LG exploded for 19 hits and cruised to a 15-3 victory over Doosan in the 2023 KBO League at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on April 18.

LG improves to 2-1 on the season, with a record of 39 wins, 2 ties, and 24 losses. With first-place SSG trailing Lotte 2-7 going into 메이저사이트 the eighth inning, LG will move into first place by half a game if the game ends. With the loss, Doosan falls to 30 wins, one draw and 30 losses, again with a five percent winning percentage.

They jumped out to an early lead in the second inning, when eight consecutive batters reached base for a seven-run inning. Austin had three hits, including an inside-the-park home run, and Kim Hyun-soo had four RBIs. Starting pitcher Plutko earned his ninth win of the season with seven innings of seven-hit ball, striking out nine and walking one. He remained undefeated on the season.

Due to a heat advisory, LG did not hold batting practice, instead opting for indoor voluntary workouts. LG’s Moon Sung-joo, who has had a low bunt success rate recently, practiced bunting alone for about 30 minutes.

Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop said of Jang Won-jun, “In the previous game, I was actually thinking of five innings, but I threw one more inning, six, because I had too few pitches. It’s been a long time since he’s pitched on four days’ rest. He’s an experienced veteran, so I think he adjusted well during the four days off.”

Doosan starting lineup = Jeong Soo-bin (center field), Kim Jae-hwan (left field), Yang Seok-hwan (designated hitter), Yang Yang-ji (catcher), Hong Seong-ho (right field), Kang Seung-ho (first base), Park Kye-beom (shortstop), Heo Kyung-min (third base), Seo Ye-il (second base).

LG Starting Lineup= Hong Chang-ki (RHP), Park Hae-min (CF), Kim Hyun-soo (designated hitter), Austin (1B), Oh Ji-hwan (CF), Park Dong-won (catcher), Moon Bo-kyung (3B), Lee Jae-won (LF), Kim Min-sung (2B)

LG’s top hitter, Hong Chang-ki, led off the first inning with a single to right. Park Hae-min laid down a bunt, and Jang Won-joon, who caught the ball, threw to first base, but the second baseman couldn’t catch it and fell backwards. As the ball fell into foul territory, Hong Chang-ki stole third and came home.

Kim Hyun-soo grounded out to the second baseman to put runners at first and third, and Austin hit a two-run double to left-center to make it 2-0.

Doosan fought back in the second inning. Yang Yang-ji led off with a double to left field. Left fielder Lee Jae-won made a diving catch, but the ball fell behind him. Two batters later, Park Kye-beom singled to right to make it a one-run game.

LG took the lead with a big inning in the second. They sent eight consecutive batters to the plate, including a groundout. The leadoff batter, Moon Bo-kyung, struck out swinging. One out later, Lee Jae-won hit a double over the left field fence. Kim Min-seong followed with an RBI single to left. It was 3-1.

Hong Chang-ki doubled to left-center to put runners on second and third. Park Hae-min flied out to right-center field. Hong misjudged the drop and couldn’t catch it. The error was not recorded. The runner at third scored, leaving runners at first and third.

Kim Hyun-soo hit a double to right-center field, driving in both runners. With LG leading 6-1, the Doosan bench removed starter Jang Won-jun and replaced him with Lee Hyung-beom in relief.

LG got on the board in the top of the fourth when Austin hit an infield single that hit the pitcher’s glove and fell sideways, advancing to second on the pitcher’s throw to first. With runners on first and third, Park Dong-won’s sacrifice fly to right field made it 10-1.

LG led off the fifth inning with Kim Min-sung singling up the middle. Doosan switched from Lee Hyung-beom to left-hander Lee Byung-heon as the third pitcher. Hong Chang-ki was hit by a pitch, advancing the runner from first to second.

Hong then walked to load the bases. Park Hae-min followed with a straight bunt to load the bases. Kim Hyun-soo hit a Lee Byung-heon’s fastball to center field, scoring two runners. It was 12-1.

LG got on the board in the seventh inning when

They jumped out to an early lead in the second inning, 메이저사이트추천 when eight consecutive batters reached base for a seven-run inning. Austin had three hits, including an inside-the-park home run, and Kim Hyun-soo had four RBIs. Starting pitcher Plutko earned his ninth win of the season with seven innings of seven-hit ball, striking out nine and walking one. He remained undefeated on the season.

Austin drew a walk. He was replaced by pinch-hitter Shin Min-jae. Pinch-hitters Jung Ju-hyun and Heo Do-hwan struck out in succession, but Moon Bo-kyung hit a two-run double off the right field fence to make it 13-1.

Doosan got one run back in the bottom of the eighth as Jang Seung-hyun singled to right and Hong Sung-ho doubled to center to put runners on first and third, and Kang Seung-ho singled to left. Lee Yoo-chan’s infield single to shortstop put runners on second and third, making the score 13-3.

LG had runners on second and third in the eighth when Kim Min-sung singled and Lee Ju-hyung doubled off the left field fence. One out later, Moon Sung-joo singled to center field to score a run. Shin Min-jae’s grounder to second base allowed the runner from third to score, making it 15-3.