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| KT Oh Won-seok is preparing to pitch. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.16/ |
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| Son Sung-bin, who is struggling even though he just woke up. Photo =SBS Sports Image Capture |
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Was the ballpark such a dangerous space. Nearly 20,000 baseball fans had a nerve-wracking day due to repeated injury crises.
Even Bae Jeong-dae, the 'man who finishes' team, failed to break KT Wiz's losing streak. The Lotte Giants continued their winning streak despite the chaotic atmosphere in which they were hit twice by head shots.
Lotte Giants drew 1-1 in the second game of a doubleheader against KT Wiz at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 11th.
Lotte recorded its second draw (24 wins and 16 losses) this year, failing to give Lee Min-seok, who pitched his most innings (6 innings) in one game. However, Kim Won-joong was responsible for the ninth inning and kept the draw. Earlier, he won the first game and continued his four-game winning streak.
KT also had its third draw (18-20) this season. Starting with starter Oh Won-seok, Won Sang-hyun, Son Dong-hyun, Pil Seung-jo and closing Park Young-hyun generously poured out, but failed to escape the nightmare of five consecutive losses.
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| The KBO League KT and NC match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 10th. KT Oh Won-seok is getting ready to pitch. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.10/ |
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The head coaches of both teams complained of fatigue due to the doubleheader they experienced for the first time in a long time. Both teams had slightly different lineups from the first game.
In the second game, KT played Hwang Jae-gyun (3rd base), Kim Min-hyuk (left wing), Rojas (right wing), Ahn Hyun-min (middle fielder), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Jang Sung-woo (catcher), Kwon Dong-jin (striker), Chun Sung-ho (second base), and Moon Sang-chul (first base). Oh Won-seok will be selected.
Lotte faced off with the lineup of Yoon Dong-hee (center fielder), Jeong Hoon (first base), Reyes (right wing), Jeon Joon-woo (left wing), Yoo Kang-nam (posu), Son Ho-young (third base), Kim Min-sung (second base), Lee Ho-joon (striker) and Information-geun (posu). The starter is Lee Min-seok, the second starter this year.
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KT took the lead. KT advanced to second base when Kim Min-hyuk, who got on base with a hit after one out in the bottom of the first inning, hit a grounder by Rojas, and homered when Ahn Hyun-min hit an RBI timely hit.
Lotte had a chance to score first and second bases with no outs in the top of the second inning with Jeon Joon-woo's hit and Yoo Kang-nam's walk, but failed to score due to a failed follow-up hit. KT also had a bases-loaded chance with two outs in the bottom of the third inning, but Kang Baek-ho failed to become a troubleshooter.
Lotte's leadoff hitter Jeon Joon-woo in the top of the fourth inning and Son Ho-young walked with one out. And in the process of loading the bases with two outs, Lee Ho-joon was directly hit by Oh Won-seok's 130km slider and collapsed. Lee Ho-joon was taken to a hospital on a stretcher and an ambulance.
Lotte tied the game 1-1 with Information Geun on base with a walk pushed with the bases loaded with two outs, but Yoon Dong-hee failed to reverse the game as he only hit a mistake.
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| 쓰러진 이호준. Photo =SBS Sports Image Capture |
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Is it because of the fatigue of the doubleheader. Both teams could not easily target each other's starting pitchers. Oh Won-seok pressed Lotte batters around the maximum 147km fastball, and Lee Min-seok shook the opponent's batting line by using more sliders (51) than the maximum 155km fastball (39).
After two outs in the top of the sixth inning, Lotte's Kim Min-sung got on base with a hit, and KT put in the second pitcher Won Sang-hyun. Lotte had a chance with two outs and runners on the first and second bases with Park Seung-wook's walk, but pinch hitter Ko Seung-min stepped down with a mistake.
KT loaded the bases with two outs and runners on first base in the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs and a walk by Lotte third baseman Son Ho-young. However, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung did not replace the pitcher, and Lee Min-seok took charge of six innings by groundering KT pinch hitter Jang Jin-hyuk to second base. Six innings is Lee Min-seok's record for the most innings in a game since his debut in 2022.
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Following Won Sang-hyun, KT generously deployed Son Dong-hyun and Park Young-hyun. In the top of the eighth inning, catcher Son Sung-bin was hit in the head again by KT Son Dong-hyun's 125km fork ball, but fortunately, he woke up without any major injuries. Still, Son Sung-bin had to lie on the ground for a while, and even after going to first base, he was checking his entire body. Lotte failed to take advantage of the ensuing chance on third base with two outs.
KT also had a chance at first and second bases with no outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, but after Song Jae-young doubled Kang Baek-ho, Kim Sang-soo caught Jang Sung-woo and finished without a run.
After Lee Min-seok, Park Jin-jin lasted one inning and Song Jae-young and Kim Sang-soo, Lotte put in the closing Kim Won-joong in the bottom of the ninth inning.
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After one out, Kang Min-sung got on base with a walk, and Kim Won-joong's wild pitch and infield ground ball made him 2 outs and 3rd base. Lotte skipped Hwang Jae-gyun and chose the allocation table, and ended the game in a draw by blocking without failure.
Meanwhile, in the previous first game, Lotte won 6-1 with Jeon Joon-woo's four-run bat, including a home run, and Park Se-woong's good pitching.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
