Lotte has lost 9 games in a row! Humiliation after 20 years, I can't see an exit...LG won another scoreless pitch by a new foreigner + Kim Hyun-soo's net shot.

Aug 19, 2025

Lotte has lost 9 games in a row! Humiliation after 20 years, I can't see an exit...LG won another scoreless pitch by a new foreigner Kim Hyun-soo's net shot.
In the game between Lotte and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 19th, Kim Hyun-soo hits a two-run home run with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.19/



Lotte has lost 9 games in a row! Humiliation after 20 years, I can't see an exit...LG won another scoreless pitch by a new foreigner Kim Hyun-soo's net shot.
Smile at the game between Lotte and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 19th, and Austin, who caught Reyes' straight hit with two outs and a runner on first base in the top of the third inning. Jamsil= Reporter's book@sportschosun.comm/2025.08.19/
Lotte has lost 9 games in a row! Humiliation after 20 years, I can't see an exit...LG won another scoreless pitch by a new foreigner Kim Hyun-soo's net shot.
In the game between Lotte and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 19th, Oh Ji-hwan hit the first RBI double in the bottom of the fourth inning and advanced to third base. Jamsil= Reporter's book@sportschosun.comm/2025.08.19/
There's only a dark tunnel. There is no way out because you can't catch it even if you're given a chance.

The LG Twins won 5-2 in Game 12 of the season against the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 19th.

A total of 23,750 tickets were sold out as of 6:15 p.m. It is LG's 33rd home game sold out this year.




Starter Tolhurst pitched six scoreless innings. Oh Ji-hwan's first-run timely hit in the fourth inning became the winning hit. In the fifth inning, Moon Sung-joo's two-run timely hit took the first opportunity in a long time. The bullpen, which led to Kim Jin-sung, Kim Young-woo, and Jang Hyun-sik, also defended well without losing a point.

With the victory, LG took the lead with its 69th win (two draws and 43 losses). He has an evenly stable power in pitching and bullpen is getting more stable. This is why they are not behind in the lead fight against Hanwha.

Lotte, on the other hand, is now worried about its double-digit losing streak. He lost for the 54th time (58 wins and 4 draws) due to the defeat, and now even maintaining his 50% winning rate is threatened. Fortunately, SSG Landers lost to KT Wiz on the same day, keeping the third place.




Lotte's nine-game losing streak is the first in 20 years since 2005. The franchise's biggest losing streak in history was 15 consecutive losses in 2003.

Lotte has lost 9 games in a row! Humiliation after 20 years, I can't see an exit...LG won another scoreless pitch by a new foreigner Kim Hyun-soo's net shot.
Lotte and Samsung held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 17th. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung is watching the game. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.17/
LG played in the lineup of Shin Min-jae (2nd base), Moon Sung-joo (right wing), Austin (1st base), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Park Dong-won (catcher), Koo Bon-hyuk (3rd base), and Park Hae-min (midfielder). The starter is Tolhurst.

Lotte faced off with Han Tae-yang (2nd base), Ko Seung-min (1st base), Son Ho-young (designated hitter), Reyes (left wing), Yoon Dong-hee (right wing), Yoo Kang-nam (posu), Kim Min-sung (third base), Jeon Min-jae (striker) and Hwang Sung-bin (midfielder). Velazquez is the first choice.




They are the two teams that threw a game-winner to replace foreign pitchers at the last minute. LG recruited Tolhurst and Lotte recruited Velazquez, respectively. Coincidentally, the confrontation took place on this day. In his debut, Tolhurst, who pitched well with seven scoreless innings, and Velazquez, who collapsed with five runs in three innings, intersected.

Before the game, Lotte canceled defensive coach Kim Min-ho from the first team and registered bench coach Kim Min-jae instead. It seems that he has sought to renew the atmosphere amid a slump of one draw and eight losses in the last nine games.

Jeon Jun-woo, who left on the 6th due to a hamstring injury, was re-examined the day before and accompanied the first team from that day. Lotte is in the stage of light field training. He will accompany the three consecutive games in Jamsil and conduct training with the first-team squad. Detailed technical training such as hitting is still difficult. Head coach Kim Tae-hyung sees Jeon Jun-woo's return period around September," he replied. "If you pick the first point, it's easy to use the strategy, but it's hard because you can't do it."," he said, expressing his frustration.

Lotte has lost 9 games in a row! Humiliation after 20 years, I can't see an exit...LG won another scoreless pitch by a new foreigner Kim Hyun-soo's net shot.
The game between SSG Landers and LG Twins at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 17th. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop is watching the game. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.17/
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop watched the three consecutive games against Hanwha scheduled for September 26-28, the end of the regular season, saying, `I'm telling you to play at the end, but I hope the ranking fight doesn't go until the end. I think it's going to be too stressful," he said with a smile. Regarding the recent revival of the lineup, "The main hitters endured the difficult times well. I'm glad you're here at the most important time of the year."

In the bottom of the first inning, LG had a chance with one out and runners on the first and second bases with consecutive hits by Moon Sung-joo and Austin, but Moon Bo-kyung struck out and Kim Hyun-soo grounded out to first base.

Lotte also had a chance to score with one out and runners on the first and second bases with Yoon Dong-hee's walk and Yoo Kang-nam's hit in the top of the second inning. Kim Min-sung struck out, but when Jeon Min-jae grounded out in front of the pitcher, Tolhurst's error overlapped and loaded the bases with two outs. However, Hwang Sung-bin struck out.

Lotte has lost 9 games in a row! Humiliation after 20 years, I can't see an exit...LG won another scoreless pitch by a new foreigner Kim Hyun-soo's net shot.
A game between Lotte and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 19th, and Moon Sung-joo, with one out and runners on the second and third bases, is happy with a two-run timely hit in the bottom of the fifth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's book@sportschosun.comm/2025.08.19/
After that, both pitchers passed easily until the third inning. After two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning, Kim Hyun-soo walked to get on base, and Oh Ji-hwan's hit to the right-center. LG took advantage of the Lotte defense's easy relay play to turn Kim Hyun-soo home and won the first point.

Velazquez's physical strength dropped a bit in the fifth inning. The fastball speed fell to the early-mid 140km, and the ball control was shaken. He gave a hit to Koo Bon-hyuk, the first batter, and a walk to Park Hae-min, who took a blatant bunt posture. Shin Min-jae's bunt allowed Moon Sung-joo to make a two-run timely hit that exceeded the height of the second baseman.

The crisis continued with one out and runners on first and second bases as Austin gave up a deep infield hit to shortstop, but Moon Bo-kyung's straight hit to second base led to a double play. Velazquez struggled to finish the fifth inning. It was seven hits and three runs.

Lotte has lost 9 games in a row! Humiliation after 20 years, I can't see an exit...LG won another scoreless pitch by a new foreigner Kim Hyun-soo's net shot.
In the game between Lotte and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 19th, Kim Hyun-soo hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning with one out and runners on first base. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.19/
On the other hand, Tolhurst defended well with 85 pitches and six scoreless innings. He gave up five hits and three four outs, but did not allow him to return home. He mixed up to 153 kilometers of fastball, cut pass ball, fork ball, and curve to show an extraordinary level of control.

LG sealed the victory with Kim Hyun-soo's two-run shot in the bottom of the eighth inning. Lotte went in the final chase against Jang Hyun-sik in the top of the ninth inning with Reyes hitting a two-run timely hit, but it was not enough to turn the game around.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.