If you fail, you will die. When you succeed, you can't help but clap…Is there a more desperate sacrifice than this

May 25, 2025

If you fail, you will die. When you succeed, you can't help but clap…Is there a more desperate sacrifice than this
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 24th. Lotte Yoo Kang-nam is getting on base with a hit ball. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.24/



"I think I understand what you're thinking."

The Lotte Giants won the away game against the Hanwha Eagles 8-6 at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 24th after extra time.

Lotte, which was losing 3-6, balanced 6-6 with Jang Doo-sung's two-run timely hit in the top of the seventh inning and Jeon Joon-woo's ground ball from the first and third bases with one out.




A game of extra time. Na Seung-yeop had a hit in the top of the 10th inning, and the luck of pitcher Bork overlapped. While Jeon Min-jae walked to get on base, the batter's box went to Yoo Kang-nam.

Yoo Kang-nam showed a shot at the plate, including a home run on the 23rd a day earlier. However, as one point was an important moment, Yoo Kang-nam was given a sacrifice bunt.

The sacrifice bunt is not an easy operation to think. In the previous at-bat, Jeon Min-jae also had a sacrifice bunt sign, but he also switched to a strong ball as he was driven to 2S due to two failures.




Yoo Kang-nam's first pitch of the bunt came out. He buntted on his second fastball, and it became a ball flowing toward third base. The runner on second base was enough to go to third base and the runner on first base was enough to go to second base. After succeeding in the sacrifice bunt, Yoo Kang-nam clapped his hands and expressed satisfaction. It contained the relief that he had done his job.

If you fail, you will die. When you succeed, you can't help but clap…Is there a more desperate sacrifice than this
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 24th. Lotte Yoo Kang-nam is scoring. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.24/
After the game, Yoo Kang-nam entered the batter's box with a desperate mind that "If you fail here, you will die.' I thought bunt was more difficult than hitting because it was an important situation"I recalled the situation at the time, saying, "I was so focused and nervous, but I think the joy of success was expressed.'

Son Ho-young, who came out as a follow-up hitter, also said, `I think I can understand how you feel. It was a bunt in a difficult situation. There are times when a sacrifice bunt is happier than a hit. I think that's how I feel"I sympathized with Yoo Kang-nam's desperation.




In the end, Lotte's follow-up hitter Son Ho-young hit a heavy hit, bringing both second and third basemen home. A moment when the balance was broken at 8-6.

Lotte, which took the lead again, led the victory in the bottom of the 10th inning by keeping the mound scoreless by Kim Won-joong.

Lotte avenged its defeat the previous day and brought back the second place in a day with 30 wins, 3 draws and 20 losses.

If you fail, you will die. When you succeed, you can't help but clap…Is there a more desperate sacrifice than this
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 24th. The winning Lotte players are happy. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.24/
If you fail, you will die. When you succeed, you can't help but clap…Is there a more desperate sacrifice than this
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 24th. The winning Lotte players are happy. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.24/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.