The Lotte Giants responded to the cheers of the full crowd with a victory in the bottom of the 9th inning after a bloody battle that lasted more than 4 hours.메이저놀이터
Lotte won 6-5 in the 7th game of the season against the KIA Tigers of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 3rd and secured a winning series, marking a season record of 29 wins and 18 losses (0.617). KIA, which could not avoid the win-loss margin of -2, became 22-24 (0.478).
Lotte: Hwang Seong-bin (left fielder) – Park Seung-wook (2nd baseman) – Jeon Jun-woo (designated hitter) – Ahn Chi-hong (2nd baseman) – Yoon Dong-hee (right fielder) – Noh Jin-hyeok (shortstop) – Han Dong-hee (3rd baseman) – Yoo Kang-nam (catcher) – Kim Min-seok (center fielder) formed the starting lineup. The starting pitcher is ‘KBO April Monthly MVP’ Na Kyun-an.
KIA Ryu Ji-hyeok (3rd baseman) – Park Chan-ho (shortstop) – Socrates Brito (center fielder) – Choi Hyeong-woo (designated hitter) – Kim Sun-bin (2nd baseman) – Ko Jong-wook (left fielder) – Lee Woo-seong (right fielder) – Kim Seok-hwan (1st baseman) – Shin Beom-soo (catcher) ) lineup. Medina was in charge of the selection.
The first team to open fire was KIA. After creating a chance to load the bases with one out in the top of the second inning, Kim Seok-hwan’s push-off walk took the lead. Shin Beom-soo’s sacrifice fly and Ryu Ji-hyeok’s one RBI and timely hit added two more points and ran away to 3-0.
The silent Lotte ended the march of 0 at the end of the 6th inning. Jeon Jun-woo’s double and Ahn Chi-hong’s walk pulled Medina off the mound, and Yoo Gang-nam’s 2 RBI double from the 2nd baseman caught up to 1 point. Here, Jeong-hoon, who played as a pinch hitter in place of Kim Min-seok, hit left-handed hit against left-hander Lee Jun-young and brought two runners home. The score was 4-3.
KIA, who had lost the lead, balanced 4-4 with Shin Beom-soo and Ryu Ji-hyeok’s consecutive hits and Park Chan-ho’s one RBI and timely hit after two outs in the top of the 7th inning. Lotte regained the lead at the end of the 7th inning with Ahn Chi-Hong’s 1 RBI and timely hit, but Lee Chang-Jin’s 1 RBI and 1 RBI in the top of the 8th inning made the score tied again at 5-5.
It was Lotte who laughed last. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Park Seung-wook, Jeon Jun-woo, and Ahn Chi-hong walked three batters in a row to make the base safe, and when Noh Jin-hyeok hit right-handed, third base runner Park Seung-wook stepped on the home plate to end the game.
The selection of both teams ended the game with a ‘no decision’. Lotte starter Na Kyun-an had to postpone his 6th win of the season to the next opportunity even after achieving a quality start with 6 hits, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts and 3 runs in 6 innings. KIA starter Medina, who failed to make it past the 6th inning, recorded 4 hits, 4 walks, 2 strikeouts and 2 runs in 5 innings.