Song Chan-eui’s homer lifts LG Twins over Doosan 3‑2
SEOUL (Interstat) — Song Chan-eui went 4 for 4 with a double and a two-run home run, lifting the LG Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Doosan Bears on Friday evening at Jamsil Stadium.
Song’s homer in the fifth inning erased a one-run deficit and put the Twins ahead for good, snapping Doosan’s two-game winning streak before a crowd of 23,061. LG improved to 43-26-2, while the Bears fell to 34-34-2.
Doosan opened the scoring with a two-run first inning against LG starter Yi Jung-yong. Jung Soo-bin led off with a single to center, moved to second on a groundout and scored on Daz Cameron’s single to center after a walk to Son Ah-seop. Kim Min-jun followed with a single to load the bases, and Yang Suk-hwan’s sacrifice fly to center brought home Son for a 2-0 lead.
LG answered in the third against Doosan starter Benjamin. Song led off with a double down the left-field line, and after two strikeouts, Park Hae-min singled to right to drive in Song, cutting the margin to 2-1.
Benjamin worked through four innings, allowing four hits and three earned runs while striking out four. He escaped a jam in the fourth after a walk and a single, but the Bears’ bullpen could not hold the lead.
The decisive moment came in the fifth. With one out, Gu Bon-hyeok drew a walk off Benjamin. Song then launched a pitch over the left-field wall for a two-run homer, giving the Twins a 3-2 lead. It was Song’s third hit of the night.
From there, LG’s bullpen took over. Rios pitched two scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out one. Son Ju-young worked a perfect eighth, fanning two, and Kim Jin-sung closed the ninth despite allowing a one-out single, securing the win.
Doosan threatened in the sixth when Son Ah-seop reached on an infield single and Kim Min-jun singled to left, putting runners at first and third with one out. But Yang grounded into a double play to end the inning.
In the eighth, Jung Soo-bin singled with one out and advanced to second on a groundout, but Cameron grounded out to second to strand him.
The Bears’ bullpen kept the game close. Kim Dong-ju pitched a scoreless seventh, allowing no hits and striking out one. Park Chi-guk worked two-thirds of an inning in the eighth, giving up one hit, and Lee Byeong-heon recorded the final out of the inning.
For Doosan, Cameron finished 2 for 4 with an RBI and a double. The Bears managed seven hits but left five runners on base.
The Twins mustered only five hits but made them count, with Song accounting for four of them. Park Hae-min added a single and a sacrifice bunt.
The game marked the first meeting between the teams since early May, when Doosan won three of six head-to-head matchups. The Bears had dropped three straight before Friday, while LG had lost its previous two.
The series continues Saturday and Sunday at Jamsil, with Doosan looking to even the set before heading to Hanwha next week.
Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of LG Twins 5, Doosan Bears 4. Interstat’s ELO system had projected LG with a 65.20 percent probability to win. LG had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +1.5. The total score of 4 went over the over/under line of 9.0.