Always in front of an inning... The 5th record in KBO history → Three consecutive wins, why did the head coach apologize
May 10, 2025
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Lotte won the away game against KT Wiz 8-5 at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 10th. Lotte, which maintained its third place, won three consecutive games and recorded 23 wins, 1 draw and 16 losses. KT has lost four games in a row. It became 18 wins, two draws and 19 losses.
On this day, Lotte made a meaningful record. Closer Kim Won-joong came on first base with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, three points ahead, striking out Kim Byung-joon.
Kim Won-joong, who still came up in the bottom of the ninth inning with a three-run lead, allowed a double to leadoff hitter Ahn Hyun-min, but ended the game by dealing with both Kang Baek-ho and Kim Gun-hyung and Kwon Dong-jin.
Kim Won-joong, who took his 10th save of the season, succeeded in making double-digit saves for six consecutive seasons.
Koo Dae-sung and Son Seung-rak (nine consecutive seasons), Jung Woo-ram (eight consecutive seasons), and Jin Pil-joong (seven consecutive seasons) are the only players who have made double-digit saves for more than six seasons. Kim Won Joong is the 5th in the history? It's a record.
After the game, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung thanked the bullpen for "thank you for the players' strength without losing their concentration even though the weather was cold."
KT's offense continued on this day. Set-up man Jung Chul-won came to second base in the seventh inning with no outs and no runs, and Kim Won-joong kept the mound from the eighth inning. Coach Kim said, `In particular, I'm sorry for the part where two players, Jung Chul-won and Kim Won-joong, always go in front of one inning and block them responsibly in a difficult situation, but thank you so much for silently throwing well.'
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He succeeded in taking the lead, but he was dragged 1-3 with a hit by leadoff hitter Kim Min-hyuk in the bottom of the first inning, followed by a hit by Hwang Jae-gyun and Rojas, and consecutive hits by Ahn Hyun-min, Kang Baek-ho, Jang Sung-woo and Kwon Dong-jin.
After two outs in the top of the second inning, Yoo Kang-nam's double, Jang Doo-sung's on-base error, and Yoon Dong-hee's two-run timely hit after Lee Ho-joon's walk succeeded in balancing the game 3-3.
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Lotte sparked the chase with Ko Seung-min's tiebreaking solo shot in the top of the fifth inning, and succeeded in turning the tables with Jeon Joon-woo's double and Son Ho-young's timely hit. Later, Jang Doo-sung and Lee Ho-joon's consecutive hits widened the score to 8-5.
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KT's Ko Young-pyo had 11 hits in four ⅔ innings, with eight runs (six earned), Kim Min-soo (one ⅓ scoreless), Woo Kyu-min (one inning scoreless), Son Dong-hyun (one inning scoreless), and Moon Yong-ik (one inning scoreless).
Coach Kim also applauded the batting lineup, which had 16 hits. Coach Kim said, `I also want to praise the batters for following well even though they gave points in the beginning.'
Lotte and KT will play a doubleheader on the 11th. Park Se-woong was predicted as the starting pitcher for the first round of the doubleheader. KT will have William Cuevas.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
