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The game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 2nd. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung and Gamboa, who won, are happy. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.02/ |
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The game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 2nd. In the sixth inning, Lotte Gamboa is checking the first baseman with two outs and runners on first base. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.02/ |
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The game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 2nd. Lotte's Gamboa is pitching hard. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.02/ |
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Lotte Giants eliminated Gamboa, a foreign pitcher who has won six consecutive games, from the first team. Prior to the home game against the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 3rd, Lotte canceled Lee Tae-kyung and Gamboa and called up Koo Seung-min and Lee Ho-joon.
Gamboa started against LG the day before, kept it scoreless for six ⅔ innings, and won six consecutive games after one loss. He can take the mound once more against Doosan next week, but he seems to have given him a break.
If Lotte wins against LG on the day, it could tie for second place. The starting lineup was composed of Han Tae-yang (2nd baseman), Kim Min-sung (3rd baseman), Reyes (left fielder), Jeon Jun-woo (designated hitter), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), Jeon Min-jae (striker), Jung Hoon (first baseman), Han Seung-hyun (right fielder), and Jang Doo-sung (middle fielder). Reyes is a switch heater, so the only left-handed batter is Jang Doo-sung. This is a lineup in preparation for LG's left-handed starter Son Joo-young.
Son Joo-young is 6-6 with a 4.30 ERA in 15 games this season. He took the mound against Lotte. On March 23, the first game of the season, he recorded seven innings of one hit and two walks and scored his first win of the season in Jamsil.
Lotte starter Lee Min-seok is 2 wins, 2 losses and a 4.89 ERA in eight games this season. In the previous game against KT on June 27, he had eight hits, two walks, three strikeouts and five runs (one earned) in three innings.
He took the mound once against LG. He started against Lotte in Busan on May 22 and allowed six hits (two home runs), two walks, one strikeout and four runs in five innings, and became a winning pitcher with an 11-4 victory at the time.
A showdown between the starters with one win each for the opposing team. In both previous games, the team that scored the first point won. On the 1st, LG, where Austin hit the first two-run shot, won 3-2, and Lotte, which led with Jeon Joon-woo's two-run shot on the 2nd, won 5-2.
The fight for second place will be decided on this day. If LG wins, it will widen the third-place Lotte by two games, and if Lotte wins, LG and Lotte will be joint second.
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Lotte Han Tae-yang is happy after hitting a double in the bottom of the second inning at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 19th. Busan = Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.19/ |
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The game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 2nd. Lotte Kim Min-sung, with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, cheers after hitting a timely hit in the bottom of the 6th inning. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.02/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.