In every inning, Elotrasikoda Songchan's first full base shot LG, 179, won despite Lotte's scary chase. Yoon Sungbin, 157km, 9 runs and 3rd place in Lotte
May 20, 2025
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In an away game against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 20th, LG scored three runs in the first inning, seven runs in the second inning, and four runs in the fourth inning to secure its victory in the early stages, shaking off Lotte's persistent pursuit and winning 17-9. LG, which won two consecutive games, secured the top spot with 31 wins and 16 losses, and Lotte ranked third with 28 wins and 19 losses, with a three-game winning streak. Hanwha, which was tied for second place, won NC and became the sole second place.
It was the first day of the three consecutive games, which drew more interest because it was a first- and second-place match between LG and Lotte, which were difficult to meet at the top.
Yoon Sung-bin, who showed his strikeout ability in the Futures League, started for Lotte, and Song Seung-ki, the fifth starter for LG, went up.
Yoon Sung-bin has struck out 34 times in 18 ⅓ innings in the last four Futures League games. He struck out 16.7 in nine innings.
Lotte recruited Alec Gamboa instead of Charlie Barnes, who suffered a shoulder injury, and needed a substitute starter until Gamboa took the mound, and called up Yoon Sung-bin on the 20th.
If Yoon Sung-bin plays well in an important game because it is the first and second place match, expectations were high for Yoon's pitching that Lotte would get a good starting pitcher.
Lotte made up the starting lineup with Jang Doo-sung (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (second baseman), Reyes (left fielder), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Jeon Min-jae (designated hitter), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Yoon Dong-hee (right fielder), Yoo Kang-nam (poster), and Son Ho-young (third baseman), while LG made up the starting lineup with Park Hae-min (center fielder), Moon Sung-joo (designated hitter), Kim Hyun-soo (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman) - Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Song Chan-ui (right fielder), Koo Bon-hyuk (left baseman) -. Park Dong-won and Austin Dean, who are tied for second place in home runs, were excluded from the starting lineup. Austin was given a break on the day due to his poor pelvis, and Park Dong-won was excluded from the start as Lee Joo-heon wore a starting mask because Song Seung-ki was the starting pitcher.
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At the top of the first inning, Yoon Sung-bin threw a 157km fastball from the first pitch, raising expectations. Park Hae-min struck out three pitches, and Moon Sung-joo hit a left-handed hit, but Kim Hyun-soo was also struck out by a 143km fork ball and was out two.
However, Yoon Sung-bin's control was shaken after Moon Sung-joo succeeded in stealing second base in Moon Bo-kyung's first pitch. After that, three balls came in one after another, Moon Bo-kyung got on base with a straight walk, and Oh Ji-hwan got on base with a ball that hit his body after the second ball flew to his leg. a bases loaded with two outs. Song Chan-eui played a full-count game and calmly picked out the sixth low fastball and scored the first run with a push walk.
Koo Bon-hyuk then hit a low fastball in the middle of 157km in the sixth pitch to make it a two-run heavy hit. 3-0.
In the top of the second inning, Yoon Sung-bin was shaken from the beginning, and LG used it to make a big inning and virtually decided the game. Leading No. 9 Lee Joo-heon picked up four balls and walked to get on base after a foul on the first pitch, and Park Hae-min also walked after a full count match. Yoon Sung-bin's fastball speed dropped to the early 150km range, and Moon Sung-joo hit a low outside fastball of 152km for the third pitch in 2B to make it an RBI heavy hit. 4-0.
Kim Hyun-soo then drew a straight walk and loaded the bases with no outs. Moon Bo-kyung was also in the disadvantageous count of 2S due to fouls and swings in the first and second pitches, but he calmly picked out four balls and added one more point with a push-out walk. And Oh Ji-hwan's fastball of 152km at the first pitch was a ground ball rolling toward first base, but Yoon Sung-bin failed to catch even this and became an infield hit, and the third baseman homered again. 6-0.
Eventually, the pitcher replaced Park Jin.
And Song Chan-eui pulled Park Jin's second 132-kilometer outside slider in 1S and hit a grand slam over the left fence. His first full base hit since his debut as a professional player. It was 10-0 at once.
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Lotte strengthened with Son Ho-young's two-run shot in the bottom of the third inning, but LG concentrated five hits, including two doubles by Oh Ji-hwan and Ham Chang-gun, in the top of the fourth inning, adding four more runs to widen the gap to 14-2. Lotte scored one run in the bottom of the fourth inning with Jeon Min-jae's double and Yoon Dong-hee's timely hit, and later had an opportunity to score an additional run with two outs, but Jang Doo-sung struck out swinging.
LG starter Song Seung-ki struggled to block Lotte's slugging line for five innings, but secured his fourth win of the season with strong support from the batters. He allowed seven hits (one homer) with one walk, four strikeouts, and three runs in five innings.
Lotte took another chance against LG's second pitcher Sung Dong-hyun in the bottom of the sixth inning. With consecutive hits by lead Na Seung-yeop and Yoon Dong-hee, Yoo Kang-man's walk gave him a chance to load the bases with no outs, and Son Ho-young's infield hit in front of the third baseman gave him one run. Jang Doo-sung hit an RBI heavy hit from pitcher Kim Yoo-young, who changed his position, 5-14. When Ko Seung-min was at bat, he added another point with a fastball. Jang Doo-sung's double in left-center added another two runs, and Reyes' double on the right-field line made one run, quickly making it 9-14 and five points apart.
Park Myung-geun, a must-winner, was put into LG in the end with no outs and second base. The catcher was also replaced by Park Dong-won. Jeon Joon-woo hit a left-handed hit, leading to a chance for runners on first and third bases with no outs, and Jeon Min-jae got a straight walk and loaded the bases with no outs again. The 10th batter is out for the first time as Na Seung-yeop was caught with a catcher foul fly after a full count match. And Yoon Dong-hee and Yoo Kang-nam struck out swinging one after another, and the chase stopped,
Lotte created another chance to chase the first and second bases with Jang Doo-sung's heavy hit and Ko Seung-min's infield hit in the bottom of the seventh inning, but Reyes stepped down with a ground ball in front of the second base, and Jeon Joon-woo only made a fly to right field with two outs and runners on second and third bases.
LG also got an additional scoring chance in the top of the eighth inning. Leading Moon Bo-kyung got a walk, and Lee Young-bin's sacrifice bunt made it one out and second base. Song Chan-eui went out with a hit ball from pitcher Kim Kang-hyun, who changed his mind, and became the first and second base, but Koo Bon-hyuk got a walk in the full count match and loaded the bases with one out. LG pinch-hit Austin at bat in Ham Chang-gun to get a solid wedge. Austin then drew a run with a push walk. 15-9. And Park Dong-won's sacrifice fly to center field and Park Hae-min's left-handed hit widened the gap to 17-9, 8 points.
LG performed well in the lower batting line, with Song Chan-ui recording 1 hit and 6 RBIs in 3 at-bats, Koo Bon-hyuk recording 2 hits and 3 RBIs in 4 at-bats, and Lee Joo-heon recording 1 hit and 2 RBIs in 2 at-bats. Kim Hyun-soo hit a hit in the top of the ninth inning, completing all the starters' hits.
Lotte also hit all the starters and hit 17 hits, more than LG with 12 hits, showing the team's No. 1 batting average, but eventually failed to overcome the 10-run gap that gave up until the second inning. LG had 13 four pitches and Lotte had five. The difference eventually told the difference in the score of the day.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
