Austin's Multi-Home Run Performance Leads LG to Victory, Ending Losing Streak

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The race for the professional baseball home run title is heating up. LG's Austin has reclaimed the lead in home runs after hitting his 25th and 26th of the season. With this performance, LG defeated Kiwoom and successfully snapped their losing streak.

Yu Byeongmin reports.

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LG took an early lead in the second inning with a two-run homer by Moon Sung-ju, but the mound faltered in the third, allowing Kiwoom to tie the game at 2-2.

The tight balance was broken by Austin's powerful swing.

With two outs and a runner on second in the fifth inning, he drove a fastball from Kiwoom starter Alcantara over the right-field fence for his 25th home run of the season, pulling even with Kim Do-young.

Although LG's pitching allowed the game to be tied again at 4-4, the team secured the win in the eighth inning by scoring four runs, fueled by two walks and three timely hits.

Then, with an 8-4 lead in the ninth, Austin delivered the final blow.

He powered a first-pitch fastball from relief pitcher Choi Hyun-woo over the center-field wall for another two-run homer.

With his 26th home run of the season, Austin surpassed Kim Do-young to reclaim sole possession of the home run lead.

League-leading LG defeated Kiwoom 10-4, ending their two-game losing streak.

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Lotte edged out Doosan 5-2 after a hard-fought extra-inning battle.

In the top of the 10th inning with two outs and runners on first and second, Park Jae-yeop hit a ball that landed in a tricky spot, causing Doosan's Park Chan-ho to miss the catch, which allowed both runners to score.

Following that, the next batter, Han Dong-hee, sealed the victory with an RBI double that sailed over the center fielder's head.

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NC pulled off a thrilling comeback win against Samsung.

Trailing 5-1 in the seventh inning, NC rallied with a barrage of hits, including two home runs, to score a season-high nine runs in a single inning, halting Samsung's six-game winning streak.

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KT secured a 7-4 victory over Hanwha after a late-inning rally in the ninth, with the game previously tied at 3-3. Meanwhile, KIA, trailing 6-4, managed to tie the game with two runs in the bottom of the 11th inning, but had to settle for a draw following a spectacular defensive play by SSG's Jung Jun-jae.

(Video Editing: Lee Jae-sung)
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