Austin Sets Record with 4th Consecutive 20-Home Run Season; LG Defeats KIA for 3rd Straight Win

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The league-leading LG Twins have extended their winning streak to three games after defeating the fourth-place KIA Tigers. LG's Austin Dean achieved a major milestone, becoming the first player in franchise history to hit 20 home runs in four consecutive seasons.

Reporter Jeon Young-min has the story.

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In his first at-bat in the first inning against KIA, Austin connected on a curveball from opposing starter Shirakawa, sending it over the left-field fence for his 20th home run of the season.

With this homer, Austin became the first player in LG franchise history and the fifth foreign player in league history to record 20 home runs in four consecutive seasons.

Although KIA attempted a comeback with Kim Ho-ryeong’s first career 10th home run of the season and Kim Do-young’s 20th solo shot—tying him with Austin for the league lead—LG sealed the victory in the seventh inning with consecutive RBI hits from Austin and Moon Bo-gyeong, adding three runs.

LG defeated KIA 8-2 to secure their third consecutive win.

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KT, which defeated Doosan 6-2 for its second straight win, maintained a two-game gap behind the league-leading LG Twins.

Ahn Hyun-min, returning to the field after two months due to a hamstring injury, marked his comeback with an RBI single to left field, while ace Ko Young-pyo pitched six innings, allowing two runs to earn his fifth win of the season.

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Lotte broke out of last place by crushing SSG 10-6, fueled by Jeon Min-jae’s go-ahead grand slam in the fifth inning—when they were trailing 2-1—and back-to-back home runs by Na Seung-yeop.

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NC snapped a two-game losing streak by defeating Hanwha, led by a strong performance from ace Koo Chang-mo, who pitched six innings and allowed two runs to secure his seventh win of the season.

Manager Lee Ho-jun, who reached 100 career wins since taking the helm, celebrated the milestone as his players doused him with water.

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Samsung defeated Kiwoom 4-1, riding a dominant performance by Won Tae-in, who pitched six scoreless innings with six strikeouts to secure the team's third consecutive win.

(Video Editing: Park Jung-sam)
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