Park Se-woong won 8 games + multiple wins 1st place → Jeon Jun-woo 4 RBIs with a fire bat...Busan Seagull 4th consecutive win! Lotte Winning and KT have lost five consecutive games

May 11, 2025

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Will there be a cross between the bird alliance in the sky above the clouds. The Busan Seagull's four-game winning streak could not be stopped even by the Wizards.

Lotte Giants won 6-1 in the first game of the doubleheader against KT Wiz at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 11th, winning the series following the previous day's victory.

With the victory, Lotte recorded its 24th win (16 losses and 1 draw) of the season, giving it a strong lead in its pursuit of the second-place LG Twins-leading Hanwha Eagles. Despite the shaking of the starting lineup, the team's batting average is No. 1 and team OPS No. 2 and manager Kim Tae-hyung's superb bullpen management appear to win again.

On the other hand, KT Wiz has recently fallen into a quagmire of five consecutive losses. Along with the Samsung Lions, it is the team that has seen the most recent decline. It is a concern that even the biggest weapon, the advantage of the starting lineup, is shaken.

On this day, the retirement ceremony of infielder Shin Bon-ki, who passed Lotte-KT before the game, was held. On this day, Suwon sold out for the fifth time this year. The 18,700 baseball fans who filled the scene cheered for Shin Bon-ki's second life with one mind.

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Lotte started the lineup of Yoon Dong-hee (right wing), Ko Seung-min (second base), Reyes (left wing), Na Seung-yeop (first base), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Son Ho-young (third base), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), Jang Doo-sung (midfielder), and Lee Ho-joon (striker). The first choice is Park Se-woong.

KT faced off with Hwang Jae-kyun (3rd base), Kim Min-hyuk (left wing), Rojas (right wing), Ahn Hyun-min (center fielder), Kang Baek-ho (catcher), Jang Sung-woo (designated hitter), Kwon Dong-jin (striker), Moon Sang-cheol (first base), and Kang Min-sung (second base). The starter is Cuevas.

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung, who met him before the game, did not feel the ease of third place. He is protecting the victory by operating the bullpen at full capacity every day.

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On Barnes' absence due to a shoulder injury, he is currently running the season with two (starting) pitchers. I guess I have no choice. We need to bring in the best (alternative) player among the (foreign) players that are out now as soon as possible," he stressed.

KT manager Lee Kang-chul said of Rojas' replacement in the 3rd inning the previous day "I took it out because I couldn't do it." It means to keep your head up,' he said, issuing a stern warning. "I missed all my pitches. I deliberately waited until the percentage of my victory fell below 50%" raised his voice.

Lotte drove KT starter Cuevas from the top of the first inning. Coach Kim Tae-hyung's favorite and ideal winning structure is to win the first point and gradually widen the gap by taking the mound with a must-win team on this side and a chase team on the other side.

After one out, Ko Seung-min's consecutive hit broke out, and Na Seung-yeop's missed ground ball to third base scored the first run. Jeon Jun-woo's 130m two-run shot followed to lead 3-0.

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KT also followed up with one run due to Lotte infield error following consecutive hits by Kim Min-hyuk and Rojas in the bottom of the first inning. However, he was completely pressed by Park Se-woong's fiery fastball until the third inning and failed to score additional points.

Meanwhile, Lotte added one run in the third inning with Jeon Joon-woo's sacrifice fly on the first and third bases with no outs made by Reyes' walk and Na Seung-yeop's hit. Even after Cuevas was replaced after the fifth inning, he added another run with Lee Ho-joon's walk, KT Kim Min-soo's repeated wild pitches, and Ko Seung-min's sacrifice fly.

Meanwhile, Lotte starter Park Se-woong blocked KT's batters with four hits, one walk and one run until the 7th inning with one out, signaling an eight-game winning streak. He overwhelmed KT's batters by striking out eight with up to 149km of fastballs.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Jeon Joon-woo celebrated the victory with a timely hit that scored his fourth RBI on the day. Lotte Bench completely sealed its victory by putting in Jung Cheol-won in the eighth inning and Kim Sang-soo in the ninth inning.