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| Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 1st. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung, who won three consecutive games with a 5-0 victory, is applauding the players. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.1/ |
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| Lotte and Hanwha at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 23rd. Lotte starter Barnes allowed five runs in the top of the first inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.23/ |
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| Lotte-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 19th. Kim Jin-wook, who allowed two home runs in the second inning, is disappointed. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.19/ |
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"Since the starter is not set up...If you're pushed in the beginning, the calculation won't come out."
He is full of confidence in fostering others. After all, the problem is the pitcher.
Lotte Giants manager Kim Tae-hyung, who met at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 5th, said "Injured pitchers have to come up, but it's not going well. There are a lot of pitchers throwing 150 kilometers there, but he was upset.
The biggest topic in baseball during the Children's Day holiday is Ahn Hyun-min of KT Wiz so far. A monster rookie who hit four home runs in four games. Manager Kim Tae-hyung also paid attention. "You turned the bat well. He looks powerful and has a good swing trajectory."
However, what I envy is not the batter but the pitcher. "How do hitters appear more than this. have no position to playAfter laughing ", the pitcher has to come out. Now, if you lose the early selection fight, you can't even use your strength and lose it," he stressed.
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| Hanwha Ponce roars after pitching in the bottom of the fifth inning at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 4th. Gwangju = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.05.04/ |
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He also remembered his head with force, saying, "Hanwha, isn't that why KT is the envy of other teams?" Hanwha's starting lineup, which leads to Ponce-Wice, Ryu Hyun-jin, Um Sang-baek, Moon Dong-ju, and KT's Cuevas-Heyesus-Ko Young-pyo, So Hyung-joon and Oh Won-seok, is strong.
On the other hand, Lotte's starting pitcher and bullpen are all over the place that does not match the ranking of third place. Barnes, the first starter, was eliminated from the first team after complaining of shoulder pain after repeated poor performances. Park Se-woong and Davidson's second and third starters are reliable, but Kim Jin-wook, who was the fourth starter as of the beginning of the season, has already gone down to the second division. Currently, Na Kyun-an and Park Jin, who are four to five starters, have not yet given trust. The same goes for Lee Min-seok and Yoon Sung-bin, who are substitutes for the second division.
The situation is worse in the bullpen. From rookie Park Se-hyun to veterans such as Kim Sang-soo, Koo Seung-min, Park Jin-hyung and Park Si-young, I still don't see a player who will form a must-win group with Jung Cheol-won. As a result, it is the same as last year that they are waiting for Koo Seung-min's revival and Choi Jun-yong's return.
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| Samsung-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 11th. Starting pitcher KT Cuevas is smiling before pitching. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.11/ |
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He is also aware of his gaze toward Lotte's bullpen. Chung Hyun-soo has pitched in as many as 24 out of 36 games, recording the highest number of appearances in the league, while Song Jae-young and Kim Sang-soo (20 games or more) and Jung Cheol-won (19 games) are also formidable.
It is the same as any team, but it is true that the fatigue is extraordinary. In particular, Jung Chul-won and Jung Hyun-soo's shoulders are too heavy. Manager Kim Tae-hyung said, `I wish there was only one more pitcher in front of Kim Won-joong. If Jung Chul-won somehow manages to take responsibility for two outs in the eighth inning, he has repeatedly said, "We need a pitcher to block him."
In the end, Lotte's rise at the beginning of the season was largely attributed to the team's batting average No. 1 and team OPS No. 2 batters. However, following Jeon Min-jae, Hwang Sung-bin was also injured, making the tip of the knife somewhat dull, and the overall cycle seems to be coming down.
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| Lotte and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 26th, and Jung Cheol-won of Lotte is cheering as he struck out Kim Ki-yeon of Doosan in the bottom of the eighth inning. Reporter Huh Sang-wook @sportschosun.com/2025.04.26/ |
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Now the mound has to cheer up, but it doesn't deserve it. Manager Kim Tae-hyung said, `The bullpen needs a pitcher who can overwhelm batters with his fastballs. The physical condition of fast-paced pitchers such as Choi Yi-joon and Jung Sung-jong has not yet risen. He expressed regret, saying, "Injuries continue to recur."
Choi Jun-yong, who is preparing to return to the real game in earnest, is a hope. After playing two live pitching, the evaluation was good. The registration of the first team will be made soon after going through a real game of Futures within this week.
Veteran Shim Jae-min, who properly played the role of the fifth starter at the end of 2023, has also returned to practice and is playing the Futures mound. Coach Kim Tae-hyung said, `No matter who it is, it's time to come up. Whether it's a starting spot or a middle long man, it's necessary. Kim Jin-wook, Lee Min-seok, Shim Jae-min, and Han Hyun-hee are all contemplating."
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Lotte also lost 1-7 in the game, with Lee Min-seok being overwhelmed by SSG Landers White in the initial selection fight, and recently fell into a three-game losing streak. On this day, the batters were also silent with just three hits, tied to White with one run in eight innings.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
