The Korea Times
A slow start to their Korean baseball title defense now a distant memory, the LG Twins have strung together seven consecutive wins to shoot to the top of the standings. They now have a chance to extend that run against a slumping club to begin the new week. After a 0-3 start, the Twins have gone 9-1, aided by the current seven-game winning streak -- the longest active run in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). With a 9-4-0 (wins-losses-ties) record, the Twins are tied for first place with the KT Wiz. During their current winning streak, the Twins boast the KBO's lowest ERA at 2.57 and have scored the second-most runs leaguewide with 42. The Twins will host the Lotte Giants (5-8-0) for three games starting Tuesday at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul. The Giants only recently snapped their seven-game slide and saw a mini three-game winning streak come to an end Sunday in a 2-0 loss to last-place Kiwoom Heroes. The Twins will then face a slightly tougher challenge on the weekend, as they visit third-place Samsung Lions (8-4-1) for three games beginning Friday in the southeastern city of D
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