LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop (56) politely greeted KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul (58), who is two years his senior at Gwangju Jeil High School, after winning the semi-playoff (best out of five). LG and KT had a clean game.스포츠토토

LG won 4-1 in Game 5 of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO postseason semi-playoff against KT at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 11th.

With this, LG advanced to the playoffs by leading the series with 3 wins and 2 losses. LG will play the first round of the playoffs against the Samsung Lions at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu at 2 p.m. on the 13th.

After the game, manager Yeom Kyung-yeop told reporters, "It was a more difficult playoff than any other series. This is because KT has been equipped with more stable power than during the season. I expected Game 5 even before the start, but I came to Game 5. And I also want to tell KT players that they worked hard."

"I think we were a little bit more lucky and went to the playoffs. First of all, I think our players were a little more desperate than KT players. I'm grateful for how our players do their best in each game. Lim Chan-kyu received the MVP, but the MVP in my heart is Elijah Hernandez. I want to tell you that I really worked hard. And that feeling was conveyed to our players, so they were able to play harder and advance to the playoffs again. I'm a foreign player, but I'm sure everyone knows that. Hernandez played a big role in leading the atmosphere," he said.

Hernandez played in all games in this semi-playoff. In this fifth game as well, he took the mound in the ninth inning to secure saves. He thus set a tie for most appearances in a semi-playoff game in a single series. He posted five hits, 10 strikeouts and no run in seven ⅓ innings.

"On the pitcher's side, Son Joo-young, Lim Chan-kyu and Hernandez led the team. Shin Min-jae and Austin did well in the batting lineup. In particular, they contributed a lot to the team's victory by increasing the success rate of stolen bases compared to the regular season," Yeom said.

LG will now play a playoff against Samsung starting on the 13th. Manager Yeom said, "Now we have passed the first gate. Our goal is the Korean Series, both for me and for the players. We will do our best to show interesting games in the playoffs. We will return to the normal four-starter system in the playoffs, so I think the utilization of intermediate pitchers will increase significantly." In this year's regular season opponents, Samsung had a slight advantage over LG with eight wins, one draw and seven losses.