Lotte, who is in tears after leading 60, failed to escape 10 consecutive losses...128 minutes of blood fight with LG, 66 draw

Aug 21, 2025

Lotte, who is in tears after leading 60, failed to escape 10 consecutive losses...128 minutes of blood fight with LG, 66 draw
A game between Lotte and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st, Austin hits a chasing solo home run and cheers in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.21/



Lotte, who is in tears after leading 60, failed to escape 10 consecutive losses...128 minutes of blood fight with LG, 66 draw
Lee Ho-joon hits a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning in a game between Lotte and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.21/
I didn't know it would be this hard to win a game. The giant legion missed another golden opportunity in 14 days.

Game 3 of the midweek series between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on the 21st ended in a 6-6 draw after 128 minutes of extra time.

As a result, Lotte has yet to win since the game against the KIA Tigers on August 7, when Davison's last game and victory was the first 10 wins in history. It's a long and tough `Davidson's Curse.'




With this, Lotte recorded 58 wins, five draws and 55 losses. Although it remained in fourth place, the difference from third place widened to 0.5 games as SSG Landers won on the day.

As the result of a series of bullpen mobilization, the weekend series against the NC Dinos is also a dark cloud. In particular, Choi Jun-yong, the core of the bullpen, was in charge of the Futures KT Wiz match on the 19th and the LG match on the 20th and 21st.

Lotte's 10th consecutive loss is the first humiliation in 22 years since former coach Baek In-cheon's 12th consecutive loss in the opening of the 2003 season and 15th consecutive loss in July and August.




Lotte, who is in tears after leading 60, failed to escape 10 consecutive losses...128 minutes of blood fight with LG, 66 draw
Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung smiles at the LG team before the game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.21/
LG had its third draw (70 wins and 43 losses) this season. However, as the second-place Hanwha Eagles lost on the day, the gap with Hanwha increased to five games.

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. Lotte suffered a worse blow when its main shortstop Jeon Min-jae was removed from the first team due to damage to his internal oblique muscles.

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, who is in tears after leading 60, failed to escape 10 consecutive losses...128 minutes of blood fight with LG, 66 draw
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/
From the beginning, LG was rarely shaken. In the top of the first inning, LG starter Chirinos gave a straight walk to leadoff Hwang Sung-bin, and LG second baseman Koo Bon-hyuk's first base cover was late when Park Chan-hyung bunt. Then, as soon as second baseman Hwang Sung-bin was caught in check, he quickly turned to the third base steal and shook LG's infield.

When Ko Seung-min's ambiguous second baseman fly ball, Hwang Sung-bin boldly penetrated home and became safe, and Yoo Kang-nam's timely hit followed by a ball that hit Reyes' body to score two points without difficulty.

In the third inning, Ko Seung-min and Reyes made first and second base with no outs, and added one more run with third baseman Moon Bo-kyung's bad pitch when Yoo Kang-nam's sacrifice bunt. Na Seung-yeop's ground ball steadily added one more point, 4-0.

And in the top of the fourth inning, Lee Ho-joon's solo shot, which no one expected, broke out. He recorded a 124.7m distance over the right fence. It was his first home run since his professional debut, which was not even in the Futures. Lotte also led 6-0 in the top of the fifth inning with Na Seung-yeop's timely hit following Noh Jin-hyuk's direct triple on the left fence.

Lotte, who is in tears after leading 60, failed to escape 10 consecutive losses...128 minutes of blood fight with LG, 66 draw
A game between Lotte and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st, Lee Ho-joon hit a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning and is welcomed by manager Kim Tae-hyung. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.21/
But the bud of reversal has sprouted. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Austin hit and Moon Bo-kyung walked to get on base. Lotte's bench, which did not have a proper bullpen, demanded Lee Min-seok 'a little more', but he couldn't hold on anymore when Kim Hyun-soo walked out and loaded the bases with no outs.

Lotte put up Jung Chul-won, but allowed Oh Ji-hwan to make a timely RBI, and gave up one more point with a wild pitch after one out. In addition, LG Koo Bon-hyuk's two-run timely hit was added, leading to 4-6. Lotte posted its third pitcher, Chung Hyun-soo, and blocked the following two outs and runners on second and third bases.

However, LG hit a large home run against Chung Hyun-soo in the bottom of the seventh inning that Austin, the leadoff hitter, almost became an out-of-the-field home run with a whopping 137.5m. Moon Bo-kyung then hit a 121.2m consecutive batter home run over the left-center fence, the furthest in Jamsil. He hit his 23rd consecutive batter home run this year, tying the game 6-6 at once.

Lotte, who is in tears after leading 60, failed to escape 10 consecutive losses...128 minutes of blood fight with LG, 66 draw
A game between Lotte and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st, and Kim Won-joong, with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, is happy to treat Moon Bo-kyung as an infield ground ball. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.21/
Lotte eventually took out Choi Jun-yong's card, which he had saved, and Choi Jun-yong finished the bottom of the seventh inning after struggling to reach first and second bases with two outs. Lotte had a chance against LG Jang Hyun-sik at the top of the eighth inning with two outs and runners on the second and third bases, but failed to target LG Kim Jin-sung. Kim Jin-sung went into extra time in the top of the ninth inning and Lotte closer Kim Won-joong in the bottom of the ninth inning, respectively.

Lotte was blocked by Ham Deok-joo in the top of the 10th inning due to a three-way exit. After one out in the bottom of the 10th inning, LG had a chance to load the bases with one out with three consecutive hits by Park Hae-min, Park Kwan-woo and Moon Sung-joo. However, Kim Won-joong struck out Austin after a full count match, and Moon Bo-kyung grounded out.

Lotte's Park Chan-hyung walked after one out in the top of the 11th inning, but pinch runner Jang Doo-sung failed to steal second base and lost his last chance.

After two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning, Park Dong-won got on base with a hit, and pinch runner Choi Seung-min was put in. Choi Seung-min stole second base, but the last batter Koo Bon-hyuk stepped down with a ground ball to shortstop, ending the game with a draw.

Lotte, who is in tears after leading 60, failed to escape 10 consecutive losses...128 minutes of blood fight with LG, 66 draw
Lee Jung-yong is delighted to finish pitching in the top of the 11th inning at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.21/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.