I've always been beaten up... Home run for the first time in two years → Check swing reading → batting average of .500…Reversal in the bottom of the ninth inning, hot flashbacks

Sep 04, 2025

The game between KT and Lotte at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 3rd. The bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning. KT players won with a finishing error when Jang Jin-hyuk hit an infield ground ball. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.09.03/

KT-Lotte match held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. Park Chan-hyung at-bat with two outs and runners on first and third in the bottom of the 11th inning. Head coach Lee Kang-chul is ordering four automatic pitches. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.28/

9회말 1사 만루. When Jang Jin-hyuk hit an infield ground ball, Park Chan-hyung threw home, but the ball fell out and a finishing error came out.

"Check swing is fine. (Video review) You just have to succeed."

a 7-2 victory. It was turned around 7-8 and tied the game with an unexpected home run in two years, and won the game due to the opponent's error in the bottom of the ninth inning.

KT manager Lee Kang-chul, who met at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 4th, looked slightly wet with the intense emotions of the previous day.

As for the collapse of Son Dong-hyun and Lee Sang-dong one after another, "I'm going crazy these days. All you have to do is get out. Absolute bombshells."

Regarding Jang Jin-hyuk's successful reading of the check swing just before the end, there was a call from the running coach, and it was strange even to me. One ball count is huge..."However, "check swing (number of requests) is maintained when reading is successful. There is no need to curse the referee," he said with a smile.

He thought of making a squeeze sign with the bases loaded, but he didn't, considering Kim Won-joong threw a lot of folk balls. As expected, Kim Won-joong's choice was three consecutive folk balls. Jang Jin-hyuk's ball became a grounder to third base, but Lotte third baseman Park Chan-hyung's home pitch became a bad pitch and KT scored a finishing score. Coach Lee Kang-chul said, `As soon as I hit it, I thought it was out at home, so I hoped it wouldn't just be a double play. Isn't Jinhyuk quick. And since he's Sungwoo in the back. But it happened."

Park Chan-hyung has a batting average of .500 (12 hits in 24 at-bats) against KT this year. It is a record that includes two home runs, three walks and four RBIs. The on-base percentage is 5556 and the slugging percentage is 830. In the match against Lotte in Busan on August 28, KT sent Park Chan-hyung to four pitches automatically in the 11th inning and allowed the next batter Ko Seung-min to finish.

The game between KT and KIA at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 31st. hitting KT Jang Joon-won. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.31/

"Park Chan-hyung is so good at us. Yesterday, he came out as a pinch hitter and hit a timely hit, and I think his batting average is about 90%. He kept hitting multi hits for three days. Yeah, I thought this should come out at least once. From Ko Seung-min to Park Chan-hyung, the Lotte match is too hard."

However, the turning point of the game on the day was KT Jang Joon-won's tiebreaking home run. That was also a hit by Lotte's Yoon Sung-bin's 156km first-pitch fastball.

Jang Joon-won is an infield multi-agent who stands out for his fast feet and solid defense. For Jang Jun-won, it's the first time in 747 days since August 18, 2023. It was a rare day for Yoon Sung-bin to allow two home runs a day, including Jang Sung-woo and Jang Jun-won.

Manager Lee Kang-chul said, "(Jang) Sung-woo must have hit it only for his fastball. I didn't even imagine Junwon's home run," he said with a hearty laugh.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.