The home run king of the exhibition game flew up! Let's not be timid and confident. Season 5th shot + 3 hits and 3 RBIs.
Jun 05, 2025
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The fire bat of the "pilot game home run king" gave the Kiwoom Heroes the joy of their second consecutive winning series.
Kiwoom won 10-5 against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 5th with Lee Ju-hyung, who drove in three hits and three RBIs, including a home run, and Ha Young-min, who pitched well with three runs in seven innings.
In addition to Lee Joo-hyung, Kiwoom devastated Lotte's mound with 17 hits, including Kim Dong-yeop, Song Ji-hoo (three hits and two RBIs) and Song Sung-moon (two hits and one RBI). With the victory, Kiwoom achieved two consecutive wins following a 9-6 victory the previous day and two consecutive wins following the weekend game against the Doosan Bears. After overcoming the pain of the past 10 consecutive losses, it has been on the rise with 4 wins and 1 loss in the last five games. On the other hand, Lotte has been mired in loosing four consecutive series since the three consecutive games against the Hanwha Eagles on May 23-25.
After the game, Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki "Ha Young-min pitched perfectly like a veteran." There was a crisis, but he overcame it well and took responsibility for seven innings"I was delighted.
Then "I was able to score a lot from the beginning of the game with the batters' concentration." In the first inning, Lee Joo-hyung's RBI and Kim Dong-yeop's two RBIs led to the victory, and Lee Joo-hyung and Song Ji-hoo's home runs in the fourth inning sealed the game. Congratulations on Song Ji-hoo's first home run since his debut," he added.
We would also like to thank Kiwoom fans for their enthusiastic support in Busan, and we will prepare well for the Gocheok home game starting tomorrow"I thanked my fans.
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But so far, it has not met expectations. In particular, he experienced a severe slump with a batting average of only 164.
Still, it has been gradually flapping its wings of revival since May. In particular, he regained his batting sense from the KT Wiz match, which took place on May 23-25. Until the series against Lotte, his batting average has risen to 342 (13 hits in 38 at-bats) and OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.859 over the past two weeks.
I even watched the season's fifth shot 'Taste of Hands' on this day. All that's left is to fly up.
Lee Ju-hyung, whom I met after the game, said, `I feel good because I won two consecutive games following the atmosphere yesterday. It was the last day of the away game, and I was able to return home with that good energy."
For Kiwoom, Davidson, who was tied up with seven scoreless innings during his first showdown on May 1, had a cool revenge. In particular, Lee Ju-hyung led the early steel plate in the fourth inning by hitting an RBI double in the first inning, an RBI timely hit in the second inning, and a solo shot in the fourth inning against Lotte Davidson, who had a difficult pitching form for left-handed hitters to face.
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Kiwoom has been on the rise with two consecutive Winning Series and four wins and one loss in the last five games. Lee Ju-hyung said "The pitching staff stabilized and the batters helped the mound, leading to good results. As the game continued within three points, the players' concentration seems to have increased."
Regarding coach Lee Yong-kyu's meeting, "I think he wanted the fielders to show more unity. I will show you my heart that is united in the future."
"Always try to hit with an unshakable plan. I hit it with confidence with the mind that "Let's not be timid" and I'm glad it led to a good result."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
