Jumping to second place right in front of me → A disappointing loss that cut off the flow of four consecutive wins...Director Kim Tae-hyung's reaction is...

Jun 26, 2025

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung played a game between Hanwha and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 17th. Busan = Reporter's book @sportschosun.com/2025.06.17/

He was completely defeated in a power-to-power confrontation without discussing bad luck. The flow that was in full swing was disrupted.

It was blocked at the threshold of second place. Lotte, which had won four consecutive games and followed the second-place LG Twins by 0.5 games, lost 2-7 against the Changwon NC Dinos on the 25th. If he had won, he could have tied for second place, but he was constantly pushed back in the second foreign pitcher Davison-Riley face-off.

On the 26th, Lotte ace Gamboa and NC substitute starter Choi Sung-young faced off. If he had won the previous day, six consecutive wins would have been worth aiming for.

However, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung, who met at Changwon NC Park on the day, laughed loudly, saying, `Baseball is not that easy.'

photo courtesy of Lotte Giants

Looking back, baseball is to win the game against Hanwha against Hong Min-ki and Um Sang-baek, and to reverse the game against which native ace Park Se-woong collapsed. The opposite is also possible. Moreover, the Davison-Riley showdown is a matchup with weight on NC's side.

Manager Kim Tae-hyung said, `Davidson is not an ace pitcher, but he is still a pitcher with three runs in five to six innings. "He played his role yesterday as well," he said. "Of course, it would be nice if he could block it more completely than now, but for now, he is a pitcher who consistently throws his own ball. Yesterday, if we had scored more points before the sixth inning, Davison would have thrown more comfortably."

Lotte-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 12th. Park Jin-jin, who overcame the crisis of losing points in the bottom of the fourth inning, is delighted. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.12/

On this day, Lotte canceled pitcher Park Jin and registered veteran Kim Sang-soo. Regarding this, he expressed regret, saying, `Park Jin's ball is good, but he keeps throwing it while leaning toward first base these days, so the ball is curled in.' "Kim Sang-soo or Koo Seung-min are not pitchers who raise their condition. If you're in good shape, you're going to upload it,' he added.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.