Gamboa 9K Show + Ko Seung-min's return shot achieved Lotte's 50 wins, Kiwoom's 4-0 rout

Jul 24, 2025

Gamboa 9K Show Ko Seung-min's return shot achieved Lotte's 50 wins, Kiwoom's 4-0 rout
A game between Kiwoom and Lotte at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 24th. Lotte's Gamboa, who is pitching as a starter. Gocheok = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.07.24/



Gamboa 9K Show Ko Seung-min's return shot achieved Lotte's 50 wins, Kiwoom's 4-0 rout
A game between Kiwoom and Lotte at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 24th. Ko Seung-min hit a solo home run against Kiwoom Chung Hyun-woo in the first inning. Gocheok = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.07.24/
Lotte Giants won two consecutive games.

Lotte beat the Kiwoom Heroes 4-0 in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 24th. Lotte, ranked third, won 50 games (42 losses and 3 draws) in the season, while Kiwoom, the lowest, lost its second consecutive game and took the 64th loss (28 wins and 3 draws) of the season.

Lotte's starting players were Hwang Sung-bin (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (first baseman), Yoon Dong-hee (right fielder), Victor Reyes (left fielder), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Han Tae-yang (second baseman), and Park Seung-wook (striker). The starting pitcher is Alec Gamboa.




Kiwoom faced off with Song Sung-moon (third baseman), Lim Ji-yeol (left fielder), Lee Ju-hyung (center fielder), Ruben Cadines (designated hitter), Choi Joo-hwan (first baseman), Joo Sung-won (right fielder), Kim Jae-hyun (catcher), Kim Byung-hwi (second baseman), and Eo Jun-seo (striker). The starting pitcher is Jung Hyun-woo.

Gamboa's good pitching shone. In seven innings, he pitched 99 pitches, one hit, one walk, nine walks, and a perfect scoreless pitch to secure his seventh win (two losses) of the season. The season's ERA was lowered from 2.22 to 1.94. He mixed sliders (31), curves (4), and changeups (1), while hitting fastballs (63). The maximum fastball speed was 155km and the average speed was 153km.

From the eighth inning, Jung Chul-won (1 inning) and Hong Min-ki (1 inning) continued to throw to keep the victory.




Gamboa 9K Show Ko Seung-min's return shot achieved Lotte's 50 wins, Kiwoom's 4-0 rout
A game between Kiwoom and Lotte at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 24th. Lotte Gamboa is sharing a high-five with her teammates after pitching in the seventh inning. Gocheok = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.07.24/
Gamboa 9K Show Ko Seung-min's return shot achieved Lotte's 50 wins, Kiwoom's 4-0 rout
A game between Kiwoom and Lotte at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 24th. Son Ho-young stole second base in the second inning. Gocheok = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.07.24/
In the batting lineup, Ko Seung-min played two hits (one home run) in four at-bats. Son Ho-young had a three-hit game.

In his first at-bat in the top of the first inning, Ko Seung-min reported a home run in two games after his return from a side injury. Chung Hyun-woo's fork ball came in high at the ball count 1B2S, and Ko Seung-min did not miss it and connected with a superior solo shot.

Lotte sealed the victory by making a three-run big inning in the top of the fifth inning with a 1-0 lead. Son Ho-young and Han Tae-yang hit a series of doubles to get the second and third bases with no outs. Manager Kim Tae-hyung showed his willingness to score additional points by putting pinch hitter Kim Min-sung in Park Seung-wook's at-bat, but he only struck out swinging. As the disappointment grew, Hwang Sung-bin hit a timely hit to the left and ran away 2-0 with one out and runners on the second and third bases.




Jung Hyun-woo balked at Ko Seung-min's at-bat with one out and runners on the first and third bases. Third baseman Han Tae-yang scored, and first baseman Hwang Sung-bin automatically advanced to second base. With 3-0. 1 out and 2nd base, Ko Seung-min hit a timely hit to widen the distance to 4-0.

Meanwhile, Kiwoom's rising star Chung Hyeon-woo recorded six hits (one homer) in six innings, one walk, three strikeouts, and four runs, taking his fifth loss of the season (two wins).

Gamboa 9K Show Ko Seung-min's return shot achieved Lotte's 50 wins, Kiwoom's 4-0 rout
A game between Kiwoom and Lotte at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 24th. Kiwoom Jung Hyun-woo, who is pitching as a starter. Gocheok = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.07.24/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.