SEOUL, South Korea (Interstat) — In a contest defined by a single, chaotic inning, the LG Twins rallied from a four-run deficit to edge the Hanwha Eagles 6-5 on Tuesday evening at a damp Jamsil Stadium, solidifying their hold on the upper tier of the Korea Baseball Organization standings.

A crowd of 23,750 watched as the visiting Eagles, carried by a strong start from pitcher Song Seung-ki, built a seemingly comfortable lead through the game’s first three frames. Hanwha’s offense, however, was stifled by Song, who allowed just one earned run on five hits over five innings of work, striking out three.

The game’s complexion changed dramatically in the bottom of the fourth inning. Facing Hanwha starter Cho Dong-uk, the Twins’ offense, which had been held to a single hit, erupted. Moon Sung-ju ignited the rally with a double down the left field line. After an out and a walk to load the bases, Cheon Seong-ho reached on a fielder’s choice that also involved a critical error by Hanwha shortstop Sim Woo-jun, allowing Moon to score LG’s first run.

The floodgates then opened. Song Chan-eui delivered the pivotal blow, lacing a two-run single to left field to score Cheon and Oh Ji-hwan, cutting the deficit to one. Following a dropped third strike that extended the inning, Shin Min-jae slapped another single to left, driving in Song Chan-eui to tie the game at four. The four-run outburst chased Cho from the game and completely shifted the momentum.

Hanwha briefly reclaimed the lead in the top of the fifth when Moon Hyun-bin tripled down the left field line to drive in Sim Woo-jun, making it 5-4. The Eagles then had a golden opportunity to break the game open in the seventh, loading the bases with nobody out against the LG bullpen. They plated two runs on a hit-by-pitch and a fielder’s choice groundout, but could not deliver a knockout hit. Chae Eun-seong, who had a stellar night at the plate going 3-for-4, did add a two-run single, but the inning ended with the potential for more runs left stranded.

That missed opportunity proved costly. In the bottom of the seventh, the Twins immediately answered. After a leadoff walk and a groundout, Austin Dean singled to right field off reliever Jeong Woo-joo to score Park Hae-min, pulling LG back within a run at 5-4.

The decisive sequence came in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Hanwha’s Kim Seo-hyeon, the Twins put two runners on with one out. Kim was relieved by Park Sang-won, who recorded a strikeout for the second out. LG then sent pinch-hitter Gu Bon-hyeok to the plate, but he popped out weakly to second base. However, with Choi Won-yeong at the plate, a wild pitch during the at-bat allowed the tying run to score from third. Choi then lifted a fly ball to deep center field, which was caught, but the sacrifice fly was deep enough to score Lee Ju-heon from third, giving LG its first lead of the night at 6-5.

The Twins’ formidable bullpen sealed the comeback. After Jang Hyun-sik recorded two key outs in the seventh to earn the win, improving to 3-0, setup man Kim Young-woo and closer You Young-chan were flawless. You worked a perfect ninth inning, striking out one, to secure his league-leading 10th save of the season.

Hanwha’s bullpen, aside from Cho’s difficult fourth inning, was excellent. Foreign pitcher Cushing tossed 1 1/3 perfect innings with two strikeouts, Park Sang-won struck out two in a scoreless frame, and Kim Seo-hyeon and Jeong Woo-joo combined for 1 1/3 innings of hitless relief. Their efforts were ultimately undone by the one costly inning and the late wild pitch.

The loss extended a pattern of narrow defeats for the Eagles, who fell to 8-11 on the season. They have now lost four games by two runs or fewer in April. The Twins, meanwhile, improved to 13-6, demonstrating the resilience that has characterized their early-season success. The teams will meet again Wednesday night at Jamsil to continue the three-game series.

Pregame projections from Interstat gave LG a 63.1% probability to win, with a simulated final score of 6-3. The actual total of 11 combined runs went over the betting line of 8.5, fueled by the unexpected offensive outburst in the middle innings. The most critical phase of the game was undoubtedly the bottom of the fourth, where LG transformed a 4-0 deficit into a 4-4 tie, resetting the contest and setting the stage for their late-game heroics.