The LG Twins’ Chan-kyu Lim finally registered his first win of the season.
LG won 13-5 against KT Wiz in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League on Sunday at KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea.
With the win, LG snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 24 wins, two draws, and 20 losses. KT, which lost its second straight game, remained in eighth place with 18 wins, one draw and 26 losses.
LG starter Lim Chan-kyu earned his first win of the season, allowing one run on seven hits (one home run) with two walks and five strikeouts in 5.1 innings. The offense pounded out 13 runs on 13 hits and 12 walks.
It was his first win in 10 starts. In his previous nine appearances (eight starts), Lim had gone 3-3 with a 4.93 ERA. He earned his first win in his 10th attempt.
KT starter Won Sang-hyun suffered his fourth loss of the season (1-0) after allowing five runs on seven hits and four walks with five strikeouts in 4.1 innings.
LG attacked Won from the start. In the first inning, Hong Chang-ki walked and Park Hae-min singled to put runners on first and second with no outs. Kim Hyun-soo and Austin walked, but Moon Sung-joo hit an RBI single to center to open the scoring.
LG’s offense continued. In the second inning, Hong Chang-ki hit an RBI triple to right-center field to score a run. In the third, leadoff hitter Kim Hyun-soo singled and Won Sang-hyun walked to load the bases. Moon Sung-ju came through again with an RBI single up the middle to make the score 3-0.
KT answered with Rojas’ cannon. In the top of the fourth inning, Rojas hit a three-pitch 113-kilometer curveball from Im Chan-kyu for a solo home run in the middle of the plate. It was Rojas’ 11th home run of the season.
LG’s streak continued. In the fifth, Kim Hyun-soo walked and Kim Bum-seok and Choi Won-young 먹튀검증 followed with consecutive singles to load the bases. Oh struck out, but Koo Bon-hyuk followed with a two-run double to left-center to extend the lead to 5-1.
KT had one last chance in the seventh inning. After walks to Kim Min-hyuk and Jang Jang-woo put runners on first and second, Rojas hit a single to center to start the rally. Moon Sang-chul drew a walk to load the bases. However, the next two batters, Cheon Sung-ho and Hwang Jae-gyun, were both hit by pitches and KT was unable to add any runs.
LG’s bats put the game out of reach with five runs in the eighth and three more in the ninth. KT came back to score two runs in the eighth and one in the ninth, but the gap was already wide open.