Complete victory atmosphere → Jeon Min-jae's head shot is cold...Barnes' escape from the crisis 7 innings of good pitching + long 16 hits, Lotte catches Kiwoom and protects 4th place

Apr 29, 2025

Complete victory atmosphere → Jeon Min-jae's head shot is cold...Barnes' escape from the crisis 7 innings of good pitching long 16 hits, Lotte catches Kiwoom and protects 4th place
Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 29th. Yoon Dong-hee is delighted after hitting an RBI double in the top of the seventh inning with one out and runners on second base. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.29/



Complete victory atmosphere → Jeon Min-jae's head shot is cold...Barnes' escape from the crisis 7 innings of good pitching long 16 hits, Lotte catches Kiwoom and protects 4th place
Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 29th. Jeon Jun-woo is happy after hitting a double with one out in the top of the seventh inning. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.29/
Complete victory atmosphere → Jeon Min-jae's head shot is cold...Barnes' escape from the crisis 7 innings of good pitching long 16 hits, Lotte catches Kiwoom and protects 4th place
Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 29th. Barnes, who pitched well with one run in seven innings, is being congratulated by his teammates. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.29/
Ace Barnes' great pitching led the team to victory. However, Jeon Min-jae's unexpected 'Headshot' accident made the giant legion unable to laugh.

In Game 1 of the Weekday Series against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 29th, the Lotte Giants won 9-3 with starter Barnes' one run in seven innings.

With the victory, Lotte secured its 17th win (13 losses and 1 draw) of the season and maintained its fourth position. On the other hand, Kiwoom lost for the 21st time (11 wins) and remained at the bottom.




Barnes' brilliant pitching stood out, but it was a day when 13,203 baseball fans who visited the scene were heartbroken due to Jeon Min-jae's accident.

Lotte played in the lineup of Hwang Sung-bin (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (second base), Reyes (designated hitter), Na Seung-yeop (first base), Yoon Dong-hee (right wing), Jeon Joon-woo (left wing), Son Ho-young (third base), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher) and Jeon Min-jae (striker). Barnes is the first choice. Reyes, who has uncomfortable thighs, will take over as the designated hitter, and Jeon Joon-woo will continue to play left field.

Kiwoom faced Lim Ji-yeol (designated hitter), Choi Joo-hwan (first base), Cardines (right wing), Song Sung-moon (second base), Oh Sun-jin (striker), Won Sung-joon (left wing), Park Soo-jong (middle fielder), Kim Jae-hyun (catcher) and Ko Young-woo (third base). The first choice is Kim Yun-ha.




On the same day, Kiwoom canceled rookie Jeon Tae-hyun and registered Won Sung-joon, a second-year player from the 'strongest baseball', in the first division for the first time this year. Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki said, `I hope Jeon Tae-hyun will also feel a lot, so I hope he will reorganize and come up well. Won Sung-joon continued to receive good reports in the second division", he explained. Won Sung-joon pitched a batting average of 467 (7 hits in 15 at-bats) for the Futures this season. Kiwoom is in a situation where its main hitters such as Puig and Lee Ju-hyung are missing due to injuries and sluggishness.

Complete victory atmosphere → Jeon Min-jae's head shot is cold...Barnes' escape from the crisis 7 innings of good pitching long 16 hits, Lotte catches Kiwoom and protects 4th place
Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 29th. Koo Seung-min, who took the mound with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, is pitching. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.29/
Lotte registered Koo Seung-min as the '121 hold must-win group' instead of Park Jin-hyung who went down the previous day. He signed a contract to remain in the FA for a total of 2.1 billion won (2+2 years) last off-season.

He was named in the opening entry of this season, but was canceled on March 26, four days after throwing only one game. It is his first return to the first team in about a month. Koo Seung-min, who recently changed his mind, was called back by the first team after a perfect four ⅔ innings in four games with a maximum of 148km fastball in the second team.




Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said, `I just registered because I heard that the arrest came up. Except for (set-up) Jung Chul-won and (finish) Kim Won-joong, there are no bullpen positions at the moment. He added, "Choi Jun-yong is going to play live pitching this week and see the situation."

The team that scored the first goal was Kiwoom. In the bottom of the first inning, foreign hitter Cardinez fired a thunderous solo shot to the left against Barnes.

Complete victory atmosphere → Jeon Min-jae's head shot is cold...Barnes' escape from the crisis 7 innings of good pitching long 16 hits, Lotte catches Kiwoom and protects 4th place
Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 29th. In the top of the seventh inning, Jeon Min-jae was knocked down by a head shot with one out and runners on the first and second bases. The coaches are running to check the condition. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.29/
However, Lotte also immediately fought back. He also scored three points in the second inning to turn the game around. Yoon Dong-hee's hit, Jeon Joon-woo's walk, and Son Ho-young's sacrifice bunt made it to second and third bases with one out, followed by Yoo Kang-nam's two-run double and Jeon Min-jae's hit, followed by Hwang Sung-bin's infield ground ball to take a 3-1 lead.

Since then, he has repeatedly had a chance to score, but was blocked by Kiwoom Kim Yoon-ha's crisis management. Lotte scored an additional point only in the seventh inning when Kim Yoon-ha went down. Reyes hit a double against second pitcher Oh Seok-joo, followed by a double by Yoon Dong-hee and Jeon Joon-woo and a two-run timely hit by Son Ho-young, adding three runs in an instant.

Jeon Min-jae's accident occurred in a complete victory atmosphere with Lotte leading 6-1. Kiwoom's 3rd pitcher Yang Ji-yul was directly hit by Yang Ji-yul's 140km pitching in the ball count 0B2S.

Jeon Min-jae, who had been stagnant as it was, could not easily get up. Medical staff examined Jeon Min-jae's condition, and the ambulance was dispatched to the ground because it couldn't get up until the end. Jeon Min-jae was taken to an ambulance on a stretcher and taken to Korea University Guro Hospital.

Complete victory atmosphere → Jeon Min-jae's head shot is cold...Barnes' escape from the crisis 7 innings of good pitching long 16 hits, Lotte catches Kiwoom and protects 4th place
Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 29th. Jeon Joon-woo and Yoon Dong-hee, who scored on Son Ho-young's hit with one out and runners on the second and third bases in the top of the seventh inning, are cheering. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.29/
The game continued even after Jeon Min-jae was out. Lotte missed the scoring chance in the seventh inning due to Hwang Sung-bin's double play, but added two more runs in the eighth inning with Na Seung-yeop's RBI double and Jeon Jun-woo's timely hit. Kiwoom followed with two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, but Lotte added one more point in the top of the ninth inning to seal the victory.

In the end, Lotte's 9-3 complete victory ended the day. Now, only Jeon Min-jae's healthy return remains.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.