Davidson in crisis won 10 times + Yoon Sung-bin, KKK Lotte, stops KIA from winning 4 games in a row...Noh Jin-hyuk and Hwang Sung-bin's Pearl Pearl

Aug 06, 2025

The game between KIA and Lotte was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 6th. In the top of the fifth inning, Davidson, with one out and runners on first base, is happy after finishing the inning by treating Kim Sun-bin with a double play. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.06/

The game between KIA and Lotte was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 6th. Lotte's Yoon Sung-bin is pitching hard in the top of the eighth inning. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.06/

The Lotte Giants blocked the KIA Tigers from trying to win four consecutive games.

Lotte won 7-1 in the 14th game of the season between KIA and the team in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 6th. Lotte, ranked third, avenged its 0-2 complete defeat the previous day to KIA, recording 58 wins, 3 draws, and 45 losses in the season. Kia, ranked fourth, recorded 49 wins, four draws and 48 losses in the season.

Lotte's starting players were Jang Doo-sung (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (first baseman), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Victor Reyes (left fielder), Yoon Dong-hee (right fielder), Noh Jin-hyuk (designated hitter), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), Park Seung-wook (striker), and Han Tae-yang (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Tucker Davidson.

KIA faced off with Park Chan-ho (striker), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Na Sung-bum (right fielder), Patrick Wisdom (first baseman), Oh Sun-woo (left fielder), Kim Tae-gun (possession), and Kim Ho-ryeong (middle fielder). The starting pitcher is Adam Oler.

Davison set the stage for victory by overpowering the KIA lineup. He allowed four hits, three walks, four strikeouts, and one run in six innings to secure his 10th win (five losses) of the season. Sliders (37), fork balls (8), curves (3), and sweeper (1) were mixed with fastballs (41). The maximum fastball speed was 151km and the average speed was 147km. In the first inning, I had a hard time because I had a lot of balls, but as the innings passed, I found stability.

Davison has recently been embroiled in rumors of a replacement. It is true that he is a pitcher who has contributed the most to victory after Park Se-woong (11 wins) in Lotte, but his ability to play in the inning has fallen too much. In 22 games, quality starts were only half of them with 11 times. Since almost five innings are the limit number of pitches, it has been said early that the team should replace it with a more daunting pitcher in consideration of autumn baseball, and the recent replacement theory has been mentioned more often. He continued his much-needed pitch to survive.

From the seventh inning, Hong Min-ki (1 inning), Yoon Sung-bin (1 inning), and Jung Hyun-soo (1 inning) continued to throw to keep the victory. Yoon Sung-bin struck out all three batters in the eighth inning, sending Lotte home fans wild.

It seemed to give Kia another win. In the top of the first inning, Davison walked leadoff hitter Park Chan-ho, providing an excuse for a run. After stealing the second base, Park Chan-ho stepped on the third base when Kim Sun-bin grounded out to the second base, and Kim Do-young hit an RBI ground ball to make it 0-1.

The game between KIA and Lotte was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 6th. In the bottom of the second inning, Lotte's Noh Jin-hyuk is happy to hit an RBI equalizer with no outs and runners on the first and second bases. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.06/

The game between KIA and Lotte was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 6th. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Hwang Sung-bin, with one out, is hitting a timely two-run hit. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.06/

Lotte's batters began targeting Oler in the bottom of the second inning. Reyes' hit and Yoon Dong-hee's walk made it first and second base with no outs, and Roh Jin-hyuk hit a timely hit to make it 1-1. Yoo Kang-nam thought it was a three-run left-hander in the first and second bases with no outs, but it was overturned by a foul, but he got a walk and continued the bases loaded with no outs. After one out, Han Tae-yang got a pushout walk and turned it over 2-1, but it was regrettable that Jang Doo-sung and Ko Seung-min struck out in succession in the continued bases-loaded opportunities.

In the bottom of the third inning, Lotte completely took away the flow of the game by scoring three more points. Song Ho-young and Reyes' consecutive hits made it to first and second base with no outs, and Yoon Dong-hee got on base with a ground ball to shortstop to become first and third base with one out. With Roh Jin-hyuk's walk, the bases loaded with one out. Yoo Kang-nam stepped down as a second baseman in-field fly and loaded the bases with two outs. In addition, Park Seung-wook made a timely two-run hit to center field in the crisis of the bases loaded, widening the distance to 4-1. It was a shot that brought Oler down. At this time, KIA center fielder Kim Ho-ryeong's home throwing error overlapped, leading to an opportunity for second and third bases with two outs.

KIA replaced the mound with Kim Si-hoon, and Lotte loaded the bases with two outs with Han Tae-yang walking. Hwang Sung-bin, who Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung put in as Jang Doo-sung's great defense, then got a push walk and ran away 5-1.

Lotte scored an extra point in the bottom of the fifth inning. After one out, Yoo Kang-nam opened the scoring with a hit, and Park Seung-wook's walk and Han Tae-yang's hit loaded the bases with one out. Hwang Sung-bin then hit a timely two-run hit to the right of the center fielder to seal the 7-1 victory. It was a hit that penetrated the forward defense of the KIA infield.

Meanwhile, in the second ⅔ of innings, KIA Oller had only five hits, four walks, four strikeouts, and five runs, taking his fourth loss (8 wins) of the season. As he left due to elbow inflammation, it was his first appearance in about 40 days since the Gocheok Kiwoom Heroes match on June 25, and the result was lower than expected.

The game between KIA and Lotte was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 6th. Manager Kim Tae-hyung calls Yoo Kang-nam to talk during Kim Sun-bin's at-bat with one out and a runner on first base in the top of the fifth inning. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.06/

The game between KIA and Lotte was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 6th. KIA starter Oler is pitching hard. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.06/

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.