“It’s not only the performance that has momentum, but the support of the Lotte Giants fans is great. We are repaying that support with our performance.”
When the pitcher threw a check ball, the cheers of ‘Ma!’ rang out. Suwon, where all 18,700 seats were sold out, was filled with cheers from Lotte fans. ‘Busan Seagull’, ‘Come Back to Busan Port’, and ‘Victory Lotte’ heated up the scene like Sajik Stadium. Even the broadcasters couldn’t help but admire.
Lotte won 5-0 in the second game of the weekend series against KT Wiz held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 13th.
It was a game played with the pain of losing to Moon Sang-cheol’s walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning the previous day. However, the Lotte players did not show fatigue after playing two consecutive overtime matches against the Doosan Bears on the 11th.
Lotte is the team that played the fewest games among the 10 clubs due to repeated cancellations of rain. Not only the players but also the fans were hungry for baseball. On a sunny Saturday, many Lotte fans occupied not only the 3rd base expedition cheering spot, but also the seats behind the catcher.
Lotte manager Larry Sutton, whom I met before the game, said, “In the major leagues, there is a saying, ‘Wash off everything while taking a shower.’ did. As if the players had taken this request from the command tower to heart, they knocked on KT starter Eom Sang-baek from the beginning and overpowered them.
And he didn’t miss the victory until the end. Starter Han Hyun-hee led the team to victory with 6 innings, 4 hits, 4 walks and no runs despite going through an inning crisis. In the first inning, KT Alford’s straight hit led to a double-out, and in the second inning, Kim Jun-tae’s double stroke came out. In the 3rd inning, second baseman An Chi-hong picked up KT Cho Yong-ho’s hit ball from 2nd and 3rd base.
Runners went out in the 5th and 6th innings, but they blocked it well without conceding. The strikeouts (six) he picked up at each critical moment also stood out.
On the other hand, the Lotte batting line greatly shook KT Eom Sang-baek at one opportunity. In the top of the second inning, he scored 4 runs in just one inning, producing a big inning.
It started with a hit by lead batter An Chi-hong. After one out, An Chi-hong succeeded in stealing second base, followed by Noh Jin-hyeok’s missed hit. And in a hit and run situation, Noh Jin-hyeok succeeded in stealing second base again, and Ko Seung-min scored the first run with a timely hit. While being thrown home, it led to the agile second base.먹튀검증
Embarrassed Eom Sang-baek gave up the 2nd run with a wild throw that was unlikely to be seen once a year, and then added 1 point with Yoo Gang-nam’s grounder from 1st out and 3rd base. Han Dong-hee added an RBI and a timely hit in the continued 2nd and 1st and 2nd bases.
He passed the 3rd inning with a 3-way offense, but in the 4th inning, lead batter Koh Seung-min hit a right fence direct hit triple. Yoo Kang-nam’s sacrifice fly easily added one more point.
In the bullpen fight that followed, both teams exchanged good pitches without conceding. KT’s Lee Seon-woo, Cho Hyeon-woo, and Lee Chae-ho blocked the 6th through 9th innings without conceding a run, while Lotte’s Kim Do-gyu, Shin Jeong-rak, and Park Young-wan endured the 7th through 9th innings without conceding a run. Lotte Park Young-wan enjoyed the first team stage since his debut.