LG Twins vs KT Wiz Suwon

Moon Jung-bin's fifth-inning grand slam flipped a tight 2-1 game into a 6-1 laugher. Until that at-bat, So Hyeong-jun (5 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K) had been effective despite first-inning trouble, striking out Moon swinging in the 1st and getting him on a pop-out in the 3rd. But with the bases loaded, Moon ambushed So's two-seamer that drifted middle-in — the kind of mistake the KT ace had rarely made. The 23-year-old's blast effectively ended the contest before the stretch.

Moon Jung-bin (LG Twins) — 1-for-4, grand slam (14th HR), 4 RBIs. His first career grand slam. Eight of his 14 home runs this season have come at Jamsil Stadium, making him increasingly lethal in his home ballpark. He has three home runs in his last four games.

Im Chan-gyu (LG Twins) — Winning pitcher. 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K. Im improved to 11-4 on the season, rebounding from a rocky July to deliver a quality start against the league's best offence.

Ahn Hyun-min (KT Wiz) — 1-for-4, solo home run (8th HR). His 4th-inning blast was the hardest-hit ball in the KBO this season at 180.2 km/h exit velocity (Trackman) and travelled 145 metres, tying the year's longest home run.

So Hyeong-jun (KT Wiz) — Losing pitcher. 5 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K. The KT ace fell to 6-2 after being undone by the decisive fifth inning.

Player of the Match: Moon Jung-bin (LG Twins)

LG out-hit KT 11-3 and committed one error to KT's one. The game was genuinely competitive for four innings — 2-1 entering the 5th — before the grand slam tilted everything. LG's 4-run 5th and 3-run 7th created the lopsided final margin. KT's bullpen allowed 3 runs over 3 innings of relief. Five of LG's 11 hits came after the 5th inning. Ahn Hyun-min's 145-metre solo shot was a statistical outlier — it accounted for all of KT's extra-base damage, as the rest of the lineup managed just two singles.

The win improves LG to 59-48-1, keeping them within striking distance of first-place KT (62-40-2). More significantly, it ends KT's six-game winning streak at Jamsil this season — a psychological hurdle for LG as they chase the top seed in the KBO playoffs. Im Chan-gyu's quality start against the league's best offence (KT leads KBO in runs scored) is an encouraging sign for a rotation that has battled inconsistency.

Next fixtures: LG Twins host KT Wiz Suwon again on 19 August at Jamsil; both teams continue their series.

Moon Jung-bin's grand slam was the headline, but Im Chan-gyu's ability to limit damage after Ahn Hyun-min's towering home run was equally vital. Having finally solved KT at Jamsil, LG have a template — get into the bullpen early and make the opposition ace work for every out. For KT, So Hyeong-jun's first real stumble of the second half is a reminder that even the KBO's best have off nights.