SEOUL (Interstat) — Carlos Carrasco delivered six effective innings and the LG Twins defeated the visiting Doosan Bears 4-1 on Wednesday evening at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, South Korea in Game 1 of their playoff series. The Twins improved to 75-67-5, while the Bears fell to 70-67-7. The result gave LG a 1-0 lead in the series, with the series status listed as LGT wins 1-0, and LG has won the series. It was a playoff game played in the evening.

Carrasco, the top performer for LG, allowed one earned run on four hits over six innings. He walked one and struck out three. Carrasco had allowed three earned runs over five innings in his previous start against Lotte and four earned runs over 4 1/3 innings against Kia before that. Against Doosan, he kept the Bears off balance and retired the side in order in the fourth and sixth. Doosan right-hander Gwak Been was nearly as strong, pitching six innings and allowing two earned runs on three hits with three walks and 10 strikeouts. LG reliever Lee Woo-chan followed with two-thirds of an inning, walking one and striking out two. Doosan’s Kim Taek-yeon recorded one out, allowing no hits or runs, walking one and striking out one.

LG’s Kim Jin-su got one out, allowing no hits or runs and walking one. Kim Kang-ryul worked a scoreless inning for LG. Doosan’s Zach Logue recorded one out without allowing a hit or run. Jon Kennedy pitched a scoreless inning for LG with one strikeout. Austin Dean went 1-for-4 for LG with a home run and two RBIs. Doosan’s Takada Takuto allowed two hits in one-third of an inning but no earned runs.

LG took an early lead in the bottom of the first. Hong Chang-ki was hit by a pitch. Park Hae-min then reached on a fielder’s choice that erased Hong at second. Austin Dean followed with a two-run home run to left field, and Park Hae-min scored on the play to make it 2-0. Moon Jeong-bin struck out, Moon Bo-gyeong walked and Song Chan-eui popped out to short to end the inning.

Doosan had chances early but could not convert. Park Chan-ho singled to center in the top of the first and stole third, but Yang Eui-ji struck out. Kim Min-suk added an infield single in the second, but the Bears could not push a run across. LG also threatened in the second when Gu Bon-hyeok doubled to left-center and Park Dong-won walked. Shin Min-jae reached on a fielder’s choice, and an error by the third baseman allowed Gu Bon-hyeok to advance to third, but Hong Chang-ki, Park Hae-min and Dean all struck out to end the threat.

Both pitchers settled in after the early exchanges. Carrasco retired the side in order in the fourth and sixth, while Gwak Been kept LG off balance with his strikeout stuff. Doosan finally broke through in the top of the seventh. Yunior Severino singled to center-right, and Yang Eui-ji doubled down the right-field line to put runners at second and third. Kim Min-suk struck out, but Kang Seung-ho was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Jung Soo-bin then lifted a sacrifice fly to center that scored Severino, tying the game at 1-1. Doosan tried to add more with a double steal, but Yun Jun-ho grounded out to second to end the inning.

Doosan’s best early opportunity came in the first when Park Chan-ho singled and stole third, but Yang Eui-ji struck out. In the third, Yun Jun-ho popped out, Jo Soo-haeng flied out and Park Chan-ho grounded out. LG’s Moon Bo-gyeong walked in the third, but Song Chan-eui struck out and Gu Bon-hyeok fouled out. The Bears went down in order in the fourth on An Jae-seok’s groundout, Yunior Severino’s strikeout and Yang Eui-ji’s flyout. LG also went quietly in the fourth when Park Dong-won struck out, Shin Min-jae flied out and Hong Chang-ki grounded out. In the fifth, Kim Min-suk grounded out, Kang Seung-ho grounded out and Jung Soo-bin struck out. LG’s Park Hae-min reached on a dropped third strike, but Dean struck out, Moon Jeong-bin singled and Moon Bo-gyeong flied out. Doosan’s Jo Soo-haeng walked in the sixth and stole second, but Park Chan-ho flied out and An Jae-seok flied out. LG went down in order in the sixth on Song Chan-eui’s strikeout, Gu Bon-hyeok’s groundout and Park Dong-won’s strikeout.

Doosan threatened in the top of the eighth when Jo Soo-haeng walked and Park Chan-ho sacrificed him to second. An Jae-seok walked, but Yunior Severino struck out. Ryu Seung-min then was called for a pitch-clock violation and struck out to end the inning. LG’s bottom of the eighth began with Song Chan-eui’s single and Gu Bon-hyeok’s sacrifice bunt. Park Dong-won singled, Shin Min-jae bunted for a hit, and Choi Won-yeong scored. Hong Chang-ki struck out and Park Hae-min walked before an error by the catcher moved Park Hae-min to second.

The LG bullpen protected the lead. Lee Woo-chan and Kim Jin-su combined for the final out of the seventh. Kim Kang-ryul and Jon Kennedy each delivered a scoreless inning. Doosan’s bullpen also kept the game close, with Kim Taek-yeon, Zach Logue and Takada Takuto working short stints. Takada allowed two hits but no earned runs. In the end, Carrasco’s six innings and Dean’s two-run homer provided the foundation for LG’s victory.

The win gave LG the series opener and moved the Twins to 75-67-5. Doosan dropped to 70-67-7. LG finished with eight hits, while Doosan had four. The game was played Wednesday evening at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. It was Game 1 of the playoff series. With the series status at LGT wins 1-0, LG has won the series.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Doosan Bears 7, LG Twins 6. Interstat’s ELO system had projected LG with a 53.4 percent probability to win.