Lotte, which is lethargic despite Busan fans' support, surpasses 20,000 on average...Ko Myung-jun's first shot → Pilseungjo's perfect pitching SSG, avenging his defeat the previous day

May 31, 2025

SSG Ko Myung-jun hits a two-run triple. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.20/

SSG starter Jeon Young-joon is pitching hard in the game between SSG and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 20th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.20/

'An average of more than 20,000 people' despite the support of Busan fans, the lineup is lethargic...'Ko Myung-jun's first shot → Pilseungjo's perfect fight' SSG defeated Lotte the day before SSG Landers brought the away game in Busan to one win and one loss with Ko Myung-joon's home run.

SSG won the second game of the weekend series against the Lotte Giants 4-1 at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 31st.

With this victory, SSG avenged its defeat the previous day and dreamed of jumping to the top. On the other hand, Lotte's reward for losing consecutive games also failed to continue its upward trend for a while.

SSG played in the lineup of Jihoon Choi (center fielder), Choi Joon-woo (left wing), Choi Jung (designated hitter), Han Yu-sum (right wing), Ko Myung-joon (first base), Park Sung-han (striker), Cho Hyung-woo (poster), Jung Joon-jae (second base), and Kim Chan-hyung (third base). Veteran Choi Jung and Han Yu-sum, who were absent from the starting lineup the previous day, all returned to the lineup and made a clean-up with Ko Myung-joon. Kim Chan-hyung was in charge of defending third base. The first choice is Jeon Young-joon.

photo courtesy of Lotte Giants

Lotte faced off with Jeon Min-jae (striker), Yoon Dong-hee (right wing), Ko Seung-min (second base), Reyes (left wing), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Na Seung-yeop (first base), Son Ho-young (third base), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher) and Kim Dong-hyuk (midfielder). Instead of Jang Doo-sung, who was sluggish the previous day, Kim Dong-hyuk took the center field, and Jeon Min-jae took the leadoff for the first time this year. The first choice is Na Kyun An.

Sajik Stadium sold out 22,669 people as of 3:55 p.m., about an hour before the start of the game. Starting with the Hanwha Eagles match on April 24, the home game has been sold out for 15 consecutive games. Of the 28 regular season games held in Sajik this year, 19 were sold out.

Every step is a new record. The previous record for consecutive Sajik Stadium sales was four consecutive games from June 2 to 10, 2012.

Another slope has been added to this. As of that day, the average crowd at Sajik Stadium recorded as many as 20,132, surpassing the average of 20,000. There is a saying that the best marketing is grades. Lotte has maintained its three-tier system this year.

Lotte and KIA match held at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 15th, and Lotte Na Kyun-an is walking down the mound with a regretful look in the bottom of the 6th inning. Gwangju = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.05.15/

SSG played a rather frustrating game. In the first inning, he had a chance to score with no outs and runners on the first and second bases, but the clean-up was silent and failed to score. He also failed to score in the second inning with two outs and a full base chance.

However, after two outs in the third inning, Ko Myung-joon hit a solo shot to break through the frustration at once, winning the first run. He hit a high 147km fastball in the first pitch of Lotte's Na Kyun-an and crossed the right fence. Ko Myung-joon drew his fourth arch in May alone to repay coach Lee Sung-yong's expectations.

SSG added three points in the fourth inning against shaky Na Kyun-an. After one out, Jung Joon-jae and Kim Chan-hyung made a series of walks, and Choi Jun-woo's walk led to the bases loaded with two outs without a hit.

Here, Choi Jung added one more point with a push-out walk after a tact struggle to reach the eighth pitch. Han Yu-sum's two-run timely hit made it 4-0. Han Yu-som hit a timely hit for two consecutive days following yesterday.

photo courtesy of SSG Landers

Lotte also launched a counterattack in the bottom of the fourth inning. After two outs, Yoo Kang-nam hit a timely hit on the left field line in the first and second bases made by Na Seung-yeop's hit and Son Ho-young's walk. However, Yoo Kang-nam, who was running to second base, stopped for a moment and was caught in a rundown, and the attack ended in vain, and later failed to fight back. It was also seen in the attack that the fire bat sank a little and could not continue its upward trend.

SSG immediately replaced Jeon Young-joon with 64 pitches. SSG Park Si-hoo, who took the mound in the fifth inning, faced a crisis with Kim Dong-hyuk's walk and Jeon Min-jae's hit, but escaped the crisis with a strikeout-foul fly-strikeout.

SSG Han Yoo-sum, first base with no outs, hits and shares joy at the top of the eighth inning of the game between SSG and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 20th. It is Han Yu-sum's 1,000th career hit. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.20/

Lotte started operating the bullpen from the sixth inning, and Kim Jin-wook (1 ⅔ inning), Kim Kang-hyun (1 ⅓ inning), and Song Jae-young (1 inning) tried to fight back.

However, from the 6th inning, No-kyung operated Kim Min-Iroon (one inning each), and in the 9th inning, closer Cho Byung-hyun took over the mound and firmly defended the back door.

SSG starter Jeon Young-joon pitched well with four hits, two walks and one run in four innings, but failed to become a winning pitcher. It became a game that reaffirmed the strength of the bullpen.

Lotte starter Na Kyun-an continued to sweat until the fifth inning with four hits, six walks and four runs and 105 pitches. As the chasing team showed a sense of stability, the bat, which cooled down with only five hits, was even more regrettable.

SSG won 4 consecutive games with a 9-1 victory at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st. Director Lee Soo-yong of SSG shares the joy of victory. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.21/

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.