Two, three, six, seven, nine episodes. Five double plays in a day! The victory made by the LG infield team...Son Joo-young pitched 6 innings with one run → 2-1 victory over broken Lotte

Jul 18, 2025

Two, three, six, seven, nine episodes. Five double plays in a day! The victory made by the LG infield team...Son Joo-young pitched 6 innings with one run → 2-1 victory over broken Lotte
photo courtesy of LG Twins



Two, three, six, seven, nine episodes. Five double plays in a day! The victory made by the LG infield team...Son Joo-young pitched 6 innings with one run → 2-1 victory over broken Lotte
photo courtesy of LG Twins
It ended with a double play until the end. The LG Twins took a step away after catching the Lotte Giants with a watertight infield defense.

LG won the opening game of the second half of the professional baseball league against the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 18th by 2-1 and one point.

With the victory, LG won its 49th game (two draws and 38 losses), widening the gap with third-place Lotte to two games.




In the top of the first inning, he gave up the first run, but he scored two points in the bottom of the second inning and turned it over. Starter Son Joo-young ended his scoreless inning march against Lotte at '19', but he pitched hard with one run in six innings to win his eighth win of the season, while maintaining the reputation of 'Lotte Killer'.

On the other hand, Lotte lost for the 40th time (47 wins and 3 draws), trailing the fourth-place KIA Tigers by one game. Starter Gamboa continued his good pitching after going to Korea with two runs in six innings, but his six-game winning streak was cut off. The flow was repeatedly cut off by the five double plays that came out at every crisis.

On this day, LG played in the lineup of 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). Son Joo-young will be selected.




Lotte faced off with 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). Let's start with Gamboa.

Two, three, six, seven, nine episodes. Five double plays in a day! The victory made by the LG infield team...Son Joo-young pitched 6 innings with one run → 2-1 victory over broken Lotte
The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. Son Joo-young, who finished the top of the third inning without losing a point, is delighted. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, who met before the game, said "All the teams hold out. Above all, it is important that the key players who have no injuries and who have to do it are consistently good." For Shin Min-jae, expectations are different, but this year, the only thing we can do is maintain the status quo", Song Chan-eui said, `I give you a chance, but you catch it yourself. I gave you as much as I could," he said in a blip. As for Song Seung-ki, who is competing with Ahn Hyun-min for the Rookie of the Year award, "I hope you do better in the second half." We have rivals, so it will help each other."

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said, `It's fortunate that Choi Jun-yong is here. It must have been difficult with just one Jung Chul-won. "If the starters eat more innings like they did at the beginning of the season, the bullpen will rest and feel more comfortable."




Lotte will run the starting rotation as Gamboa, Davidson, Na Kyun-an, Lee Min-seok and Park Se-woong in the second half of the year. Coach Kim Tae-hyung said, `But Davidson is throwing well, if not in the top class,' adding, `Park Se-woong will go out on Wednesday the 23rd. It's been so bad lately, so..." he explained.

Lotte picked the first point. In the top of the first inning, leadoff Hwang Sung-bin got on base with a hit, and Jeon Joon-woo's timely hit to the middle of the third base with two outs.

Two, three, six, seven, nine episodes. Five double plays in a day! The victory made by the LG infield team...Son Joo-young pitched 6 innings with one run → 2-1 victory over broken Lotte
photo courtesy of LG Twins
LG's leadoff hitter Shin Min-jae also hit a single in the bottom of the first inning, but Moon Bo-kyung, the fourth batter, struck out with two outs and second base.

However, Lotte's heartbreaking double play march began in the second inning. Yoo Kang-nam got on base with a hit, but Jeon Min-jae's 643 double play came out after one out.

On the other hand, LG changed its mood in the bottom of the second inning when leadoff hitter Park Dong-won's tying solo shot exploded. In the ball count 3B2S, he hit a high slider in the middle of the fifth 138km and crossed the left fence. The distance is 116 meters.

Then, after one out, Oh Ji-hwan walked, and Lee Joo-heon hit an RBI double that fell to the third base line. It was the final hit of the day.

Lotte made one out and runners on first and third with Hwang Sung-bin and Han Tae-yang's consecutive hits after one out in the top of the third inning, but Reyes stepped down with a 543 double play.

Lotte's Gamboa was firm. In the bottom of the fourth inning, he overcame the crisis with two outs and runners on first and second bases. In the bottom of the fifth inning, when LG's Chun Sung-ho was caught in check and stole second base, Lotte's first baseman Na Seung-yeop's bad pitch led to a crisis with one out and third base. However, he struck out Kim Hyun-soo and grounded out Moon Bo-kyung to second base.

Two, three, six, seven, nine episodes. Five double plays in a day! The victory made by the LG infield team...Son Joo-young pitched 6 innings with one run → 2-1 victory over broken Lotte
The match between Hanwha and LG at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop is answering reporters' questions in the dugout. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.14/
Lotte's Reyes hit a double to left-center after one out in the top of the sixth inning, but Jeon Joon-woo's well-hit ball became a direct hit to shortstop, leading to a double play.

Gamboa finished the pitch with one run in six innings with up to 156km of fastballs, Son Joo-young also used up to 149km of fastballs, curves, cut fastballs, sliders, and folk balls in various ways, and finished the pitch with one run in six innings.

Lotte's Yoo Kang-nam hit a hit after one out against the changed pitcher Lee Jung-yong in the top of the seventh inning, but Na Seung-yeop's 436 double play hit the chest again.

However, Lotte showed its will to win by putting in Hong Min-ki in the bottom of the seventh inning and Choi Jun-yong in the bottom of the eighth inning.

LG put in Kim Jin-sung in the top of the eighth inning followed by Yoo Young-chan in the top of the ninth inning. Lotte's first batter Han Tae-yang walked to get on base, but Reyes struck out and Jeon Jun-woo struck out five of the day? The game ended with a double play.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.