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| A game between KIA and Lotte at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 11th. 1st and 3rd base with 1 out in the top of the 8th inning. During Jang Doo-sung's squeeze bunt attempt, third baseman Kim Dong-hyuk was tagged out. Kim Dong-hyuk is rushing home to avoid the tag. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.09.11/ |
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| 8회초 1사 1, 3루. 3rd baseman Kim Dong-hyuk rushing home during Jang Doo-sung's squeeze bunt. |
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| 8회말 2사 1루. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung appeals to the referee's decision during Lotte's Kim Won-joong balk. |
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Kim Dong-hyuk, who was sure of being safe at home, was unfair, but he could not use the video reading.
The match between KIA and Lotte took place at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 11th. Lotte escaped from five consecutive losses with a 4-3 victory over KIA.
Lotte maintained its sixth place with 63 wins, 6 draws and 64 losses, continuing its hope for fall baseball. KIA, ranked eighth, has 59 wins, 4 draws and 65 losses, and the spark of hope in autumn baseball is gradually disappearing.
KIA was replaced early after starter Kim Do-hyun pitched one run in one inning due to elbow pain. Rookie pitcher Kim Tae-hyung, who suddenly took the mound in the second inning, stopped him well with two runs in four innings until the fifth inning, but Choi Ji-min allowed one run in the sixth inning and lost to Lotte 4-3.
Lotte starter Na Kyun-an pitched four innings and three runs. He blocked KIA's batters well until the third inning, but finished pitching until the fourth inning after being hit by a tying three-run home run by Choi Hyung-woo in the fourth inning. Lotte also started the bullpen in the fifth inning. Jung Chul-won kept the win without additional runs by allowing no runs in one inning, Chung Hyun-soo in one inning, Choi Jun-yong in one ⅔, and Kim Won-joong in one ⅓.
Lotte's Ko Seung-min, who started as the second batter and second baseman, led the team to victory with a four-hit game. Ko Seung-min hit a double in the top of the first inning to score the first RBI with no outs and third base.
In the third inning, he also got on base with a heavy hit and scored. With Choi Hyung-woo's tying home run, Ko hit a timely RBI single to take the lead again against KIA Choi Ji-min. Ko Seung-min also hit a leadoff hit in the top of the ninth inning to make a four-hit game.
Lotte was able to score an additional point at 4-3 in the top of the eighth inning, but it was not able to score an additional point due to the disappointing decision. After one out in the eighth inning, Jang Doo-sung attempted a surprise squeeze bunt with one out and runners on first and third bases with one out made by Park Chan-hyung's hit and Jeon Min-jae's hit.
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| A game between KIA and Lotte at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 11th. 1st and 3rd base with 1 out in the top of the 8th inning. During Jang Doo-sung's squeeze bunt attempt, third baseman Kim Dong-hyuk is rushing home. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.09.11/ |
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| third baseman Kim Dong-hyuk appeals to the tag-out decision. |
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| Kim Dong-hyuk, convinced of the safety, continued to appeal. |
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Third base runner Kim Dong-hyuk rushed home, but KIA catcher Han Jun-su's tagout was declared. Han Jun-su threw his glove to Kim Dok-hyuk, who was rushing home, and seemed to be tagged by Kim Dong-hyuk. However, on the slow broadcast screen, the tag was not made.
Kim Dong-hyuk immediately appealed to the decision, saying he was not tagged, but Lotte had run out of video reading opportunities.
Lotte couldn't request a video review even though it was unfair.
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| It was unfair, but the decision was not reversed. Kim Dong-hyuk appeals to the decision
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| Kim Dong-hyuk was unfair to tag out, but Lotte had no chance to read the video. |
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| 8회말 2사 1루. Lotte closer Kim Won-joong on the mound. |
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Lotte missed a golden opportunity to run from 4-3 to 5-3. Later, Choi Joon-young walked Park Chan-ho after two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, followed by Lotte closer Kim Won-joong's balk, which tied the game with two outs and second base. If you get a hit, it's a tie right away. Kim Won-joong allowed a walk to Kim Sun-bin and was on the verge of turning around with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, but he overcame the crisis by hitting Choi Hyung-woo with a ground ball to shortstop. In the ninth inning, Kim Won-joong took charge of the mound, and Lotte gradually secured a 4-3 victory.
Lotte's victory was a relief, but one home game in the top of the eighth inning could have determined the victory or defeat. After twists and turns, Lotte caught KIA and did not let go of the hope of autumn baseball.
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| Lotte won KIA. Kim Won-joong is sharing his joy of victory after the game. |
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| Go Seungmin, who is sharing high fives with his colleagues. |
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| 5연패 탈출. Manager Kim Tae-hyung is sharing high fives after the game. |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
