A standing ovation for the new A.C.E! Reyes cannon → Davison good fight...Lotte responds to home fans who sold out for 7 consecutive years with winning the SSG match

May 07, 2025

photo courtesy of Lotte Giants

The Lotte Giants won two consecutive games, marking the end of the nine consecutive games with a series winning.

Lotte won the second game of the week series against SSG Landers 6-2 at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 7th.

With this, Lotte recorded its 22nd win (16 losses and 1 draw) of the season, tightening the pace of its pursuit against the LG Twins and Hanwha Eagles, who are competing for the lead. Lotte, which had 16 wins and 8 losses and tied for first place in the league in April, did not miss its rise, finishing the nine consecutive games with 6 wins and 3 losses.

On the other hand, SSG recorded its 19th loss (16 wins and 1 draw), and the recovery of the 50% winning rate became vague. The concern about the batting lineup that does not explode remained the same.

Lotte sold out the final 22,669 people as of 8 p.m., showing off the enthusiasm of selling out for the last seven consecutive home games. Eleven of this year's 20 regular-season home games are sold out.

Before the game, Jang Doo-sung's mother Kim Myung-shin and Chung Hyun-soo's grandmother Kim Soon-bok threw the first pitch. It was a touching first pitch for Family Week, which connects Children's Day and Parents' Day.

photo courtesy of Lotte Giants

On this day, Lotte was in the lineup of Yoon Dong-hee (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (second base), Reyes (right wing), Na Seung-yeop (first base), Jeon Joon-woo (left wing), Son Ho-young (third base), Jung Hoon (designated hitter), Lee Ho-joon (striker) and Information Geun (catcher). The starter is Davison. Since the spring camp, Davison has been working with intelligence workers.

SSG faced off with Oh Tae-gon (center fielder), Kim Sung-hyun (second base), Choi Jung (designated hitter), McBroom (right wing), Han Yu-sum (left wing), Ko Myung-joon (first base), Park Sung-han (striker), Cho Hyung-woo (catcher), and Kim Chan-hyung (third base). The starting pitcher is Song Young-jin, the fifth starter.

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung, who met before the game, expressed his concern and expectation for the injured players. Barnes, Hwang Sung-bin, and Jeon Min-jae are all undergoing a thorough examination on the 8th. Barnes is expected to start agonizing at the club level depending on the results of the examination. Hwang Sung-bin will have a longer absence if his finger fracture is maintained. On the other hand, Jeon Min-jae is likely to return among the next owners if there are no major problems.

While Hwang Sung-bin is away, Yoon Dong-hee will take charge of the leadoff. Director Kim Tae-hyung said, `There is no other alternative, and I hope Yoon Dong-hee shows his responsibility as a leadoff" conveyed his intentions.

photo courtesy of Lotte Giants

SSG coach Lee Sung-yong frankly expressed his regret over the water strike. In particular, the problem is that young blood such as Jung Joon-jae and Ko Myung-joon, who were ambitiously fostered, are not only expected, but only looking at Choi Jeong, who has just returned from injury. Coach Lee Soo-yong said, `The reality is that even Kim Sung-hyun has no young player to push back. Only the way to train harder and stronger..." he said, upsetting.

A joint venture of foreign players produced Lotte's victory. Reyes led the victory with a home run for two consecutive days, and Davison neutralized the SSG batting line with his shrewd pitching.

The atmosphere was not good in the beginning. In the first inning, a double play hit came out, and in the second inning, he failed to score with an infield ground ball and a fly ball with one out and runners on the second and third bases.

photo courtesy of Lotte Giants

Lotte had Reyes in his best condition. After one out, Yoon Dong-hee and Ko Seung-min got on base with consecutive hits, and Reyes fired a three-run shot over the right-center fence. It was his third home run this season and his first home run at left-handed. It was a large home run with a launch angle of 26.9 degrees, a line drive with a batting speed of 168.8 kilometers, and a driving distance of 125 meters.

Lotte later combined Na Seung-yeop's hit, the opponent's catcher's mistake, and Jeon Joon-woo's walk to get a chance to first and second base with no outs. The SSG bench tried to change the atmosphere by putting in Lee Ro-woon, a must-win team, but Son Ho-young and Lee Ho-joon's timely hit followed and quickly became a five-point big inning.

SSG put out the urgent fire first by putting in Park Si-hoo in the fourth inning, Kim Min in the fifth inning, and Noh Kyung-eun in the sixth inning. The problem is that the SSG batting line-up failed to target Davison at all.

photo courtesy of Lotte Giants

Davison struck out Oh Tae-gon Kim Sung-hyun in the top of the first inning and McBroom Han Yoo-seop in the top of the second inning to gain momentum. He gave up his first hit to Park Sung-han in the third inning, but Information Geun blocked the steal. He gave up an infield hit to Choi Jung in the top of the fourth inning, a heavy hit to Kim Chan-hyung in the sixth inning, and a walk to Kim Sung-hyun in the seventh inning, but he pitched well until the seventh inning without any serious crisis.

Lotte sealed the victory in the top of the seventh inning by adding one run with Reyes' double and Jeon Jun-woo's sacrifice fly. Davison allowed Cho Hyung-woo to make a timely hit in the eighth inning and unfortunately finished the day with five hits, one run and 9K in seven ⅔ innings. The ERA dropped to 1.70. The number of pitches is 100,

Lotte immediately put Jung Chul-won in the ninth inning when Koo Seung-min faced a crisis with no outs and runners on the first and second bases. Jeong Cheol-won turned Choi Jung into a double play, but allowed McBroom to make a timely hit and gave up one run. However, he struck out Han Yu-seom to end the game.