"I was surprised as I turned around" LG Moon Bo-kyung is also surprised by two dramatic solo shots in the beginning of the 12th inning
LG Twins' Moon Bo-kyung (23) expressed his feelings about hitting a dramatic winning home run with two outs in the top of the 12th inning.
Moon Bo-kyung recorded two hits (one home run), one RBI, and two strikeouts in six at-bats in an away game against SSG Landers in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at SSG Landers Field in Incheon at 6:30 p.m. on the 18th.
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Moon Bo-kyung's batting average for the season will be 0.290. Thanks to Moon Bo-kyung's performance, LG defeated SSG 8-4 and solidified its No. 1 position in the league.
Moon Bo-kyung stepped down with all three strikeouts in the previous four at-bats. He faced several scoring opportunities, including two outs and runners on first and second bases in the top of the first inning and one out and runners on first and second bases in the top of the sixth inning, but failed to solve them.
The most regrettable scene is the top of the 10th inning. Moon Bo-kyung reported a hit after one out in the top of the 10th inning. He settled for third base with consecutive hits by Moon Sung-joo.
First baseman Moon Sung-joo attempted to steal second base with one out and runners on first and third bases. The ball headed to second base, and in the meantime, third baseman Moon Bo-kyung rushed home. However, Moon Bo-kyung was out at home. It was a base play that threw away a decisive opportunity.
However, Moon Bo-kyung finally made up for it. He hit a dramatic solo home run in the top of the 12th inning without a runner with two outs. Since then, LG has won the game with Jung Joo-hyun's two-run shot and Kim Min-sung's two-run shot.
After the game, Moon Bo-kyung said, "I'm happy to win." Sung Joo-hyung (Moon) told him to hit a home run before entering the batter's box. So I said, "I don't know if it'll work or not, but I'll give it a try," and I was surprised when a real home run came out, he said behind the scenes.
Regarding the home run in the top of the 10th inning, Moon Bo-kyung said, "I felt uncomfortable. Still, I'm glad the team won as a result," he said with a sigh of relief.
Recently, Moon Bo-kyung often goes between heaven and hell. It was the same on this day. However, Moon Bo-kyung said, "I experienced the playoffs last year and as I continued to play this year, I learned how to overcome it." (Kim) Hyun-soo and (Oh) Ji-hwan also said a lot of good things. He also revealed the secret of maintaining strong mental strength, saying, "Seniors play a lot of jokes to release them if they have a dark expression."
Meanwhile, with the victory, LG widened the gap with second-place SSG to eight games. In response, Moon Bo-kyung said, "It is not over until the season is over and the ranking is confirmed. When (the first place) is confirmed, I want to think, "We are the first place." "I hope we can do our best in every game and win as many games as possible."