Austin hit a home run to get a head start from the first inning. In the first inning, leadoff hitter Hong Chang-ki and SSG starter Song Young-jin drew a walk. After Shin Min-jae grounded out in front of the second baseman and Kim Hyun-soo struck out, Austin hit a two-run home run over the middle fence.
Austin hit his 20th home run of the season. It is the first time in three years that LG has 20 home run hitters among foreign hitters since Roberto Ramos (38) in 2020. Previously, there were Jimenez (26) in 2016. In 2009 there were petazini (28).
Casey Kelly, a foreign pitcher who started, struggled with four runs in five ⅓ innings against SSG on the 16th. However, it was different on this day. After striking out leadoff hitter Choo Shin-soo in the first inning, he got off to a good start by blocking Heredia with a grounder in front of the pitcher and Choi Jung with a strikeout.
In the second inning, he gave up a left-handed hit to Park Sung-han after two outs, handled Choi Joo-hwan with a fly ball to right field, and gave a right-center hit to Jihoon Choi. However, he overcame the risk of losing a point by striking out Kim Min-sik.
He made it a three-and-out inning with one strikeout in the third inning, and pitched four hits, five strikeouts, no walks, and no runs until the sixth inning. Thanks to Austin and Kelly’s performance, LG continued its 2-0 lead.
SSG had a chance in the seventh inning. The first batter Han Yu-seom made an infield hit in front of the pitcher against the changed pitcher Kim Jin-sung. After Park Sung-han stepped down with a fly ball to right field, Choi Joo-hwan walked and became 1 out and 1st and 2nd bases. 스포츠토토
Jihoon Choi was caught with a fly ball to left field, but Kim Min-sik’s pinch hitter Ha Jae-hoon also picked a walk and took a chance to load the bases with two outs. SSG then took out Choi Jun-woo as a substitute card instead of Kim Sung-hyun, but struck out. At least the chance to tie the game was lost.