Korea-Japan Lotte's extreme and extreme, and Chiba Lotte's weekend three consecutive games were all defeated by Youngbong, with a team batting average of 0.207 winning percentage of 0.375 (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball) in last place overall

May 12, 2025

Chiba Lotte suffered a 0-10 Youngbong defeat against Seibu on the 11th. He suffered the humiliation of giving up all three consecutive away games on the weekend with a Youngbong plaque. It has fallen to last place with only one win in the last 10 games. Photo Source = Chiba Lotte Marines SNS

The Chiba Lotte lineup fell into a collective slump. In the last four games, he has gone scoreless in 29 consecutive innings. Photo Source = Chiba Lotte Marines SNS

Chiba Lotte ranks last among the 12 teams in both leagues. In particular, he was sluggish in three consecutive away games against Seibu on the 9th and 11th. During this period, he recorded a team batting average of 0.143.Photo Source = Chiba Lotte Marines SNS

Korea-Japan Lotte, where Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin is the owner of the team, will be at the opposite end. Lotte Giants, which hovered at the bottom every year, entered the lead race, while Chiba Lotte Marines fell to the bottom. It moves completely differently from the trend that has continued in recent years. The Giants are the lowest-ranked team in the world, having failed to advance to the postseason for seven consecutive years from 2018 to last year. The best performance during this period was 7th and last in 2019. On the other hand, Chiba Lotte ranked in the Pacific League A-Class (1st to 3rd out of 6 teams) for the second consecutive year from 2023 to 2024. It did not reach the Japan Series, but has reached the postseason four times in the past five years in the fight for first place.

Lotte fans are happy to live these days. He had one win and one draw in an away doubleheader with KT Wiz on the 11th. In the second game of the doubleheader, they had three hits and tied 1-1. The three consecutive weekend games ended with two wins and one draw and a winning series. The opposing team's ace Ko Young-pyo and William Cuevas caught both games.

slow down slightly It comes back to life. After three consecutive losses, he has won four consecutive games (including one draw). It is third, three games behind the first-place Hanwha Eagles and two games behind the second-place LG Twins. I can feel the power to hit it anytime.

The Seibu Lions match was held at Tokoroza and Veruna Dome (Seibu Dome) in Saitama Prefecture from the 9th to the 11th. It is a three-game away game that will be remembered as a nightmare for Chiba Lotte for a long time. He lost three consecutive games without scoring a single point for three consecutive days.

Even if Seibu is the No. 1 team with a 2.35 ERA, the batting lineup is in a serious slump. He recorded consecutive Youngbong losses in three consecutive games against the same team for the first time in 62 years. In 1963, he was humiliated by Gintetsu. It is the first time in 69 years that Seibu has won three consecutive victories against the same opponent team.

On the 11th of the last day of the three consecutive games, they lost 0-10. He recorded the most runs in a game this season. Seibu left-hander Jihiro Sumida overwhelmed the Chiba Lotte lineup with three hits and no runs in seven innings. Chiba Lotte, who was tied with four hits, kneeled without trying his best. Fujioka Yudai hit three of the four hits. 후

Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 1st. Lotte players, who won 5-0 and won three consecutive games, are high-fiving. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun

Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 1st. Hwang Sung-bin, who scored during Reyes' timely hit with two outs and third base in the top of the ninth inning, is being congratulated by Na Seung-yeop. Reporter Jung Jae-geun

The follow-up hit did not happen in the three scoring opportunities made by Giocca. Japanese media reported that Fujioka shed tears in the dugout shortly after the end of the game.

Starting pitcher Shuta Ishikawa gave up four runs in six innings and handed over the mound to the bullpen. In the seventh inning, trailing 0-4, he put up Yuto Kimura, a 19-year-old high school graduate in his second year, but he collapsed irreparably. With one out and one on the first base, the infield throwing error became the starting point for the catastrophe. After that, he got three doubles and allowed five runs.

Seibu had 14 hits on the day. Seibu Rookie Watanabe Seiya went out as a third-left fielder and scored three hits-3 runs.

Chiba Lotte lost 0-1 on the first day of the three consecutive games on the 9th and 0-7 on the 10th. The slump in the lineup is worse than the mound. He only had four hits on the 9th and five hits on the 10th. The team's batting average is 0.143 (13 hits in 92 at-bats) during the three consecutive games. The team's batting average for the season (0.206) was also low, but it even showed its bottom. As of the 12th, Chiba Lotte has the lowest team batting average among the 12 teams in both Pacific and Central leagues. He has been scoreless in 29 consecutive innings since the 7th inning against the Rakuten Eagles on the 7th.

The team has won one game and lost nine games in the last 10 games. For the first time among the 12 teams, it has reached 20 losses (12 wins). The winning rate of 0.376. This is also the last place in both leagues.

Chiba Lotte had 21 wins and 4 losses against Seibu last year. This year, it was overturned by three wins and four losses. In the four games ahead of the three consecutive games, Chiba Lotte won three games.

Director Masato Yoshii is also helpless. "I'm worried because there aren't many good players. I have no choice but to improve my condition." 부진이 깊어지자

The main players in the 10-0 run against the Chiba Lotte on May 11. From left, Genda, Sumida, and Goga. Genda had three hits and two RBIs, starter Sumida had three hits and no runs in seven innings, and Goga had two hits and two RBIs. Photo Source = Seibu Lions SNS

Seibu ace Imai pitched seven innings of three hits and no runs against Chiba Lotte on May 10. Photo Source = Seibu Lions SNS

The criticism of the head coach's mercenary skills increases. Critics point out that the batting lineup changes frequently.

Lotte Korea and Japan had an exchange match during the spring camp held in Japan since last year. They are building a bond more than before. In March last year, Loki Sasaki made headlines as he started.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.