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| Lotte-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 11th. Lotte came from behind to win 4-3. Director Kim Tae-hyung is smiling at the cheers of the fans. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.11/ |
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Despite repeated injuries by the main players, he managed to remain in the top three. KT Wiz, SSG Landers, and competitors who are trying to rise to the top are playing the role of 'Questionnaire'.
The Lotte Giants suffered a crisis of falling to fourth place twice in June. Starter Park Se-woong and Davidson, who played their role reliably, were shaken greatly, and Park Se-woong was eventually eliminated from the first team. In addition, the main pillars of the lineup, including Na Seung-yeop, Yoon Dong-hee, Hwang Sung-bin, and Yoo Kang-nam, left due to injuries or sluggishness. In the end, in the week-on-week series against KT Wiz, leadoff Jang Doo-sun, who filled Hwang Sung-bin's vacancy well, hit the side of KT closer Park Young-hyun's check ball and suffered lung bleeding.
Still, in the match against Incheon SSG Landers on the 14th, he defeated SSG, where Kim Kwang-hyun played, 4-2, to win three consecutive games. He is the lone third-place finisher with 37 wins, 3 draws and 29 losses. It is 0.5 game difference from the second-ranked Hanwha Eagles and 1.5 game difference from the fourth-ranked Samsung Lions.
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| Lotte-SSG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 14th. Gamboa cheers after hitting Kim Sung-wook with a ground ball to third base after two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.14/ |
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Instead of lingering about Barnes, a fourth-year foreigner, he transfused Gamboa by asking him to bring in the best player at this point as quickly as possible. Gamboa humiliatingly allowed a triple steal in his debut with a 'Folder Insa' routine, but has been pitching well since then. Currently, he is responsible for an average of more than six innings with four appearances and 24 ⅓ innings, with a perfect score of 3-1 with a 2.59 ERA.
Even before the opening, there were not a few blanks regardless of pitching and hitting, but manager Kim Tae-hyung consistently pushed the idea that `It is motivating and better to find another player than to hang on to him.'
Jung Chul-won still plays the role of a winning team, and he minimized the burden of innings for players who often take the mound such as Chung Hyun-soo and Song Jae-young. Choi Jun-yong, who returned from injury late, is adding weight to the bullpen. Lee Min-seok was firmly established as the fifth starter, and Na Kyun-an was a little sluggish as a starter, so he used it as a must-win bullpen to secure two wins during the week. It gave Duruduru players a chance, and as a result, Park Jin last year and Kim Kang-hyun this year are playing as one of the pillars of the bullpen.
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| Lotte-SSG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 14th. Reyes applauds when Jeon Joon-woo hit an RBI timely hit with two outs and runners on the first and third bases in the top of the eighth inning. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.14/ |
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The batting line is also well filled by information worker Son Sung-bin, and infielders are making their own results by mobilizing all 'gum' such as Jung Hoon, Han Tae-yang, Kim Min-sung and Lee Ho-joon. The outfield also seems to be enjoying the growth of Jang Doo-sung and Kim Dong-hyuk, while veteran Jeon Joon-woo plays 120% of his role, giving chances to relatively unknown players such as Lee In-han, Kim Dong-hyun and Han Seung-hyun.
As a result, the team atmosphere is different, and the background is brilliant. It is also often noticeable that the starting pitcher turns over the collapsed game against the opponent's elite must-win group at the beginning. Manager Kim Tae-hyung said "Baseball that doesn't give up? That's good. You need to have skills. If you can't do it, it's just over."
"I think I lost today, but there are quite a few games where the players stick together and make something. I'm thinking of replacing the main players, but it's a game that follows and turns over. If you look at this year, players with good batting average overall and strong fine bones are doing well in their own way. The players are tired because they play a lot of tough games, but as a result, they are in third place."
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| Lotte-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 12th. Jeon Joon-woo is delighted after getting a walk to push with one out in the top of the 10th inning. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.12/ |
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Yoon Sung-bin and Koo Seung-min's registration for the first team on the 13th also means the same. He gave Yoon Sung-bin the chance to start for the second consecutive year, overturning the decision that he said could not use the bullpen in the second division, and giving him a bullpen experience in the second division. Even if you can't throw it, you should let him throw a game with a big score difference" and called up again. Koo Seung-min also stressed that `The old ball is not coming out yet, but the existing pitchers are tired and it's time to throw it.'
Hwang Sung-bin and Jang Doo-sung also wrote "Kim Dong-hyuk for now" on the center fielder's problem, which is out of line. "Kim Dong-hyuk is the only player with that kind of defense range at the moment," he said, "Han Seung-hyun is also a rookie, but his defense is good." Reyes could go if it's not right,' he said, expressing his concern in an unbiased manner. This is what the existence of a 'master' is like.
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| Lotte-SSG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 14th. Manager Kim Tae-hyung is delighted when Lotte scored an additional point in the top of the eighth inning. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.14/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
