Nightmarish escape of seven consecutive losses! Alcantara's return to his prime has allowed eight scoreless innings → Lotte, the No. 1 hit, has four hits...Kiwoom paid back as much as he got

Aug 01, 2025

Nightmarish escape of seven consecutive losses! Alcantara's return to his prime has allowed eight scoreless innings → Lotte, the No. 1 hit, has four hits...Kiwoom paid back as much as he got
Kium Alcantara is struggling. Gocheok = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.07.04/



Nightmarish escape of seven consecutive losses! Alcantara's return to his prime has allowed eight scoreless innings → Lotte, the No. 1 hit, has four hits...Kiwoom paid back as much as he got
Kium Alcantara is looking at the ball. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.10/
It felt like I was watching Alcantara in 2020. The opposing batters were helpless due to their flexible movements and overwhelming fastballs swinging their long arms.

Kiwoom Heroes won 2-0 against the Lotte Giants at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 1st with Alcantara, who pitched well with four hits and four outs in eight innings.

Alcantara showed off her overwhelming presence as if she had turned time back five years to 2020, when she won the pitcher Golden Glove. Lotte rarely hit Alcantara's ball and failed to increase the number of pitches. After the eighth inning, Alcantara pitched just 106.




With this, Kiwoom managed to break the seven-game losing streak that began with the Gocheok Lotte match on July 23. He broke the losing streak that began against Lotte in the game against Lotte. Considering that Lotte is busy with the opponent, it is even more painful to pay back. He won his 29th win (4 draws and 69 losses) and took a step toward recovering his winning rate of 30%.

On the other hand, Lotte lost for the 44th time (55 wins and 3 draws) due to the loss. The loss to the lowest Kiwoom is more than one loss for the remaining nine teams.

In the midst of a fierce mid-range battle, he has made three consecutive wins, widening the gap from fourth place, but no relief. All baseball fans watched the KIA Tigers, who seemed to be cruising to third place, fall in an instant.




On this day, Lotte will play as a lineup of Jang Doo-sung (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (first base), Son Ho-young (third base), Reyes (left wing), Yoon Dong-hee (designated hitter), Yoo Kang-nam (fosu), Han Tae-yang (second base), Park Seung-wook (striker) and Kim Dong-hyuk (right wing). Jeon Joon-woo, who has hamstring pain, is out, and Yoon Dong-hee is also the designated hitter. The first choice is Lee Min-seok.

Nightmarish escape of seven consecutive losses! Alcantara's return to his prime has allowed eight scoreless innings → Lotte, the No. 1 hit, has four hits...Kiwoom paid back as much as he got
A game between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Lotte Giants at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 22nd. Kiwoom's acting coach Seol Jong-jin and Lim Ji-yeol, who won, are happy. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.22/
Kiwoom newly registered rookie Yeom Seung-won in the first team and started as the ninth designated hitter. The lineup consists of Lee Joo-hyung (center fielder), Lim Ji-yeol (left fielder), Song Sung-moon (third base), Choi Joo-hwan (first base), Cardines (right wing), Ko Young-woo (second base), Kim Jae-hyun (catcher), Kwon Hyuk-bin (striker), and Yeom Seung-won (designated hitter). The starter is Alcantara.

The new foreign pitcher C.C. Mercedes, who joined on this day, is scheduled to leave for Japan on the 5th to issue a work visa. He is scheduled to start three consecutive weekend games against the Doosan Bears on the 8th and 10th at the earliest.




Lotte seemed to be on a good track by catching Song Sung-moon, who got on base with a walk in the bottom of the first inning. However, it was regrettable that Kim Dong-hyuk struck out with the bases loaded with two outs made with Yoo Kang-nam hit, Han Tae-yang walk, and Park Seung-wook hit after two outs in the top of the second inning. Such a golden chance did not come to the end of the game. Han Tae-yang's walk was the only four pitches Alcantara gave up on the day.

Kiwoom also had Ko Young-woo's double play in the bottom of the second inning. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Ko Young-woo grounded out with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, causing regret. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Lee Joo-hyung struck out with two outs and a third base.

However, Alcantara tied Lotte's batters tightly and gave them no chance, and Kiwoom eventually scored.

Nightmarish escape of seven consecutive losses! Alcantara's return to his prime has allowed eight scoreless innings → Lotte, the No. 1 hit, has four hits...Kiwoom paid back as much as he got
A game between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Lotte Giants at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 22nd. Kiwoom Joo Seung-woo is pitching hard. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.22/
In the bottom of the sixth inning, leadoff hitter Lim Ji-yeol hit a triple to the right-center, followed by Song Sung-moon's walk and Choi Joo-hwan's winning hit.

Then, with a walk by Kadinez, he hit no outs. Here, Ko Young-woo's well-hit hit was caught by Lotte shortstop Park Seung-wook, and it was a double play, but he added one more point.

Kiwoom also took advantage of Lee Min-seok's difficulties in the seventh inning to get the first and second base opportunities, but failed to score additional points as it was struck out by the next pitcher, Chung Hyun-soo.

However, Alcantara pitched well without allowing a run until the eighth inning. the highest number of innings pitched in a game. It is the first eight innings of pitching since joining Kiwoom. Including No. 4 when he was with KT Wiz and No. 6 when he was with Doosan Bears, he is the 11th in his career.

Kiwoom finished the game by putting Joo Seung-woo in the ninth inning.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.