Hwang Sung-bin and Ko Seung-min → Ko Seung-min and Son Ho-young → Jang Doo-sung and Ko Seung-min. The leadoff changed again. I'm looking for a table setter to lead Lotte

Jul 31, 2025

Lotte Jang Doo-sung is happy to hit in the bottom of the 6th inning of the game between Doosan and Lotte at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium on the 8th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.08/

The game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 1st. Lotte's Ko Seung-min is cheering after hitting a timely hit with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the third inning. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.01/

The match between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 25th. Davison took the mound as a starting pitcher for Lotte. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.25/

Lotte Giants, who suffered a come-from-behind loss while winning six consecutive games, will start their lineup anew with a new lineup.

Lotte formed the starting lineup of Jang Doo-sung (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (right wing), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Reyes (left wing), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), Han Tae-yang (second baseman), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), and Park Seung-wook (striker) in the home game against the NC Dinos at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 31st.

The table setters were different in all three games. On the 29th, Hwang Sung-bin and Ko Seung-min were dispatched, but when Hwang Sung-bin had no hits and only one walk in three at-bats, he made a table setter with Ko Seung-min and Son Ho-young on the 30th. Since returning to the first team, he believed in the good batting sense of Ko Seung-min, who hit .400 in six games, and Son Ho-young, who hit .529. However, Ko Seung-min went 0-for-5 and So Ho-young also went 0-for-4 with one hit and one walk. The team led 4-2 the previous day and lost 4-9. After being overturned 4-6 in the sixth inning, the hit failed to target the NC mound, and the bullpen lost with additional runs, stopping the winning streak.

As a result, the team moved away from the winning No. 1 Hanwha by five games and No. 2 LG by three games.

In response, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung adjusted the table setter once again and created a new combination this time with Jang Doo-sung and Ko Seung-min. Jang Doo-sung, who filled Hwang's injury gap well, will make his first start in the second half.

Tucker Davidson is the starting pitcher for Lotte on the day. He is 8-5 with a 3.61 ERA in 20 appearances. In the match against NC, he pitched in two games and recorded a 1-1 record with a 2.31 ERA.

On April 12, he became a winning pitcher with two hits and five walks in six innings in Busan, but on June 25, he became a losing pitcher with seven hits (one home run) and two walks and three runs in five ⅔ innings in Changwon. As Lotte lost even after taking the mound the previous day after taking the mound of ace Alec Gamboa, today, when Davison took the mound, Lotte must win to enter the weekend's three consecutive games against Kiwoom in a more comfortable state.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.