Captain Song Sung Moon! Explosive! 6 RBIs including 3 points in the final → Lee Hyung-jong's net shot + Park Soo-jong's first home run...Kiwoom and Lotte won 9 to 6 after 220 minutes of bloody battle
Jun 04, 2025
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Kiwoom won the second game of the weekday series against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 4th, with captain Song Sung-moon, who drove in six RBIs alone, including a three-run home run, 9-6, adding a valuable win.
Sajik Stadium sold out 22,669 tickets on the day, continuing its 18th consecutive game (22 out of 31 regular season games), but the loss of the home team Lotte faded.
Kiwoom recorded its 17th win (1 draw 45 losses) this season, setting a turning point with 3 wins and 2 losses in the last 5 games. On the other hand, Lotte, which has a busy way to go, has lost its 26th game (32 wins and 3 draws), trailing SSG Landers, which is fourth place in its four-game winning streak, by 0.5 game.
On this day, Lotte started the lineup of Jang Doo-sung (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (second base), Reyes (left wing), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Yoon Dong-hee (right wing), Jeon Min-jae (striker), Son Ho-young (third base), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher) and Jung-hoon (first base). The first choice is Park Se-woong.
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Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki, who met before the game, said that foreign batter Cardinez's injury was found to be '6 weeks out'. Therefore, Kiwoom is looking for a new foreign player with six weeks of temporary replacement in mind to complete replacement. The weight of the loose lineup was expected of Kim Dong-yeop, who returned from injury. Cardinez's injury timing was right after Puig's exit, so he was forced to run a lineup without any foreigners.
"The ball is really good," Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said of Gamboa, a foreign pitcher who pitched seven scoreless innings the previous day. Good throw. I hope you gain confidence from now on," he said with a big smile. All of the two hits are sliders. "There was no straight hit in the fastball," he said, expressing his pride.
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In the third inning, leadoff hitter Ko Seung-min's hit and Jeon Jun-woo's 1999th hit to the left-center after one out gave him a chance to get on the second and third bases with one out. Here, Yoon Dong-hee once again hit a sacrifice fly, leading Lotte 2-0.
However, Kiwoom turned the game around by winning three points at once in the top of the fourth inning. With the bases loaded with two outs made by Kim Tae-jin's hit, Won Sung-joon's walk, and Eo Jun-seo's walk after one out, Song Sung-moon hit a three-run sweep over the left field key.
Lotte's leadoff hitter Reyes doubled in the bottom of the fifth inning, and Kiwoom changed the pitcher to Kim Sun-ki. With one out and third base, Yoon Dong-hee added one more point with a grounder to shortstop to tie the score 3-3.
While Yoon Dong-hee scored all three of Lotte's RBIs until the fifth inning, Kiwoom had Song Sung-moon. Kiwoom had a chance again with consecutive walks after one out in the top of the sixth inning, and Lotte put up second pitcher Kim Jin-wook instead of starter Park Se-woong.
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Lotte, which secured the atmosphere by putting in Chung Hyun-soo in the top of the seventh inning, launched a counterattack again in the bottom of the seventh inning. Following a hit by leadoff hitter Reyes, Jeon Joon-woo hit a double that hit directly at the left fence, reaching a milestone of 2,000 hits in his career. Jeon Min-jae hit a timely hit in front of the right field in the second and third bases with one out, followed by Kiwoom Park Joo-hong's throwing error. Kiwoom was chased to 6-5.
However, Kiwoom started to evolve by putting in Joo Seung-woo, a must-win group. Park Joo-hong as a 馨? There were also changes to move left fielder Park Soo-jong to right field and put Lee Hyung-jong in left field. Joo Seung-woo held a one-point lead by turning Son Ho-young and Yoo Kang-nam into a mistake.
Lotte didn't give up either. In the top of the eighth inning, Choi Joon-yong, a must-win group, took the mound. Kiwoom Lee Hyung-jong hit a fastball 152km high and crossed the center fence. It was a mega home run with a launch angle of 32.4 degrees, a batting speed of 166,3 kilometers, and a distance of 125 meters.
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On the other hand, Kiwoom had a blast against Lotte Kim Sang-soo in the top of the ninth inning when Park Soo-jong made his first professional debut home run with a two-run net. Lotte also followed one run with Jeon Min-jae's solo shot in the bottom of the ninth inning, but that was it.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
