Austin Hits 31st Home Run, Song Chan-ui Fires Comeback Blast as LG Defeats Kiwoom

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In professional baseball, the third-placed LG Twins, who had been on a downward trend, set a stepping stone for a rebound by claiming a thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Kiwoom Heroes, powered by home runs from Austin Dean and Song Chan-ui.

Reporter Lee Seonghun has the details.

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Tied up and silenced by Kiwoom ace An Woo-jin's fearsome pitching, LG started their chase in the 4th inning when Austin launched his 31st solo home run of the season.

Trailing 3 to 1 in the 6th with runners on first and second with no outs, Song Chan-ui smashed a go-ahead three-run homer over the left-center field wall, sending Jamsil Baseball Stadium into a frenzy.

LG starting pitcher Im Chan-gyu held the opponents to 3 runs over 6 innings, becoming the first on the team to reach 10 wins this season and leading the team to a 5 to 3 victory.

Hanwha secured a dramatic walk-off win against Lotte.

Trailing 2 to 1 in the 9th with the bases loaded and one out, Lee Do-yun appeared to strike out swinging, but a video review overturned the call to a no-swing. Given a second life, he delivered a two-run walk-off single over the right fielder's head, driving home fans wild.

KIA smashed 14 hits, including home run leader Kim Do-young's 32nd home run of the season as well as shots by Kim Tae-gun and Castro, routing Samsung 12 to 3 to extend their winning streak to two games.

KT's Ahn Hyun-min, who had been suffering from a home run drought since returning from injury, announced the "resurgence of a slugger" by hitting two home runs against NC.

With Hilliard's 28th home run of the season added to the mix, KT claimed a 10 to 2 complete victory, sweeping their three-game midweek series against NC and closing in on the leading Samsung to within half a game.

Doosan secured a 5 to 3 comeback win against SSG with timely hits from Park Jun-soon, Kim Min-seok, and Park Ji-hoon in the 8th inning when they were down by a run, maintaining their 5th-place standing.

(Video Editing: Ha Seong-won)
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