How far will the "Invincible LG" continue to gain momentum? Will they be able to set a new record for the highest winning percentage in the opening 22 games. 스포츠토토

The LG Twins defeated the SSG Landers 5-1 in an away game held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Wednesday. It was a close game until the halfway point, but they also showed the potential of the No. 1 team in concentration in the second half. 

During seven innings, Chirinos pitched well, allowing three hits, two walks, seven strikeouts and one run. He garnered many strikeouts by banking on his main weapon (39) with a maximum speed of 151 kilometers and fork balls (25). With four wins, Chirinos tied for first in multiple wins. 

Oh Ji-hwan made four hits, two RBIs and two runs from four times at bat, including a solo home run in the final. Oh scored the first run in the fourth inning with Park Dong-won's hit to the right-center field with two outs and a runner on the first base. Oh hit a solo home run in the sixth inning, when the score was tying 1-1, to take the lead. 

With a 2-1 lead, Moon Sung-joo hit an RBI double that hit the right fence in the eighth inning with no outs and runners on the first and second bases. Then, Oh Ji-hwan and Park Dong-won's consecutive timely hits broke out, leading to a 5-1 run.

Oh Ji-hwan, who hit four hits hard, said after the game, "It's my first interview (with a coach) this year. "I think it's been buried well that way," he said with a smile. "Since the players are so good, I thought I just need to do mine well. I thought I just needed to do my part well because each of the starting pitchers and the batters are really faithfully doing their part, but today's result came out well."

The mound is solid in both starting pitchers and bullpen sessions, and key players are taking turns in the batting lineup. He is an "invincible LG" himself.  

LG's 17 wins and 4 losses (.810) is the highest winning percentage tie in the opening 21 games of all time. The NC Dinos in 2020 and SSG Landers in 2022 recorded 17 wins and 4 losses, and even won the combined championship. 

LG is now challenging to set a new record for the winning percentage of its opening 22 matches. In 2022, SSG had 17 wins and 4 losses, and tied Lotte 1-1 in its next match. The next day, it lost to Lotte 1-4, making it 17 wins, 1 draw, and 5 losses (.773). LG achieved the record for 20 wins (one draw and 6 losses) on its 27th match. It had a winning percentage of .769. 

In 2020, NC lost 1-9 to Samsung in its next game with 17 wins and four losses. It lost 17 wins and five losses, and its winning rate dropped to .773. Twenty wins were achieved in its 26th game. It reached 20 wins with a winning rate of .769. 

If LG wins the match against SSG on the 19th, it will be the team with the highest winning rate in the opening 22 games of all time with 18 wins and 4 losses (.818 winning rate). 

Furthermore, the team can challenge for the highest win rate of 20 wins and the lowest win rate of 20 games. The team with 20 wins and 5 losses per year has a winning rate of .800. The Hyundai Unicorns recorded 20 wins and 5 losses in 2000 and the SK Wyverns in 2008 and 2010. The team has also secured 20 wins and 5 losses in 25 games. 

Meanwhile, LG Electronics announced Monday that Son will be its starting pitcher. SSG has decided to take a break as Moon Seung-won, who was the first starting player, is recovering from kidney stones. Song Young-jin will take the mound as a temporary starter. Rain is a variable for now. There is a rain forecast from 8 a.m. in Incheon on Wednesday. If the game is canceled due to rain on Wednesday, it will be held as a doubleheader on Tuesday.