Did the sky help? When Kang-woo was defeated in cold defeat, the batters burst...He didn't lose his concentration until the five-hit hero thrill final
May 24, 2025
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Lotte won the away game against the Hanwha Eagles 8-6 at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 24th. Lotte avenged its defeat the previous day and regained the second place in a day with 30 wins, 3 draws and 20 losses.
On this day, Lotte's starter Tucker Davidson collapsed with six runs (four earned) in five innings, but the bullpen did not give up a run as it pitched in a relay. Following Davison, Kim Sang-soo (⅓ innings scoreless), Song Jae-young (⅔ innings scoreless), Jung Hyun-soo (⅓ innings scoreless), Choi Joon-yong (one inning scoreless), Jung Chul-won (⅔ innings scoreless), and Kim Won-joong (two innings scoreless) came up in order.
Son Ho-young's performance was remarkable in the batting lineup. On this day, Son Ho-young recorded a personal record of five hits, and in particular, he led the victory by hitting the final hit in the top of the 10th inning.
Lotte had a chance to first and third base with no outs in the second inning with consecutive hits by Jeon Joon-woo and Yoon Dong-hee, and later scored the first run when the third baseman came home during Na Seung-yeop's double play.
In the third inning, Yoo Kang-nam's walk, Son Ho-young's hit, and Jang Doo-sung's grounder made it 1 out and 1st and 2nd base, while Ko Seung-min and Reyes made consecutive timely hits.
Hanwha didn't miss one chance in the bottom of the third inning. Leading hitter Choi Jae-hoon's walk, Lee Do-yoon's hit, a timely hit from Ha Joo-seok's at-bat, an opponent's error, and Moon Hyun-bin's timely hit balanced 3-3.
Hanwha, which changed the atmosphere, ran 6-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning as Esteban Floral hit a solo home run and Chae Eun-sung's two-run home run.
It was suspended for about 39 minutes in the bottom of the sixth inning as the rain became thicker with one out and one on the first base.
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Lotte became the main character in the top of the 10th inning. Lotte, which had a chance to get first and second bases with one out due to leadoff hitter Na Seung-yeop's hit, Jeon Min-jae's walk, and Yoo Kang-nam's sacrifice bunt, widened the score to 8-6 with Son Ho-young's two-run timely hit. In the bottom of the 10th inning of extra time, Kim Won-joong ended the game without losing a point and took the victory.
After the game, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said, `Even though there was a suspension due to rain, all the players did not lose their concentration and played. I want to say that everyone in the team did a great job"Son Ho-young performed so well with five hits, including two RBIs in the 10th inning of extra time, and he was able to win because he blocked well in the bullpen." Coach Kim greeted the Lotte Giants fans by saying, "Lastly, thank you to the Lotte Giants fans who filled the away cheering seats even on a chilly rainy day."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
