53 come-from-behind wins, LG 70 wins, first come first served. He has a 77.1% chance of winning the regular league. Lotte has lost 10 consecutive games for the first time in 22 years since 2003
Aug 20, 2025
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LG tied the game with Koo Bon-hyuk's timely hit in the bottom of the sixth inning, trailing 2-3 at home against the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 20th, and won 5-3 with Austin's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning and Park Dong-won's wedge double in the bottom of the eighth inning. LG, which won three consecutive games on the day, recorded 70 wins, two draws and 43 losses. He was the first to reach the 70th victory mark and continued his run to first place. The probability of winning the regular league is 77.1% (27 times out of 35) and the probability of winning the Korean Series is 62.9% (22 times out of 35).
Lotte led by 3-2 and 1 point due to Reyes' three-run shot, but the bullpen lost in reverse and humiliated it to lose 10 consecutive games for the first time in 22 years since July 2003.
For LG, Moon Sung-joo, who was replaced in the middle of the game due to pelvic discomfort the previous day, was excluded from the starting lineup. So I placed Chun Sung-ho on the empty second batter. The starting lineup was composed of Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Chun Sung-ho (right fielder), Austin (1st baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (3rd baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (left fielder), Oh Ji-hwan (designated hitter), Koo Bon-hyuk (striker), Lee Joo-heon (catcher), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder).
Lotte eliminated Yoon Dong-hee and Hong Min-ki and posted Na Seung-yeop and Choi Jun-yong on the same day. The lineup was made up of Han Tae-yang (second baseman), Son Ho-young (designated hitter), Ko Seung-min (right fielder), Reyes (left fielder), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), Kim Min-sung (third baseman), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Lee Ho-joon (striker), and Hwang Sung-bin (middle fielder). Initially, Jeon Min-jae was listed as a shortstop, but he was changed to Lee Ho-joon due to side pain during defensive training.
LG seemed to dominate the domestic starting showdown between LG Son Joo-young and Lotte Na Kyun-an.
Son Joo-young is doing well with a 1.19 ERA with two wins and no losses in five games in the second half, and has a tremendous 0.47 ERA in three games against Lotte this season. Na Kyun-an also lost only one game in five games in the second half, but had a stable ERA of 3.14. He took the mound once against LG and allowed eight hits (two homers) and four runs (three earned) in five innings in the Busan game (7-7 draw) on May 21.
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Lotte had a good opportunity to steal second base with one out after Son Ho-young drew a walk in the top of the first inning, but Ko Seung-min struck out and Reyes grounded out in front of the third base. LG started with a good chance of first and second base with no outs due to consecutive hits by Shin Min-jae and Chun Sung-ho in the bottom of the first inning, but Austin struck out three pitches, Moon Bo-kyung grounded out in front of the first baseman, and Kim Hyun-soo was out one after another with a shortstop line drive, failing to score.
In the top of the second inning, Lotte also created a chance for two outs and runners on first and second bases with a hit by Yoo Kang-nam High School's Lee Ho-joon, but Hwang Sung-bin grounded out in front of the pitcher. And in the bottom of the second inning, LG scored the first point. Oh Ji-hwan's solo shot to the middle wall.
In 2B2S, a 145.7km fastball, the lowest among the sixth pitches, became a home run over the middle fence with a distance of 131m. Soon after, right fielder Ko Seung-min threw the ball back on Koo Bon-hyuk's right-handed hit made it second base with no outs, and Lee Joo-heon's sacrifice bunt added one run with Park Hae-min's ground ball in front of the first base to make it 2-0.
However, LG's lead did not last long. In the top of the third inning, Lotte quickly turned it over with a big one.
Son Joo-young, who had poor control on the day, also had a high ball in the top of the third inning. After one out, he gave up consecutive walks to Son Ho-young and Ko Seung-min, making it one out and first and second bases. And Reyes didn't miss this chance. In the unfavorable count of 2S, he vigorously rolled up a low 122km curve in the middle of the third pitch and crossed the middle fence. 3-2 come from behind.
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LG also failed to target Na Kyun-an after scoring in the bottom of the second inning. Since Austin, the leader, got on base with a walk in the bottom of the third inning, 11 batters have been out with consecutive miscues until the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs.
Son Joo-young also threw an uneasy pitch with 80 pitches until the fourth inning, but he recorded his first three-and-out with eight balls in the top of the fifth inning and also came out in the top of the sixth inning to finish his mission with 12 balls. Despite his poor control, he had four hits (one home run), four walks, five strikeouts, and three runs in six innings.
LG's batters tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning, bringing the game to square one.
Oh Ji-hwan's walk after two outs was an opportunity for LG.
When Na Kyun-an, who had been pitching well, reached 84, head coach Kim Tae-hyung quickly put in the winning team to keep the one-point gap. Replaced with Jeong Cheol-won. Na Kyun-an went down with the winning pitcher requirements, allowing five hits (one home run), two walks, six strikeouts, and two runs (one earned run) in five ⅔ innings.
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LG, which changed the atmosphere, took a chance to turn the tables in the bottom of the seventh inning. After one out, Shin Min-jae's infield hit to shortstop and Chun Sung-ho's right-handed hit made the first and third bases. Lotte put in Choi Jun-yong, who was in the first team. There was an important match against Austin.
In 1B1S, a strong hit on the 138km slider, which was driven to the middle of the third pitch, flew wide to the left. Left fielder Reyes caught it, but third baseman Shin Min-jae homered leisurely, becoming a sacrifice fly for a 4-3 reversal.
LG put Kim Young-woo, who was recently promoted to a must-win group, as a setup man in the top of the eighth inning. However, Lotte took the opportunity as the lead Reyes got on base with a straight walk. The pinch runner, Jang Doo-sung. Yoo Kang-nam stepped down with a fly to right field and got one out and one base.
When pinch hitter Roh Jin-hyuk swung and missed the fourth pitch in 2B1S, Jang Doo-sung succeeded in stealing the second base. Jang Doo-sung safely landed on second base as the ball fell back. However, Roh Jin-hyuk struck out swinging and became a second base with two outs.
LG quickly put Yoo Young-chan in to protect the victory.
The match against Na Seung-yeop. Two consecutive fouls came out in 2B2S, and he swung and missed on a high ball outside the seventh pitch. LG succeeded in maintaining a one-point lead.
And LG lightened Yoo Young-chan's shoulders by scoring an additional point in the bottom of the eighth inning. After Koo Bon-hyuk walked, Park Dong-won added one more run with a double that hit the left fence to lead 5-3.
Lotte created a chance with a double that hit the right fence of pinch hitter Park Chan-hyung, who came out as the leadoff hitter in the top of the ninth inning. However, Yoo Young-chan struck out Hwang Sung-bin with three folk balls, and Han Tae-yang struck out with a slider. Yoo Young-chan, who played against Son Ho-young, had a foul home run in 2B2S, but later applied for a video review, as the first base judge ruled a swing on the 6th pitch of the check swing. The result is the North Wing.
The game that went from the full count to the ninth pitch with seven and eight consecutive fouls eventually led to a walk with a high ball.
At the opportunity of two outs and runners on first and second bases, but Ko Seung-min ended the game with a fly to the third baseman.
Yoo Young-chan made 16 saves. The winning pitcher is Lee Jung-yong.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
