LG Twins Defeat Lotte Giants 8-6 After Trailing by Five Runs

The LG Twins rallied from a five-run deficit to defeat the Lotte Giants 8-6 at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on Wednesday. The Twins trailed 6-1 after two innings but scored single runs in the third and fourth before adding three in the seventh. Moon Jeong-bin delivered a pinch-hit triple with two outs in the seventh that gave the Twins a 7-6 lead.

Chirinos allowed six earned runs in 3 2/3 innings.

Five LG relievers then held the Giants scoreless for the remainder of the game, with closer Son Ju-young earning the save. The Giants collected 12 hits to the Twins' 11. Go Seung-min had two hits and an RBI for Lotte, while Park Dong-won hit a two-run homer for LG.

The Twins improved to 30-19-0, becoming the first team in the league to reach 30 wins this season. The Giants fell to 19-28-1. Twins manager Youm Kyoung-youb said the bullpen and offense both contributed after an early deficit. "It was a difficult game for us early on with Chirinos struggling, but our high-leverage relievers all did their job," Youm said.