The Doosan Bears achieved a comeback victory against the LG Twins in professional baseball.
Doosan won 6-5 in the game against LG held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 21st during the 2025 KBO League. Cave recorded 2 RBIs, and Oh Myung-jin hit the game-winning hit.
Doosan's starter Kwak Bin pitched 6 innings (102 pitches) with 7 hits allowed, 1 home run allowed, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts, and 4 earned runs, achieving his 2nd win of the season. Lee Byung-hun (2/3 inning), Choi Ji-kang (1/3 inning), Lee Young-ha (1 inning), and Kim Taek-yeon (1 inning) followed.
With this loss, LG fell 1 game behind the first-place Hanwha Eagles. If they had won that day, they would have tied for first place. LG's starter Hernandez allowed 5 hits, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts, and 4 earned runs in 4 innings and was substituted early.
Doosan's starting lineup included Jeong Soo-bin (center fielder), Kim Dong-jun (designated hitter), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Kim Jae-hwan (left fielder), Cave (right fielder), Lee Yoo-chan (shortstop), Oh Myung-jin (second baseman), Park Joon-soon (third baseman), and Kim Min-seok (first baseman).
LG's starting lineup included Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (left fielder), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-gyeong (third baseman), Moon Sung-ju (right fielder), Park Dong-won (designated hitter), Gu Bon-hyeok (shortstop), Lee Ju-heon (catcher), and Park Hae-min (center fielder).
Doosan's Jeong Soo-bin led off the game with a double to the left field corner. Kim Dong-jun followed with a timely hit to the right field, easily scoring the first run. After that, Yang Eui-ji struck out, and Kim Jae-hwan struck out swinging, ending the inning as the runner on first base was caught stealing second.
LG tied the game in the bottom of the first inning. After one out, Kim Hyun-soo advanced to scoring position with a double to the left field. Austin was out on a fly ball to the right fielder. Moon Bo-gyeong took a walk, and Moon Sung-ju hit a timely hit to left field, making it 1-1.
Doosan took the lead again in the top of the fourth inning. After one out, Yang Eui-ji walked. Kim Jae-hwan hit a single to right field, creating a chance with runners on first and second. During Cave's at-bat, a wild pitch by the pitcher allowed the runners to advance to second and third.
Cave hit a 2-RBI double to the left-center field, extending the lead to 3-1. With one out and runners on second base, Lee Yoo-chan grounded out to first base, and Oh Myung-jin struck out, resulting in no additional runs.
LG took the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Lead-off batter Moon Bo-gyeong reached base with a single to center field, and Moon Sung-ju hit a single to left field, creating a chance with no outs and runners on first and second. Park Dong-won hit a three-run home run (his 14th of the season) off Kwak Bin on the second pitch after one strike, sending the ball over the right field wall. They turned the game around, leading 4-3.
Doosan quickly tied the game again in the top of the fifth inning. They created a chance from the lower batting order. The eighth batter, Park Joon-soon, drew a walk, and the ninth batter, Kim Min-seok, hit a single to right field, making it no outs with runners on first and second. LG replaced starter Hernandez, bringing in Lee Jung-yong as the relief pitcher.
Jeong Soo-bin bunted to create a situation with one out and runners on second and third. During Kim Dong-jun's ground out to second base, the runner on third scored, tying the game at 4-4. With two outs and a runner on third, Yang Eui-ji was out on a fly ball to the right fielder.
In the sixth inning, LG brought in Son Ju-yeong as a relief pitcher. Registered on the first team roster that day, Son Ju-yeong was expected to pitch one inning in relief due to a long gap since his last start. Lead-off batter Kim Jae-hwan reached base with a single to left field and was replaced by a pinch runner, Jo Soo-haeng, on first base. With one out and runners on second and third, Lee Yoo-chan hit a single in front of the center fielder to create runners on first and third. Lee Yoo-chan was caught in a rundown between first and the pitcher, but Son Ju-yeong did not cover first base and was safe.
Oh Myung-jin hit an infield single that brought home the runner from third base. During the run-and-hit play, the runner on first base ran to second, and as the shortstop covered second base, he nearly executed a diving catch but ended up dropping the ball when he stood up.
LG replaced the pitcher again, bringing in Kim Jin-sung for Son Ju-yeong. With the pinch hitter Lim Jong-seong at the plate, the runner on second successfully stole third base on the second pitch, and then the runner on first also successfully stole second on the third pitch. Lim Jong-seong hit an infield single towards the third baseman, bringing in one run to extend the lead to 6-4. With one out and runners on first and second, Kim Min-seok hit a ground ball to second base, resulting in the lead runner being out at second. The runner on first was caught in a rundown, resulting in a tag out to end the inning.
In the seventh inning, Doosan brought in left-handed Lee Byung-hun after starting pitcher Kwak Bin. He struck out Park Hae-min looking on a full count with a high slider for the first out. Shin Min-jae reached base with a single in front of the left fielder. Kim Hyun-soo hit a ground ball to second base, leading to the lead runner being out at second and making it two outs with a runner on first.
With right-handed Choi Ji-kang coming in for Doosan replacing Lee Byung-hun against the right-handed batter Austin, Austin drew a walk after four consecutive balls. With two outs and runners on first and second, Moon Bo-gyeong hit a ground ball right to the shortstop, who forced out the runner at second, ending the inning.
In the eighth inning, Lee Young-ha took the mound for Doosan and sent lead-off batter Moon Sung-ju to first base with a walk. However, he then got Park Dong-won to foul fly out to first base, struck out pinch hitter Song Chan-ui swinging, and struck out Lee Ju-heon swinging to retire the side. In the ninth inning, closer Kim Taek-yeon came in and recorded his second consecutive save.
After one out, Shin Min-jae reached base with a walk. Kim Hyun-soo was out on a fly ball to center field. Austin drew a walk, making it two outs with runners on first and second. Moon Bo-gyeong hit a timely hit in front of the left fielder to bring the score to 6-5. Moon Sung-ju got the final out on a ground ball to the shortstop, ending the game with a one-run difference.
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