Why LG is doing well in the 'absolute first round' and even has a strong backup...Super utility Koo Bon-hyuk, "I have to go around many positions to make the team a strong team."

Why LG is doing well in the 'absolute first round' and even has a strong backup...Super utility Koo Bon-hyuk, "I have to go around many positions to make the team a strong team."

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The LG Twins in professional baseball continue to perform at the beginning of the all-time season.

LG defeated SSG Landers 11-4 at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Wednesday. With the victory, LG posted 18 wins and four losses and a .818 winning rate, setting a new record for the opening 22 games. The previous record was 17 wins, one draw and four losses for SSG in 2022, with a .810 winning rate.

There are many reasons why LG is doing well. The starting rotation is solid (except for Hernandez who left due to a thigh injury), and the bullpen is doing well organically. The batters are bursting at the top and bottom, with Moon Bo-kyung, Austin, and Park Dong-won at the center. Not only the main players but also the backup players are showing stellar performance like Altoran.
In the match against SSG on the 19th, infield utility Koo Bon-hyuk's performance was outstanding. Koo Bon-hyuk started as No. 9 second baseman. Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop explained Koo's starting match before the game, saying, "I'm on vacation (rest) because I don't feel good about hitting."

Koo had an impressive hit from his first at-bat. With one out in the second inning, Kim Hyun-soo got on base with a right-handed hit, and Park Dong-won's groundout to the third base forced the runner out at the second base. Park Hae-min drew a walk and had runners on first and second bases with two outs. Here, Koo Bon-hyuk hit a timely hit to left to score the first RBI. Hong Chang-ki then hit a timely hit to make it 2-0.

LG led the game 5-0 at the top of the fourth inning, but allowed three runs at the bottom of the sixth inning, only to lose one point. At a time when LG was anxious not to score an additional point, Koo Bon-hyuk took the leadoff batter in the eighth inning and hit a double off the third base against Kim Min, an SSG must-winner. He was on the verge of scoring a point.

Koo Bon-hyuk was replaced by pinch runner Shin Min-jae at second base, and the LG lineup exploded like a rush afterwards. He became a third base with one out due to a sacrifice bunt, and Kim Min's wild pitch led to a 6-4 run. Moon Sung-joo hit, Austin walk, and Moon Bo-kyung loaded the bases with one out. Oh Ji-hwan and Kim Hyun-soo garnered a series of push-back walks to run away two more runs. Park Dong-won's sacrifice fly and Shin Min-jae's two-run timely hit made it 11-4.

Koo Bon-hyuk had two hits and one RBI from four times at bat. Regarding the situation in the eighth inning, Koo said, "I focused on getting on base as the first batter because it was like a game that I would catch if we didn't run away once more."

After the game, head coach Yeom Kyung-yeop praised Koo Bon-hyuk's performance, saying, "I want to praise the players who showed their concentration even though it was a game where they could lose their concentration due to the prolonged suspension of rain," and added, "The first RBI by Koo Bon-hyuk and Hong Chang-ki and Austin's three-run home run brought the overall atmosphere to us, but it became a bit of a rush due to the lack of additional points, and Koo Bon-hyuk played a decisive role in creating a big inning in the eighth inning."

Like a utility, Koo started five games as a second baseman, four as a shortstop, and three as a third baseman. He said, "I think I can become a strong team only when I go around various positions. I have been training hard since practice." Koo Bon-hyuk has become a virtuous circle as he fills up the vacancy well when his main players rest due to physical fitness.

LG is leading by an overwhelming margin. As the team has played 22 games, it has six games ahead of the runner-up Hanwha Eagles. "It may be the same for the main competitors, but I think there is a synergy effect in the performance as the backup players are all doing well in their roles," Koo said on the team's mood.

Last year, Koo Bon-hyuk filled Oh Ji-hwan's injury gap well at the beginning of the season and had many opportunities to play. He also recorded good performance as he finished the game twice. Although he had fewer chances to play in the beginning this year than last year, Koo said, "I am playing baseball in a good mood because my batting average is better than last year and my team is doing well." He has a batting average of 278 (10 hits in 36 times at bat) and seven RBIs and an OPS of .756 in 20 games. 바카라사이트

When the main player takes a break, he or she will be given a chance to start, and whether to play or not will be decided on the day of the game. Koo Bon-hyuk said, "I always prepare thinking that I will play the next day, and I prepare with a good idea that I can rest if I don't go out."