Austin talks about the blowout.

The LG Twins won the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League against the Doosan Bears on July 19 at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. LG won 16-7 in the ninth Jamsil rivalry game of the season.

Austin, batting third, led the offense with a 4-for-5 performance with two home runs and five RBIs. With a solo shot in the third inning and a three-run shot in the sixth, Austin reached the 20-homer plateau for the second straight year.

“It feels good to hit two home runs,” Austin said. It's good to feel like the team is on a roll,” Austin said, ”and now it's a battle. There's not much time left in the season, so I think it's a big question of how we go from here.”

Austin has been particularly strong against Doosan. In nine games against Doosan this season, Austin is batting .421 with seven home runs and 16 RBIs. “I think it's probably because it's a rivalry game,” Austin said. ”There are so many fans that come and support the team. There's a lot of energy on both sides, and I think you get that energy from both sides, and that's what makes for a good performance. We're doing well and Doosan is doing well, so it's tense, so I think that's what gives us strength,” he laughed.

The three-run blast in the sixth inning came off Hong Gun-hee. With the home run, Austin is now 3-for-6 against Hong, with all three of his hits coming off of her. “I don't know why I hit so well against her, actually. I think it's because I got beat up a little bit last year, so I feel like I'm holding up better this year,” Austin said. ”She pitched well today, and it was just a matter of not missing the 토토사이트 추천 last fastball. Overall, the team batted well today and the atmosphere was good, so I think that's why the result was good.”

Austin was recently moved to the No. 3 spot by manager Yoon Kyung-yeop, who moved Moon to the No. 4 spot. Yoon said that he would continue with the batting order of Austin at third and Moon at fourth. “Actually, I like the No. 4 spot better,” Austin said of the batting order. But I did it because the team needed it, and my job is to get on base, score runs, and get RBIs no matter where I'm batting. That's a hitter's job. Whether I'm batting third, fourth or ninth, as long as I'm on the field, I'm going to do my job.”

LG has recently won four in a row, but first-place Kia is too strong. LG is also in second place, but they have a whopping six games in hand on Kia, so it's not easy to catch up. “Honestly, it's not easy,” Austin said. But I believe that baseball is a game of luck and anything can happen. If we continue our winning ways and Kia falters, I think we have a chance,” he said, ”but I'm not sure that faltering will happen because Kia is so good this year. We're going to have to get lucky.”

Austin won the Golden Glove at first base last year. But this year, home run leader Davidson (NC) is a strong contender. “The Golden Glove is not really my goal this year. “The goal this year is to win the Korean Series, just like last year,” Austin said. ”Davidson has been playing baseball with us for a long time. He's a very good hitter and a very strong player, so I never dreamed of beating him with a home run,” he laughed.

The game was marred by a crowd disturbance in the outfield in the bottom of the fifth inning. A man with an umbrella climbed over the outfield fence and ran toward the infield before being subdued by security. “I wasn't surprised because I've seen a lot worse in the U.S.,” Austin said, ‘but I was a little surprised to see it in the KBO,’ he laughed.