121.9 m, and it was his 10th home run of the season.

In the fourth inning, KT's lead-off hitter Jang Seong-woo reached base with a single to left. Rojas was out on a ground ball to the pitcher, and with one out and a runner on second, Kang Baek-ho was out on a ground ball to first base, leaving the opportunity to close the gap as Kim Sang-su grounded out to the pitcher with two outs and a runner on third.

In the fifth inning, Kim Hyun-soo struck out swinging on a 149 km two-seam, Austin struck out swinging on a 150 km fastball, and Moon Bo-kyung struck out swinging on a 133 km slider.

KT ended the fifth inning in order, and in the sixth inning, after one out, Ahn Hyun-min reached base with a single to left on the tenth pitch of the at-bat. However, Jang Seong-woo ended the attack with a ground ball to third base.

In the seventh inning, LG replaced starter Chi-Rinos (97 pitches) with left-hander Lee Woo-chan as the second pitcher. He managed to get Rojas out on a ground ball to shortstop, but Kang Baek-ho walked on the fifth pitch (ball-ball-ball-strike-ball). Kim Sang-su faced a full count and allowed a single to left.

With one out and runners on first and second, LG replaced the pitcher, bringing in Park Myung-geun as the relief pitcher. Park Myung-geun caught Cheon Seong-ho with an infield fly to the second baseman and struck out pinch hitter Jang Jin-hyeok swinging to avert the crisis.

In the eighth inning, Seong Dong-hyun came in as the relief pitcher. He got Hwang Jae-kyun out with a popup to center field and Kim Min-hyuk with a ground ball to first for two outs. He allowed a mis-hit single to Ahn Hyun-min and issued a walk to Jang Seong-woo. Facing a crisis, he replaced the pitcher again with the winning setup man Kim Jin-seong. Kim Jin-seong got Rojas out with a ball that deflected off of first base to the second baseman, who threw it to the covering pitcher for the out.

Kim Jin-seong closed the ninth inning without allowing a run, recording a save.

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