I guess that's the end of this. 3 consecutive losses → 7th place in 168 days...Tragic Number 2 Fall in Busan, which is far away.

Sep 25, 2025

A game between Kiwoom and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 20th, and Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung staring at the ground before the game. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.09.20/

Lotte and SSG match held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 13th. Second base with two outs in the top of the first inning. Lotte starter Velazquez was substituted. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung watching the game. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.09.13/

The odds of Lotte Giants' fall baseball, which once reached 93%, fell to 4%. For the eighth consecutive year, he has faced the bleak reality of a fall baseball failure. Now it's hard to win all five remaining games.

Lotte lost 4 to 9 against the Samsung Lions in Daegu on the 24th. On the 19th, he won an 18-2 victory against the NC Dinos in Busan due to the return effect of Jeon Jun-woo in 'Captain', but has since lost three consecutive games.

It's the end of the season where I feel like I've run out of my capacity. From the beginning, Lotte was literally 'all-out war'. When there was a chance to win, he somehow found a gap and won the game, and tried to protect the previous game even by mobilizing the bullpen.

Only a month and a half ago, Lotte was proudly in third place. 'psodds.com ', which provides the probability of the KBO League postseason by date through the expected Pittagoryan win rate, calculated Lotte's probability of entering the fall baseball league at the time as 93.6%.

After losing against Samsung the previous day, Lotte's chances of advancing to the postseason are now 3.9%. It is not easy to win all five remaining games.

If two more games are lost, the frustration of the 5th round will be confirmed. It's the so-called 'Traffic Number'. Lotte is now in a position to watch the Samsung-NC-KT Wiz game after winning five consecutive games. You literally have to expect 'miracle'.

Lotte starter Park Jin is pitching hard in a game between Lotte and Samsung at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 16th. Daegu=Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.09.16/

The 12-game losing streak was just the beginning of a nightmare. Now, pitchers and fielders seem to have hit their physical limitations.

Starter Park Jin-jin failed to endure the third inning and was hit hard and allowed five runs. Kim Kang-hyun, who followed, also collapsed with four runs. It was a game that effectively ended with nine points until the fourth inning. Samsung's powerful batters, including Lee Jae-hyun, Kim Young-woong, and Diaz, were hit hard. After that, the game was not going to be turned upside down by two errors.

Who can blame the two pitchers. They have been on the mound all season regardless of position and timing due to the team's weak points.

Kim Kang-hyun was in charge of 66 innings in 50 games this season. He is literally one of the most struggling pitchers in the team, with 26 multi-inning (1st place), 2 consecutive innings (1st place), 2 consecutive innings (1st place), and 3 consecutive innings (4th place).

Park Jin also pitched two innings against Hanwha on September 10 and three innings against SSG on September 13, and then started against Samsung on the 16th and played three innings. He then took the mound in the middle against Kiwoom on the 20th, three days later, and started against Samsung three days later.

The game between the Lotte Giants and the Hanwha Eagles at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 9th. Lotte's Kim Kang-hyun is pitching hard. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.09/

From the team's point of view, there was no special starting card for Lee Min-seok as he fell into a slump. Velazquez, who took the mound as a bullpen, allowed three scoreless innings, but still struggled, allowing three hits and two walks.

With the loss, Lotte fell to seventh place for the first time in 168 days since April 9. At that time, 10 clubs had played 12-15 games, and Lotte was ninth with 5 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw. However, the common standard for ranking changes is after 20 regular season games.

Lotte's last fall baseball season was 2017. If the fall baseball fails this year, it will face only one humiliation in 13 years since the days of former Royster and Yang Seung-ho in 2008-2012. The record of being the only team that has not made the Korean Series since the 21st century continues. Fans' hearts are getting colder.