Austin hits come-from-behind triple with 'bang'
Austin hits come-from-behind triple with 'bang'
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The LG Twins have gained a significant advantage in the playoffs.
LG held off a late rally by KT Wiz to win 6-5 as Austin Dean hit a come-from-behind three-run homer in the third game of the best-of-three best-of-five semifinals of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO Semifinals at Katie Wiz Park in Suwon on Monday. .
LG, which won Games 2 and 3 after losing Game 1, needs just one win in the remaining four or five games to advance to the playoffs.
In the best-of-five semifinals, the team that wins the best-of-three series has advanced to the playoffs all six times.
Game 3, which featured Wes Benjamin and Won-tae Choi in the starting lineup, was a tightly contested affair that saw the teams exchange points early on.
LG took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning when Park Dong-won hit a solo home run over the left field fence off Benjamin.
In the bottom of the second, Kim Sang-soo singled and Cho Bo-dae singled to center field, then took advantage of a bad throw by LG third baseman Moon Bo-kyung to make it 1-1.
However, LG regained the lead in the top of the third inning as Park Hae-min and Hong Chang-ki each hit RBI doubles to make it 2-1.
LG had runners on first and third with one out, but was unable to capitalize.
After escaping the crisis, 카지노사이트 KT turned the tide in the bottom of the third inning.
Mel Rojas Jr. drew a walk and Jang Sung-woo singled up the middle, and with runners on first and third, Oh Jae-il hit a big sacrifice fly to right field to tie the game at 2-2.
LG pulled starter Choi Won-tae and brought in Son Joo-young to relieve with runners on second and third, but KT responded with a single to left to score Kim Sang-soo and make it 3-2.
However, LG's bats were still fierce.
In the top of the fifth, Moon Sung-joo drew a walk and Shin Min-jae singled to left to put runners on first and second, and Austin Dean launched a three-run homer over the left field fence to make it 5-3.
Austin, who had struck out in his previous two at-bats, faced Benjamin for the third time and lifted a 141-mph cut fastball over the wall for a big blast.
With runners on first and third in the top of the sixth inning, LG added another run on a sacrifice fly by Hong Chang-ki to make it 6-3.
After struggling against Son Joo-young, KT cut the deficit to 5-6 in the bottom of the ninth inning when Bae Jae-dae hit a two-run home run off LG closer Yoo Young-chan.
Down by one run, LG brought in foreign pitcher Eliezer Hernandez to get two outs and preserve the win.
LG's starter, Choi Won-tae, was pulled early after giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits in 2⅔ innings.
However, Son Joo-young, who came on in relief with runners on first and second in the bottom of the third inning, stayed on the mound until the eighth inning, shutting down the KT bats with six strikeouts and two hits in 5 1/3 innings of work, earning him the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award.
On the other hand, KT's trusted starter Benjamin took the loss after giving up five runs (four earned) on six hits, including two home runs by the fifth inning.
LG also saw Kim Hyun-soo, who went 1-for-11 in the series with his first hit in Game 3, set a new record for most hits in the semifinals with his 28th career hit.
Shin Min-jae, who had four stolen bases in the semifinals, tied the record for most stolen bases in a semifinal.
Game 4 of the semifinals will be held at 2 p.m. on April 9 at the same venue.
LG will send back Game 1 starter Dietrick Enns to the mound, while clutch KT will send William Cuevas to the mound.