Punked stands, sighing head coach..Giant Runs Again Even With Lowest Spectators In 131 Days

Aug 27, 2025

Punked stands, sighing head coach..Giant Runs Again Even With Lowest Spectators In 131 Days
Director Kim Tae-hyung sighed while looking at the empty stands before the game.



Punked stands, sighing head coach..Giant Runs Again Even With Lowest Spectators In 131 Days
The game between KT and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 26th. The outfield stands at Sajik Stadium, which had been full of spectators every day, are empty. Photo = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com
The aftermath of 12 consecutive losses left a big scar in the stands. Sajik Stadium in Busan, which boasted hot heat, recorded its lowest attendance in more than four months.

The worst moment is over. After escaping from 12 consecutive losses, the Lotte Giants started running again with two consecutive wins.

Lotte won the first game of three consecutive games during the week against KT Wiz 4-3 at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 26th. He rose to fourth place alone again by beating KT, which was tied for fourth place. The gap with the third-place SSG is only 0.5 games.




Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung's expression was telling everything. Coach Kim took a big breath looking at the stands before the game. The head coach, who returned from hell, said "The players and coaching staff had more trouble than me. Here we go again from today."

Punked stands, sighing head coach..Giant Runs Again Even With Lowest Spectators In 131 Days
The game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 3rd. Lotte fans, who filled the stands, are cheering enthusiastically. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.03/
Lotte's average home attendance exceeded 20,000 this season. It is the third-largest spectator mobilization in the league after Samsung and LG.

However, only 16,116 spectators visited Sajik Stadium on that day. It was the lowest in 131 days since the match against Kiwoom (11,812) on April 17.




Compared to the match against KT (22,669) on Friday, June 27, which was played against the same team, the number decreased by about 6,000. This is also a small number compared to the home average (19,459) on Tuesday this season. The shock of 12 consecutive losses was obvious.

Although the total number of spectators decreased, the enthusiasm of enthusiastic Lotte fans who filled the first base stands was still hot.

who pitched well with two runs in six innings
Punked stands, sighing head coach..Giant Runs Again Even With Lowest Spectators In 131 Days
Na Gyun-an
Punked stands, sighing head coach..Giant Runs Again Even With Lowest Spectators In 131 Days
Leadoff Park Chan-hyuk's fireworks 3 hits
The players also responded. While starter Na Kyun-an saved six innings with two runs, leadoff Park Chan-hyung led the team to victory with three hits in four at-bats.

Choi Jun-yong's two scoreless innings, closing Kim Won-joong, who achieved 30 saves, Ko Seung-min, who scored the first point, and Lee Ho-joon, who hit the final shot, also shone.

KT Ko Young-pyo and Lotte Park Se-woong will face off as starters in the game on the 27th. Attention is also focusing on whether the number of spectators at Sajik Stadium, which hit the bottom, will be able to revive.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.