2nd place leap! Rainy day like today... The reason why head coach Kim Tae-hyung especially thanked his fans at the roofed dome stadium
May 01, 2025
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The Lotte Giants have won three consecutive games. It has continued its rise in the past seven games, wins, losses, and wins (16 wins and 8 losses) in April.
Starter Davison's seven scoreless innings led the team to victory. In the first inning, Na Seung-yeop hit a timely hit to get on the early flow, and in the eighth and ninth innings, he added one point each without missing his concentration to seal the victory. Jung Cheol-won in the eighth inning and Song Jae-young in the ninth inning also finished the game neatly.
After the game, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung pitched so well that starter Tucker Davidson pitched seven scoreless innings. Jeong Chul-won and Song Jae-young, who came out afterwards, blocked well, so I was able to keep the victory"I looked back.
Then, in the first inning, Na Seung-yeop's two-run timely hit scored the first run, and when additional points were needed, the players were able to concentrate and score to win the game," he stressed.
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However, the game between Lotte and Kiwoom was held at Gocheok Dome with a roof. Still, there is a reason why head coach Kim Tae-hyung mentioned the weather.
All 16,000 tickets for Gocheok Dome were sold out for the game. It was the first sellout of the year for Kiwoom, the home team.
Lotte is the fifth away team to visit Gocheok this season. Prior to Lotte, LG Twins, KT Wiz, NC Dinos and Doosan Bears visited the site, but there was never a sell-out case.
Was it the limit of the weekday series. In the case of the LG-Kium match, it was not sold out even in early April when LG was running with explosive momentum at the beginning of the season. In addition, Gocheok did not sell out even in 2021, when Kiwoom advanced to the Korean Series.
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Will this year be really different. Lotte is targeting its first fall baseball in eight years since 2017.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
