Lotte is also down! The tenacious KT, 58 → 78 → 118 The tenacity has turned the tables!
Jun 27, 2025
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KT won the game against Lotte in the KBO League in the 2025 season held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 27th after a close game.
On this day, all five KBO League games were reversed. In Jamsil, LG won the game 4-3 when it was dragged 0-2 by KIA. In Incheon, SSG trailed Hanwha 0-5 before winning 8-6. In Changwon, NC came from behind to beat Doosan 10-9 in the bottom of the eighth inning, trailing 7-9. In Gocheok, Kiwoom lost to Samsung 0-4 and won 5-4.
Lotte started the Busan game fresh. I scored the first run in the bottom of the first inning. Kim Dong-hyuk and Ko Seung-min made first and third bases with no outs with consecutive hits. Reyes simply scored an RBI with a sacrifice fly in center field. Na Seung-yeop and Kim Min-sung's consecutive hits made one run.
KT struck a 2-2 balance in the top of the second inning, signaling a slugfest.
Lotte ran away 3-2 in the bottom of the second inning. KT turned the game around 5-3 in the top of the third inning.
Lotte turned it over again 8-5 in the bottom of the third inning.
Jeon Jun-woo opened the game with a double. Na Seung-yeop filled the first base with a walk. Kim Min-sung struck out. Yoo Kang-nam hit a timely hit to the left with one out and runners on the first and second bases. Park Chan-hyung also hit a timely hit to the right with the continued first and second bases. Park Chan-hyung made four consecutive hits from his debut at-bat with this hit. Afterwards, Lotte regained the lead with 8-5 thanks to consecutive timely hits by Ko Seung-min and Reyes.
KT slowed down in the top of the fourth inning and resumed its pursuit from the fifth inning.
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In the top of the sixth inning, Jang Sung-woo hit a timely double to the right with one out and one base. It caught up with 7-8. Jang Sung-woo went around second base and aimed to third base. He was out at third base. It was the first time in eight years since 2017 that he failed to try a triple in his career.
KT turned the tables again in the top of the seventh inning. With two outs and runners on first and second bases, Kim Sang-soo scored a tiebreaking hit. In the continued first and third bases, Kim Min-hyuk called in Bae Jeong-dae with a left-handed hit. 9-8. This time, Ahn Hyun-min hit a timely hit to run away.
KT got a valuable extra point in the top of the eighth inning. With one out and runners on the first and second bases, the allocation team drilled between the first and second bases.
KT, leading 11-8, kept the victory by putting in Park Young-hyun, the closing pitcher, in the bottom of the ninth inning.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.