목요일, 6th 2월 2025
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‘KKKKKKKKKKK’ 7 innings of perfect pitching by left-hander in the rain

The Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) have snapped a three-game losing streak. They moved from ninth to eighth place.

Lotte won 4-0 against the Doosan Bears in the regular season of the Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League 2024 at Munsu Stadium in Ulsan, South Korea on Saturday. With the win, Lotte escaped a three-game losing streak and improved to 37 wins, 46 losses and three draws. Doosan, on the other hand, remained at 48-43-2.

The starting lineup for Doosan was Lee Yoo-chan (shortstop), Heo Kyung-min (third base), Ramos (right field), Yang Ji-ji (catcher), Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter), Yang Seok-hwan (first base), Kang Seung-ho (second base), Kim Tae-geun (left field), and Jung Soo-bin (center field). Choi Won-joon is the starting pitcher.

Lotte will start with Yoon Dong-hee (center field), Na Seung-yup (first base), Ko Seung-min (second base), Reyes (right field), Jeon Jun-woo (left field), Lee Jung-hoon (designated hitter), Noh Jin-hyeok (third base), Park Seung-wook (shortstop), and Son Sung-bin (catcher). Left-hander Charlie Barnes will take the mound.

The first series in Ulsan, Lotte’s second home. Lotte took advantage in the first inning. In the top of the first inning, Na Seung-yeop led off with a single to right. Go Seung-min’s grounder to the first baseman was misplayed and he stole second after the throw was dropped. However, he was thrown out at the plate on a pinpoint throw from Ramos in right field. Reyes walked to load the bases, but Jeon Jun-woo threw out the runner at second base to end the threat.

In the bottom of the second, Noh Jin-hyuk led off with a single to right. Second baseman Kang Seung-ho chased the ball and appeared to catch it, but gave way to right fielder Ramos, who watched and missed the throw. Park Seung-wook hit a well-struck ball to left fielder Kim Tae-geun, but Son Sung-bin walked to load the bases with two outs. However, Yoon Dong-hee struck out to end the scoring chances for the second straight inning.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Lee Jung-hoon singled to center field. Lotte brought in Hwang Sung-bin to pinch-hit, but he was unable to overcome Choi Won-joon’s relentless defense and was thrown out at the plate. The runners were stranded.

After a shaky start, Doosan starter Choi Won-joon allowed just one hit and one walk in the third through fifth innings. After five innings of three-hit ball with two walks and one strikeout, he turned the ball over to the bullpen.

Lotte’s bats were silent, but ace Barnes kept the Doosan bats in check with his dominant pitching. They didn’t put a single runner in scoring position until the seventh inning. After giving up a double to Yang Seok-hwan in the second inning, he extended his hitting 안전놀이터 streak to nine straight batters. In the bottom of the fifth, he gave up a walk to Kang Seung-ho, but the next seven batters went hitless again.

Lotte finally scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning. A walk to leadoff hitter Jeon Jun-woo, a sacrifice bunt by Hwang Sung-bin, and a walk to pinch-hitter Jung Hoon put runners on first and second, and Park Seung-wook hit a double to left field over the third baseman’s head for a 1-0 lead. With runners on second and third, pinch-hitter Choi Hang beat out the infield defense for a two-run single to right field to make it 3-0.

Lotte was unable to score another run after that. However, the raindrops that had been falling throughout the game became heavier in the sixth inning. After the top of the seventh inning, with Lotte leading 3-0, the game was rained out. The halt was called at 9 p.m. The downpour began to subside around 9:40 p.m. and resumed at 9:57 p.m. after the field was repaired.

LOTTE starter Charlie Barnes left the game after completely dominating the Doosan lineup with seven innings of one-hit ball, 87 pitches, one walk and nine strikeouts. Koo Seung-min came on in the eighth inning and pitched a scoreless frame, and in the bottom of the eighth, Victor Reyes lifted a 134-kilometer changeup from Park Chi-guk on a one-pitch, one-strike at-bat for a solo shot to center field. Eighth homer of the season. It was his first home run in 33 days since June 13 against Kiwoom. Kim Won-joong came on in the bottom of the ninth to seal the win.

Doosan’s bullpen struggles cost them the win in their first game since losing pitcher Choi Ji-kang to a shoulder injury. After Choi’s strong outing, Hong Gun-hee gave up one run on one hit and one walk in one inning and Lee Byung-heon gave up two runs on one hit and one walk in ⅓ of an inning. Lee Young-ha was pulled without recording a single out.

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