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Professional baseball team LG has been struggling recently, falling into an eight-game losing streak due to an offensive slump. Today (July 25), team captain Park Hae-min is leading an offensive explosion as the team attempts to break out of its skid.

Reporter Bae Jeong-hun has the details.

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Park Hae-min's bat was red-hot right from his very first plate appearance.

With no outs and a runner on first in the bottom of the first inning, he hammered a high fastball from Hanwha starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin for a two-run home run that cleared the monster wall.

Park widened the lead by driving in another timely hit in the second inning with a three-run advantage, and he caught fire once again in a moment of crisis.

Trailing 5 to 4 with no outs and a runner on first in the fourth inning, he capitalized on a low changeup from relief pitcher Park Jun-young, launching a crucial double to maintain a no-out opportunity with runners on second and third.

Starting with Austin's bases-loaded walk, the LG offense eventually erupted for 9 runs in the fourth inning alone, successfully turning the game around once again.

Powered by Park Hae-min's three-hit, four-RBI performance combined with Austin returning to the sole lead in home runs with his 29th of the season, LG is eyeing a victory to end its eight-game losing streak.

Meanwhile, Ha Joo-seok, who traded his Hanwha uniform for a KIA one and made his debut as the starting second baseman today, completed a successful introductory outing by hitting an RBI double in his very first plate appearance.

(Video Editing: Lee Jae-sung)