For the first time, KIA, Lotte smashed 13-0 with the first Kim Ho-ryeong explosion…Secured 3rd place, I can see the sole 2nd place

Jul 05, 2025

For the first time, KIA, Lotte smashed 13-0 with the first Kim Ho-ryeong explosion…Secured 3rd place, I can see the sole 2nd place
Lotte-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 5th. Kim Ho-ryeong, the bases loaded with no outs, is cheering after hitting a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.5/



For the first time, KIA, Lotte smashed 13-0 with the first Kim Ho-ryeong explosion…Secured 3rd place, I can see the sole 2nd place
Lotte-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 5th. Kim Ho-ryeong, the bases loaded with no outs, is welcomed after hitting a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.5/
KIA Tigers really did a good job. It pushed the Lotte Giants to fourth place and moved up to third place.

KIA won a 13-0 victory against Lotte in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 5th. KIA, which was fourth, won three consecutive games and recorded 45 wins, 36 losses, and 3 draws in the season, beating Lotte, which was tied for second, by 0.5 games to move to third place. If the LG Twins lose to the Samsung Lions on the same day, KIA will be able to reach second place alone.

For KIA, Ko Jong-wook (left fielder), Park Chan-ho (striker), Patrick Wisdom (third baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Oh Sun-woo (first baseman), Choi Won-joon (right wing), Kim Ho-ryeong (middle fielder), Han Jun-su (catcher), and Kim Kyu-sung (second baseman) started. The starting pitcher is Kim Do-hyun.




Lotte faced off with Park Chan-hyung (striker), Na Seung-yeop (designated hitter), Victor Reyes (right wing), Jeon Joon-woo (left wing), Jung Hoon (first baseman), Kim Min-sung (third baseman), Yoo Kang-nam (fosu), Kim Dong-hyuk (middle fielder), and Han Tae-yang (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Park Se-woong.

It was Kim Ho-ryeong's day. He hit his first grand slam and his first multi-homer game. He led the victory with three hits and five RBIs in five at-bats. Wisdom had three hits (one homer) and three RBIs in five at-bats, while Ko Jong-wook had two hits (one homer) and three RBIs in three at-bats.

Kim Do-hyun did his part 200% on the day he declared a break for all the must-win teams, which took three consecutive games. In seven innings, he pitched 98 pitches, three hits, two outs, one strikeout, and no run to secure his fourth win (three losses) of the season. From the eighth inning, Lee Ho-min (1 inning) and Lee Hyung-beom (1 inning) continued to throw to keep the victory.




Ko Jong-wook took the lead in attacking Park Se-woong. He hit a superior home run as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the first inning to score a 1-0 first run. He hit a fastball of 148 kilometers per hour that he was about to stick to his body. After one out, Wisdom hit a home run over the right-center field. the season's 18th shot. KIA went on a 2-0 run.

For the first time, KIA, Lotte smashed 13-0 with the first Kim Ho-ryeong explosion…Secured 3rd place, I can see the sole 2nd place
Lotte-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 5th. KIA starter Kim Do-hyun is running to first base for base cover. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.5/
For the first time, KIA, Lotte smashed 13-0 with the first Kim Ho-ryeong explosion…Secured 3rd place, I can see the sole 2nd place
Lotte-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 5th. Wizdom is cheering with coach Cho Jae-young after hitting a solo shot with one out in the bottom of the first inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.5/
For the first time, KIA, Lotte smashed 13-0 with the first Kim Ho-ryeong explosion…Secured 3rd place, I can see the sole 2nd place
Lotte-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 5th. It is welcomed after Ko Jong-wook hit a solo shot with one out in the bottom of the first inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.5/
In the bottom of the second inning, leadoff hitter Kim Ho-ryeong hit a home run for the season's matriarch. Park Se-woong's 145km/h fastball was pushed to the center and hit it over the fence in the middle. 3-0. Han Jun-su's double to left-center continued the opportunity to score additional points, and Kim Kyu-sung's sacrifice bunt made it one out and third base. Ko Jong-wook hit a sacrifice fly to center field to make it 4-0.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Kim Ho-ryeong also set the stage for additional scoring. He hit a left-handed hit as the leadoff hitter. After one out, Kim Kyu-sung got on base with an infield hit to the left of the second baseman, and Ko Jong-wook hit a ground ball RBI to the second base with one out and runners on the first and third bases to make it 5-0.




KIA won Lotte's white flag by scoring eight runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Wisdom's hit and Choi Hyung-woo's walk made it first and second base with no outs, and Oh Sun-woo hit a timely double that separated the left-center to widen the distance to 6-0. In the end, Park Se-woong came down from the mound.

With Lotte replacing the mound with Chung Hyun-soo, KIA pushed more. Choi Won-joon got a walk in the chances of the second and third bases with no outs, and Kim Ho-ryeong hit a grand slam in the middle to make it 10-0. It's actually the end of the game. Chung Hyun-soo was out of his mind after being hit with a grand slam. Han Jun-su and Kim Kyu-sung got consecutive walks, and Ko Jong-wook hit an infield hit that hit the first baseman to load the bases with no outs again.

Lotte replaced the mound again with Kim Sang-soo. Park Chan-ho struck out swinging, but with the bases loaded with one out, Wisdom hit a two-run timely double to left-center to run 12-0. With one out and runners on the second and third bases, Choi Hyung-woo hit an RBI grounder to the first base to run to 13-0.

Lotte replaced a large number of key players ahead of its defense in the bottom of the sixth inning. Catcher Yoo Kang-nam was replaced by Son Sung-bin, first baseman Jung Hoon was replaced by second baseman Lee Ho-joon, right fielder Reyes was replaced by left fielder Han Seung-hyun and left fielder Jeon Joon-woo by center fielder Jang Doo-sung. Third baseman Park Seung-wook moved to first base, second baseman Han Tae-yang to third, and center fielder Kim Dong-hyuk to right field. It was a declaration of abandonment of the game.

Meanwhile, Lotte's Park Se-woong only allowed eight runs with 81 pitches and 11 hits (three homers), two outs and three strikeouts in four innings, taking his sixth loss (nine wins) of the season.

For the first time, KIA, Lotte smashed 13-0 with the first Kim Ho-ryeong explosion…Secured 3rd place, I can see the sole 2nd place
Lotte-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 5th. Park Se-woong, who allowed consecutive home runs in the bottom of the first inning, is disappointed. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.5/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.