KBO Recap: LG Twins 12-1 KT Wiz | September 18 Highlights & Scores

Game Summary

The LG Twins came to Daegu and dismantled the KT Wiz in spectacular fashion on Wednesday night, posting a 12-1 victory that was never in doubt after the second inning. What started as a competitive matchup quickly spiraled into a rout, with LG’s offense generating 13 hits while their pitching staff shut down KT’s lineup almost completely. The Twins improved to 73-1-55 on the season, keeping pace in third place, while the Wiz dropped their second straight despite holding first place in the standings at 76-4-47.

Tolhurst took the mound for LG and delivered exactly what his team needed: six solid innings that set the tone for the entire contest. He allowed just five hits and one run while striking out seven, escaping trouble early and often. By the time the Twins’ bats really got going in the middle innings, the game was effectively decided.

Pitching Performance

Tolhurst earned his 12th win of the season by establishing command from the first pitch. He worked around some early baserunners and never let the Wiz threaten seriously. The only KT run came on a solo home run by Kim Hyun-soo in the seventh inning off Tolhurst—a bright spot in an otherwise grim night for the visitors. LG’s bullpen was equally stingy, with Lee Woo-chan, Lee Jeong-yong, and Yang Woo-jin combining for three scoreless innings to close things out.

For KT, the night was a disaster that began with starting pitcher Logan’s rough outing. The right-hander couldn’t find the strike zone consistently, walking three batters in just four innings while surrendering four runs on six hits. The Wiz cycled through six pitchers trying to contain the damage, but nothing worked. A five-run explosion in the eighth inning against reliever Jang Min-ho essentially turned this into a mercy rule situation.

Offensive Highlights

If there was one name written across this game in permanent marker, it belonged to Oh Ji-hwan. The LG third baseman was absolutely devastating, going 4-for-5 with two home runs and a triple—a near-perfect night at the plate that accounted for four RBIs. His two-run blast in the eighth inning off Jang Min-ho put the game completely out of reach and capped off a performance that will be replayed on highlight reels for days.

Beyond Oh, the Twins had balanced offensive contributions. Song Chan-ui drove in two runs on two hits, while Moon Jeong-bin added two RBIs of his own. Austin continued his recent hot streak with two hits, and even Lee Jae-won made his presence felt with a key hit. It was the kind of game where multiple hitters came through in their moments, which is exactly what creates blowouts.

Kim Hyun-soo provided a consolation moment for KT with a solo home run in the seventh, his 11th of the season. An Ho-hyun collected two hits as well, but the Wiz offense couldn’t string together anything resembling a threat. Two costly errors—one by Huh Kyung-min in the fifth and another by Kim Sang-soo in the sixth—only added to KT’s mounting frustrations.

Key Play of the Game

The game essentially turned on Oh Ji-hwan’s two-run home run in the second inning with nobody out, off Logan. That blast gave LG a 2-0 lead before the Twins’ bats had even warmed up, and it set a tone of inevitability that KT could never overcome. Everything that followed—the additional runs, the pitching control, the defensive lapses—felt like a formality once that ball cleared the wall.

Standings Impact

While KT remains in first place, this loss is a reminder of their vulnerability when their pitching misfires and defense breaks down. LG’s commanding victory keeps them within striking distance in the playoff race, and performances like this show they’re capable of matching anyone on any given night. With the regular season approaching its final stretch, both teams will be looking to learn lessons from a night where nearly everything went wrong for one team and nearly everything went right for the other.