LG Twins Set New Monthly Win Record in August, Edging Closer to Championship

The LG Twins of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League capped off August with an impressive 18 wins, 1 draw, and 6 losses, setting a new club record for most monthly victories.

By August 30, the Twins had already surpassed their previous best from May 1994, finishing at 18 wins, 1 draw, and 5 losses before their final game of the month ended in defeat, making their official August record 18-1-6. Notably, LG enjoyed a lossless winning streak throughout the month—securing the top spot in the standings on August 7 and building a 5.5-game lead over second place Hanwha.

However, in the concluding weekend series, the Twins managed only one win out of three games, thus missing out on their winning series streak. In Game 1 on August 29, LG took an early lead but allowed Kiwoom to turn the tide with Tae-jin Kim’s groundout and Sun-jin Oh’s double in the fourth inning, followed by an additional run driven in by Joo-hyung Lee after Sung-moon Song's triple in the fifth. Although LG narrowed the gap to a single run with a bases-loaded walk in the sixth, they failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities in the later innings. Starting pitcher Chan-kyu Lim took the loss after yielding three runs (two earned) over five innings, while the opposing starter Hyun-woo Jung picked up the win with a six-inning, two-run outing.

Game 2 on August 30 saw LG bounce back with a 6-5 victory. Min-jae Shin got things started with a double and was brought home by Sung-joo Moon’s sacrifice fly. Moon continued to shine with back-to-back doubles in the third and fourth innings, while Austin contributed three hits and one RBI in four at-bats. Starter Tolhurst delivered a dominant performance with seven innings of one-run (unearned) pitching, netting his fourth win of the season. Despite a late-game rally by Kiwoom that narrowed the score to 6-5, LG’s bullpen held firm to preserve the win.

The series finale on August 31 ended in a narrow 5-6 defeat. Starter Joo-young Son exited after allowing four runs in five innings, and the bullpen surrendered crucial runs in the seventh and ninth. LG staged a comeback with three runs in the eighth to tie the game, but a defensive error in the top of the ninth proved costly, handing Kiwoom the deciding run.

While Bo-kyung Moon (two hits, one RBI), Austin (two hits), Sung-joo Moon (double), and Hae-min Park (double) delivered solid offensive performances, LG struggled to maintain momentum, grounding into two key double plays. For Kiwoom, Young-gun Cho notched the win and Jong-hyun Won recorded the save, while Young-chan Yoo took the loss for LG. The defeat brought the Twins’ streak of consecutive winning series to an end at 13.

Though the weekend did not yield another winning series, fans’ hopes for a successful postseason and possible championship continue to rise as LG looks to carry August’s momentum into the fall.

Note “This article was translated from the original Korean version using AI assistance, and subsequently edited by a native-speaking journalist.”

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