It's too bad for the Hanwha match Still emerging shock upset loss nightmare: Coach Kim Tae-hyung's ace must cut it off for eight consecutive losses.
Aug 17, 2025
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Lotte Giants manager Kim Tae-hyung expressed his strong will to escape eight consecutive losses.
Lotte will play the last of three consecutive weekend games against the Samsung Lions at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 17th. Lotte lost eight games starting with the KIA Tigers on the 7th and ending with the Samsung game on the 16th. The batters were in incredible group trouble and couldn't win because they couldn't score. I forgot all the rides I've earned so far. Ahead of the match, he was chased by the fourth-place SSG Landers by half a game. Before the losing streak began, there were as many as five games between the two teams.
It's not an excuse. We need to break the losing streak as soon as possible. In particular, this is the day when ace Gamboa takes the mound. Because the opponent's starter Lee Seung-hyun's pace is not good, Lotte must win.
Coach Kim, who met ahead of the game, expressed his faith in Gamboa, saying, `The ace should cut the losing streak.' Perhaps it's because of Gamboa's lack of power, but there are times when the ball flies in and goes in "That may be an advantage. Rather, he explained, "If you fly like that, you can get confused by batters because the ball control is faster than getting caught."
As for how he tries to calm the atmosphere of the team that has been losing consecutive games, coach Kim said, `On the contrary, when you do well, you say something not to be hurt, but now you don't even say anything. He asked me to be confident, but it's easy for the players to say, so I covered my disciples, saying, "Would it be easy for the players?"
Coach Kim continued "I don't think I've ever had a big losing streak while coaching. "When I was a player, the coach had a drink with the players, but now I can't think of a breakthrough. I'm sorry that I lost against Hanwha."
Lotte led 4-3 until the top of the ninth inning in the final game of the three consecutive games during the week against the Hanwha Eagles in Daejeon on the 14th, but allowed a tie in the bottom of the ninth inning and suffered a walk-off loss in the 11th inning. At that time, catcher Information-geun's complacent play and Han Seung-hyun's ridiculous base run, which came out of the opportunity to score additional points, caused a shocking reversal and eventually increased the number of consecutive losses to eight. Coach Kim thought that day was the best chance to end the losing streak at 5. There is no choice but to be disappointed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
