The batting lineup has never exploded... The LG Twins, which is 100% imminent, is starting to regain the top spot

The batting lineup has never exploded... The LG Twins, which is 100% imminent, is starting to regain the top spot

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The LG Twins finished the first half of the year in second place with 46 wins, two draws and 38 losses through Sunday. Though the team failed to surpass the Kia Tigers, which had been fiercely competitive since the beginning of the regular season, it showed off its potential as a "defending champion."

LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop met ahead of the match against the Kiwoom Heroes in Gocheok on Friday, the last game of the first half, and encouraged all of the players by giving significance to the fact that he was able to maintain the upper ranks at a time when there were many injured players and players were not equipped with normal skills. "We are aiming for No. 1 ranking among fans, teams and players. There were many difficulties, but such a situation is not important," Yeom said. "I think we have created an environment to challenge for No. 1 ranking in the second half."

Compared to the regular season of the 2023 season when the KT Wiz and the Korean Series are played, there are many players missing both the batting lineup and the pitching staff. It is common for all teams to fail to cheer up 100 percent due to player injuries and sluggishness, but LG had a lot of bad news in the first half of the year. KIA regained No. 1 spot during the first five days of June (July 7-11), but failed to move forward as the starting lineup including Choi Won-tae was injured again. Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop also said, "It is regrettable that we have not continued the trend once."

The rebound momentum in the second half of the season is also attributable to the injured. Chances are high that Oh Ji-hwan, the main shortstop, will make a comeback in the first three consecutive games (Sept. 11) of the second half against the KIA Tigers. At the game against Hwaseong Coreyo, an independent team that was held at LG Champions Park in Icheon on Sunday, he had four at-bats (three hits), and is engaged in actual fighting. Choi, who was sidelined due to a side injury, is expected to take the mound in the first or second game of the second three consecutive games. Right-handed sidearm pitcher Park Myung-geun will join the team in the second week of the second half, and left-hander Ham Deok-ju, who was also sidelined due to injury, will join the team in late July or early August. All of these were briefings that manager Yeom Kyung-yeop personally delivered.

"I don't think our batting lineup has advanced this season," manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said. This refers to the increase in hitting cycles that every team receives once or twice. For example, Lotte, which was at the bottom until May, recorded a batting average of 0.312 in June to rank No. 1 in monthly win rate thanks to its heated firepower. 고수익알바

Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, "I think the pitching staff will also be much better when the injured players return. If the rotation of the five starting pitchers goes well, the middle (bulpens) will be able to gain stability," and added, "We have to chase down Kia (No. 1 ranking). We have not been fully equipped even once this season, and if that happens, we will be able to catch up."