LG finisher Ko Woo-seok has fallen. .
KT earned a dramatic 4-3 win in the ninth inning against LG in the 2023 KBO League at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on Saturday. They closed the gap on first-place LG to 5.5 games.
Hwang Jae-gyun hit the game-winning hit with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning after trailing 2-3.
Kelly pitched seven innings (91 pitches), allowing two hits and two walks with eight strikeouts. Kelly has pitched well in three straight games to break out of his recent slump.
KT starter Benjamin allowed one run on five hits with one walk and four strikeouts in seven innings (102 pitches).
LG’s Lee Jung-yong and KT’s Ko Young-pyo will start the final game of the three-game series on Sunday.
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LG-KT Lineup
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For LG, Hong Chang-ki (right fielder), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (left fielder), Austin (designated hitter), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop), Park Dong-won (catcher), Kim Min-sung (first baseman), and Park Hae-min (center fielder) started. The starting pitcher was Kelly.
Manager Yoon Kyung-yeop removed Moon Sung-ju from the lineup against Benjamin and inserted Kim Min-sung. Kim went 1-for-4 with a double and a home run against Benjamin. Moon is 0-for-7 against Benjamin this year. He explained that he hadn’t been hitting well lately and took the day off to rest.
KT’s starting lineup was Kim Min-hyuk (right fielder), Hwang Jae-gyun (third baseman), Alford (left fielder), Park Byung-ho (designated hitter), Jang Jang-woo (catcher), Oh Yun-seok (first baseman), Lee Ho-yeon (second baseman), Cho Jae-dae (center fielder), and Jang Jun-won (shortstop). From the previous day’s game, the leadoff hitter was changed from Choi Sung-ho to Kim Min-hyuk. The starting pitcher was Benjamin. 카지노
Kim Sang-soo hasn’t fully recovered from his ankle sprain yet, so it’s hard for him to play defense. “At the earliest, he’ll play in a weekend game, and at the longest, he won’t play next week,” Lee said. Veteran Park Byung-ho is still having trouble playing the infield due to calf discomfort.
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Benjamin allowed one hit until the fourth inning.
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Benjamin was 4-0 with a 0.71 ERA in four games for the LG Electronics League this year. Benjamin led off the first inning with a single up the middle to Hong Chang-ki. Shin Min-jae grounded out to the second baseman, putting runners at first and second. Center fielder Kim Hyun-soo grounded out to first and Austin grounded out to third to end the inning.
The second inning ended with a triple play. Moon struck out Bok-kyung Moon on a 148-kilometer fastball. Oh flied out to left field and Park Dong-won struck out the side with a 149-kilometer fastball. He threw 29 pitches in the second inning.
A triple play in the third. Kim Min-sung flied out to first, Park Hae-min flied out to left, and Hong Chang-ki grounded out to second. In the fourth, Shin Min-jae and Kim Hyun-soo singled to left field for the second out. Austin was hit by a pitch and walked. Moon grounded out to shortstop to end the inning.