First sold out in the second half → Park Dong-won celebration! Elotrasico fever that couldn't stop even the dark clouds...Jamsil Lotte LG sold out 23,750 tickets

Jul 18, 2025

Jamsil Stadium was full at the start of the second half. On the 18th, which marks the opening of the second half of the year, 'Elotrasico' was sold out. Sports Chosun DB

The back-and-forth rain and the changing weather forecast could not block baseball fans.

The opening game of the second half between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on the 18th was sold out as of 6:57 p.m. Jamsil Stadium sold out a total of 23,750 people. It is LG's 27th home game of this season.

The second half starts with four consecutive games. It's literally a big match when LG and Lotte face each other in '2nd place' and '3rd place'. Winning or losing this series could be a huge butterfly effect for the rest of the season.

Is it for baseball fans who visited the scene. LG Twins' Park Dong-won even hit his first home run in the second half.

Lotte-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 6th. Lotte won the game 5 to 2. Coach Kim Tae-hyung is welcoming the players. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.6/

LG will play with Shin Min-jae (2nd base), Chun Sung-ho (3rd base), Kim Hyun-soo (3rd base), Moon Bo-kyung (1st base), Park Dong-won (designated hitter), Moon Sung-joo (right wing), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Lee Joo-heon (catcher) and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). The starter is Son Joo-young, 'Lotte Killer'.

Lotte will face Hwang Sung-bin (center fielder), Han Tae-yang (second base), Reyes (left wing), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Yoon Dong-hee (right wing), Yoo Kang-nam (posu), Na Seung-yeop (first base), Jeon Min-jae (striker) and Park Chan-hyung (third base) in the lineup. The first choice is for the first time.

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung, who met before the game, praised Yoon Dong-hee's return, saying, `The hitting is not very good, but the difference between what's there and what's not there is still a big difference.' As for Park Se-woong, who has been sluggish, he said, "'It's nine wins in the first half of the year, so I hope you'll throw it comfortably in the future.'" He is scheduled to take his first appearance in the second half of the season next week and the 23rd. The break is long, he added.

The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop is watching the game. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/

Lotte scored the first run in the top of the first inning. Leadoff Hwang Sung-bin got on base with a hit, and he stole second base after one out, followed by Jeon Joon-woo's timely hit with two outs and third base. Son Joo-young broke his scoreless streak of 19 consecutive innings in his fourth game, which had continued since last year.

LG launched a counterattack in the bottom of the second inning. Park Dong-won fired a tiebreaking solo shot to left, and when Oh Ji-hwan walked to get on base after one out, Lee Joo-heon hit an RBI double on the left-field line to turn the game around.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.