Birth of a new ace: Gamboa, 157km, beat Kwak Bin, 155km, perfect pitching for two consecutive games, and Winning Series, 2 consecutive wins after 3 consecutive losses at Lotte

Jun 08, 2025

Birth of a new ace Gamboa, 157km, beat Kwak Bin, 155km, perfect pitching for two consecutive games, and Winning Series, 2 consecutive wins after 3 consecutive losses at Lotte
A game between Doosan and Lotte at Jamsil Stadium on the 8th. With two outs and runners on first and second base in the bottom of the fifth inning, Lotte starter Gamboa has overcome the crisis of losing points. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.08/



Lotte Giants won 2 consecutive games after 3 consecutive losses with new foreign ace Gamboa.

Lotte won 4-2 against Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 8th, completing the winning series in three consecutive weekend games against Doosan with two consecutive wins after one loss.

Lotte set up its starting lineup with Jang Doo-sung (center fielder), Han Tae-yang (second baseman), Victor Reyes (designated hitter), Jeon Joon-woo (left fielder), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Jeon Min-jae (striker), Jung Hoon (first baseman), Kim Dong-hyuk (right fielder), and Information-geun (catcher). Left-hander Alec Gamboa started for the third time in the KBO League.




In the wake of Lotte left-hander Gamboa, Doosan came out with a lineup centered on right-handed batters.

Lee Yoo-chan (striker), Kim Dae-han (right wing), Yang Eui-ji (designated hitter), Kim Jae-hwan (left wing), Kim Ki-yeon (fosu), Park Joon-soon (third baseman), Jung Soo-bin (middle fielder), Park Gye-beom (first baseman), Yeo Dong-gun (second baseman) lineup. Kwak Bin made his second start since returning.
Birth of a new ace Gamboa, 157km, beat Kwak Bin, 155km, perfect pitching for two consecutive games, and Winning Series, 2 consecutive wins after 3 consecutive losses at Lotte
A game between Doosan and Lotte at Jamsil Stadium on the 8th. Doosan Bears' Kwak Bin hugs right fielder Kim Dae-han, who played defense after the fifth inning. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.08/
The showdown between the two fastball starters of Lotte Gamboa and Doosan's Kwak Bin.

It was up to the Lotte Giants, who succeeded in escaping three consecutive losses the previous day.




After two outs, he scored two runs with two concentrating timely hits.

Top hitter Jang Doo-sung, who got on base with a walk in the top of the first inning, advanced to third base following a stolen base on the second base and scored the first run with Jeon Joon-woo's timely double on the left-field line after two outs. In the fourth inning, Jung Hoon's missed left-field double after two outs led 2-0 with a timely double over Kim Dong-hyuk's third base.

Doosan batters, who were tied up with one hit and no run until the third inning due to Lotte starter Gamboa's unfamiliar pitching form. After two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning, he launched a counterattack. Kim Jae-hwan, who had a hit in his first at-bat in the second inning, got on base with a straight walk in the second at-bat and stole Gamboa's big pitching form. Kim Ki-yeon hit a timely hit to the right by pushing a 155km high fastball. a chase of 1-2.
Birth of a new ace Gamboa, 157km, beat Kwak Bin, 155km, perfect pitching for two consecutive games, and Winning Series, 2 consecutive wins after 3 consecutive losses at Lotte
A game between Doosan and Lotte at Jamsil Stadium on the 8th. Second base with two outs in the top of the second inning. Jung Hoon rushed home when Information Geun hit, but was tagged out. Jung Hoon is disappointed. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.08/
Lotte, which had a one-run lead, succeeded in running away by shaking the Doosan bullpen in the top of the seventh inning to score two runs.

Leader Kim Dong-hyuk got on base due to Doosan's second baseman Yeo Dong-wook's error, and then went to second base with a sacrifice bunt. Jang Doo-sung brought down Park Chi-guk, who had been pitching well with a heavy hit, from the mound. Jang Doo-sung seemed to break the flow when he was tagged out while aiming for third base during a wild pitch. However, when Jeon Jun-woo, with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, led to Reyes' hit, first baseman Reyes tried to double steal. Third baseman Lee Ho-joon homered as pitcher Choi Ji-gang, who cut the catcher's throw, threw a ball to catch Reyes, who stopped in front of the second base, fell into center field with a bad pitch. It was a 4-1 netting goal.

Doosan chased 2-4 with a timely hit to the right in the bottom of the seventh inning with Lee Yoo-chan pushing the slider of pitcher Jung Chul-won, who was changed, in the first and third bases with two outs made by hits by Park Joon-soon and pinch hitter Kim In-tae. The following two outs and runners on first and second bases. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung took the mound himself, and Jung Chul-won handled Kim Dong-joon with a slider as a pitcher ground ball and closed the inning.

Lotte added Choi Jun-yong with one out and second base in the eighth inning and Kim Won-joong (15 saves without allowing a single inning) in the ninth inning to secure a two-run victory and complete the winning series with two consecutive losses after one loss. He dominated the game with 5 wins and 4 losses against Doosan this season.
Birth of a new ace Gamboa, 157km, beat Kwak Bin, 155km, perfect pitching for two consecutive games, and Winning Series, 2 consecutive wins after 3 consecutive losses at Lotte
A game between Doosan and Lotte at Jamsil Stadium on the 8th. Lotte's Jang Doo-sung, who stole second base in the first inning. Jamsil=Song Jeong-heon, reporter song@sportschosun.com/2025.06.08/
Birth of a new ace Gamboa, 157km, beat Kwak Bin, 155km, perfect pitching for two consecutive games, and Winning Series, 2 consecutive wins after 3 consecutive losses at Lotte
A game between Doosan and Lotte at Jamsil Stadium on the 8th. Jang Doo-sung of the Lotte Giants hit a timely RBI single in the seventh inning with one out and runners on second base. Jamsil=Song Jeong-heon of the reporters song@sportschosun.com/2025.06.08/
In the batting lineup, leadoff Jang Doo-sung, who led the way out of the losing streak with the winning hit the previous day, scored an RBI and one run with one hit, two walks and three outs to break through the offensive path. Reyes played a multi-hit and Jeon Jun-woo played in the center batting line with the winning RBI, and Jung Hoon acted as a catalyst for the bottom batting line with multi-hitters.

Lotte starter Gamboa pitched 96 pitches in six ⅔ innings, allowing four hits, two walks, five strikeouts, and one run, making his second win of the season (1 loss). The maximum 157km light speed ball and the average 154km fastball were powerful. It took away the timing of Doosan's batters by mixing change-up slider curves. Following seven scoreless perfect throws against Kiwoom on the 3rd, he announced the birth of a new ace with a quality start in two consecutive games.

Doosan pitcher Kwak Bin also blocked Lotte's batters with six hits, two walks, four strikeouts and two runs in five innings by adding sliders, curves, and changeups to the maximum 155km fastball, but he lost for two games this season amid the failure to support the batters. Doosan also put in Kim Taek-yeon at the top of the ninth inning, two points behind, seeking a last-minute turnaround.

After the leadoff Kim Min-seok's hit in the bottom of the ninth inning, Kim In-tae hit a direct double hit to the fence, but was blocked by right fielder Kim Dong-hyuk's super catch and hit the ground. Doosan ended the week with two straight losses after two straight wins.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.