The professional baseball LG Twins became the first to reach the 30-win mark of the season.

LG won 5-1 against KT Wiz on the 18th at Jamsil Stadium. After overcoming a doubleheader loss the previous day, they improved to 30 wins and 16 losses. This season, LG has been the fastest to reach 10, 20, and 30 wins.

LG succeeded in attacking "the nemesis pitcher" Heisus. In the first inning, lead-off batter Park Hae-min reached base with an infield hit that fell over second baseman's head, and Kim Hyun-soo hit a double to right field that allowed the runner from first to sprint home for the first run.

With two outs and a runner on second, Park Dong-won did not miss a bad pitch on Heisus's changeup that came in right down the middle, hitting a two-run home run over the center field fence. It was his 12th home run of the season.

In the third inning, leading 3-1, lead-off batter Kim Hyun-soo reached base with a hit to right, and with one out and runners on first and second, Moon Bo-kyung hit a two-run home run over the right field fence on Heisus's 134 km slider. It was his 10th home run of the season.

Starting pitcher Chirinos pitched well, allowing 5 hits, no walks, 3 strikeouts, and 1 earned run through the 6th inning. In the 7th, leading 5-1, Lee Woo-chan came in with one out and runners on first and second but was replaced, and Park Myung-keun handled two left-handed batters to escape the scoring threat.

In the 8th, Seong Dong-hyun took the mound, and after two outs, a bloop single and a walk put runners on first and second, Kim Jin-seong came in as a relief pitcher. Kim Jin-seong got Rojas to ground out to second base, and finished the 9th with a three-up, three-down, recording a scoreless save over 1⅓ innings. It was his 40th career save.

Manager Yeom Kyung-yup said after the victory, "Chirinos did well as an ace fulfilling his role, and the combination of the bullpen and the victory squad effectively kept the rest of the innings scoreless, allowing us to win."

He also praised saying, "In the lineup, we captured the momentum with Kim Hyun-soo's timely double to take the first lead, followed immediately by Park Dong-won's two-run home run and a two-run home run by Moon Bo-kyung in the third inning."

Manager Yeom stated, "I want to say thank you to the players who must have struggled throughout the week including the doubleheader," and added, "Thanks to the passionate support from fans who filled Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, we were able to achieve victory. I am grateful."

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