Lotte has lost 10 consecutive games, 14 games + 18 days in the first place...Is Davison's curse finally going to be lifted? LG Chirinos led by 20

Aug 21, 2025

3rd baseman Hwang Sung-bin penetrates home and is safe when Lotte and LG play at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st and Ko Seung-min's fly to second base with one out and runners on first and third in the top of the first inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.21/

Park Chan-hyung, who scored on a timely hit by Yoo Kang-nam with one out and runners on first and second bases at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st, is welcomed by manager Kim Tae-hyung. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.21/

Will the 'Davidson Curse' be finally solved.

Lotte Giants tasted the joy of a sweet first-run in about three weeks.

Lotte is playing Game 3 of the Weekday Series against the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on the 21st.

Lotte played in the lineup of Hwang Sung-bin (center fielder), Park Chan-hyung (third base), Ko Seung-min (right wing), Reyes (left wing), Yoo Kang-nam (possession), Noh Jin-hyuk (designated hitter), Na Seung-yeop (first base), Han Tae-yang (second base) and Lee Ho-joon (striker). The first choice is Lee Min-seok.

On this day, LG faced off with Chun Sung-ho (right wing), Moon Sung-joo (designated hitter), Austin (first base), Moon Bo-kyung (third base), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Park Dong-won (catcher), Koo Bon-hyuk (second base), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). Chirinos is the starter.

Lotte took a 2-0 lead from the top of the first inning, happily scoring the first run.

Hwang Sung-bin walked straight before Chirinos even got out of shape. Chirinos pitched four consecutive games only with a mid-140km pitch, but all became balls.

Park Chan-hyung then bunted the first pitch according to the standard. It was a rather strong bunt in front of the pitcher, but Hwang Sung-bin had a steal-like start, so second base was unreasonable.

Is it a disadvantage of multi-positioning. On this day, Koo Bon-hyuk's cover for first base, who played second base, was late. Chirinos couldn't throw the ball, and became the first and second bases with no outs.

A game between Lotte and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st, and Yoo Kang-nam, with one out and runners on the first and second bases, cheers with an RBI timely hit in the top of the first inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.21/

During Ko Seung-min's at-bat, Hwang Sung-bin took the lead too wide and was caught in check. Then Hwang Sung-bin immediately started with third base.

Did he think it was too late. Or did he think the third baseman's cover, which was in front of third base, was late. Oh Jihwan hesitates He couldn't throw, and he became the first and third base with no outs.

Ko Seung-min's hit was an ambiguous fly ball between the missed right fielder and the second baseman. However, second baseman Koo Bon-hyuk, not right fielder Chun Sung-ho, caught it, and Hwang jumped home after tagging up. Hwang Sung-bin's hand was narrowly fast.

Lotte's first store came out in 18 days. It is the first time since the game against Kiwoom in Gocheok on the 3rd, when Lotte won 9-3. This is why head coach Kim Tae-hyung was disappointed throughout the 10-game losing streak, saying, `If I pick the first point, I will use the operation and do something from the manager's point of view.'

Since then, Lotte has never scored the first point during its 14 games, starting with the KIA Tigers (0-2 loss) on the 5th. However, he scored first on the day and prepared a clue to break the long losing streak.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.