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LG Twins Clinch 2025 Korean Series in Five Games

Late-inning swings plus bullpen breakdowns proved decisive as LG veterans delivered in key moments.

Kim Hyun-soo of the LG Twins celebrates after hitting a two-run single against the Hanwha Eagles during Game 4 of the Korean Series at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in the central city of Daejeon on Oct. 30, 2025. (Yonhap)
LG Twins players celebrate winning the Korean Series title over the Hanwha Eagles following their 4-1 win in Game 5 at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in the central city of Daejeon on Oct. 31, 2025. (Yonhap)
LG Twins players celebrate their 7-4 win over the Hanwha Eagles in Game 4 of the Korean Series at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in the central city of Daejeon on Oct. 30, 2025. (Yonhap)
Hanwha Eagles pitcher Ryan Weiss speaks to reporters before Game 5 of the Korean Series at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in the central city of Daejeon on Oct. 30, 2025. (Yonhap)

Overview

  • LG closed out the title with a 4-1 road win in Game 5 in Daejeon, scoring early, retaking the lead in the third, adding insurance in the sixth, and tacking on a ninth-inning run.
  • The Twins took the series 4-1 for their second championship in three years and the fourth in franchise history after entering as pennant winners.
  • A six-run ninth-inning comeback in Game 4 flipped the series, highlighted by Kim Hyun-soo’s two-out, two-run single for his KBO-record 102nd postseason hit and Park Dong-won’s two-run homer.
  • Hanwha’s best surge came in Game 3 with a six-run eighth to win 7-3, but the Eagles’ bullpen later faltered, wasting Ryan Weiss’s 7 2/3 dominant innings in Game 4.
  • Managerial adjustments underscored the pressure: LG dropped slumping Austin Dean in the order, while Hanwha prepared every arm for Game 5, with Kim Kyung-moon even making Ryu Hyun-jin available in relief.