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| The match between SSG Landers and Lotte Giants at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 10th. Yoon Dong-hee of Lotte with two outs is cheering after hitting a solo shot in the top of the ninth inning. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.07.10/ |
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| The match between SSG Landers and Lotte Giants at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 10th. In the top of the seventh inning, Lotte's Hwang Sung-bin is flying toward third base. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.07.10/ |
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| The match between SSG Landers and Lotte Giants at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 10th. Lotte's Koo Seung-min and Son Sung-bin batteries, who allowed no runs in the seventh inning, are delighted. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.07.10/ |
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Charlie Barnes, who returned after 45 days, led the Lotte Giants to escape consecutive losses.
Lotte won 6-1 in the second game of the Weekday Series against SSG at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 10th. He effectively drove 10 hits, including Barnes' perfect pitch, veteran Jung Hoon's two-hit, two-run bat, and Yoon Dong-hee's wedge shot, beating SSG, which Kim Kwang-hyun played.
With the victory, Lotte recorded its 36th win (43 losses and 3 draws), laying the groundwork for its mid-range leap forward. He escaped the tunnel of three consecutive losses from the end of the first half. He also boosted his momentum by destroying opposing ace Kim Kwang-hyun in the `Distribution Rival' Derby, which marked the start of the second half with the return of ace Barnes' good pitching.
On the other hand, SSG recorded its 43rd loss (42 wins and 1 draw), failing to keep its 50% winning rate, which had risen for the first time in a long time. He also failed to narrow the gap with the top four teams. Herredia, who returned to the game on the 11th, also had no hits in four at-bats. In defense, he also collapsed with three errors.
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| The match between SSG Landers and Lotte Giants at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 10th. Lotte Barnes is catching his breath. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.07.10/ |
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On this day, Lotte was in the lineup of Hwang Sung-bin (center fielder), Yoon Dong-hee (right wing), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Reyes (left wing), Ko Seung-min (second base), Na Seung-yeop (first base), Jung Hoon (third base), Son Sung-bin (catcher) and Park Seung-wook (striker). Barnes is the first choice.
For SSG, Park Ji-hwan (2nd base), Park Sung-han (2nd base), Choi Jung (3rd base), Eredia (designated hitter), Han Yu-sum (right wing), Lee Ji-young (posu), Ko Myung-jun (1st base), Ha Jae-hoon (left wing) and Jihoon Choi (middle fielder) started. The starter was Kim Kwang-hyun.
Before the game, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said of Barnes, `The number of pitches will be 80 or more than 90 pitches. You just have to check your physical condition today." As for Han Hyun-hee, who was selected the previous day, "I will start for the time being. He said, "I'm not perfectly satisfied, but I'm doing well in both the starting and bullpen."
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| The match between SSG Landers and Lotte Giants at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 10th. Lotte Jung-hoon is hitting a timely hit with two outs and a runner on second base in the top of the second inning. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.07.10/ |
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In addition to Barnes, it was Guillermo Herredia's return match at SSG. SSG coach Lee Sung-yong said, `The batting has come close to perfection, but defense and baserunning are not yet available. I want to start defending from this weekend, but I don't know yet." Regarding the leadoff, he expressed his intention to use both Park Ji-hwan and Jihoon Choi.
a game in which each other's left-handers are out. Lotte raised the flag first. In the top of the second inning, leadoff hitter Reyes got on base with a hit, and the batter stepped on second base when Ko Seung-min made a throwing error when he grounded out. And Jung Hoon's timely hit scored the first point.
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| The match between SSG Landers and Lotte Giants at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 10th. SSG Kim Kwang-hyun is catching his breath. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.07.10/ |
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When leadoff hitter Park Seung-wook got on base with another hit in the third inning, Lotte Bench rarely ordered a sacrifice bunt. Showing the importance of escaping a losing streak. Hwang sent the runner to second base as safely as possible, paying close attention to the 3-foot line. However, SSG center fielder Jihoon Choi blocked Yoon Dong-hee's well-hit right-center hit with a picturesque diving catch and failed to score.
Lotte did not miss another opportunity in the top of the fourth inning. In the first and second bases with no outs made by Reyes Ko Seung-min's consecutive hits, Na Seung-yeop and Jung-hoon hit a series of RBI timely hits to run 3-0. With the bases loaded with two outs, Yoon Dong-hee got a push walk, widening the score gap to '4'.
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| The match between SSG Landers and Lotte Giants at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 10th. In the top of the seventh inning, Lotte's Hwang Sung-bin is running toward third base. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.07.10/ |
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Lotte was caught up in Kim Kwang-hyun's pitching pattern, which has changed dramatically since then, and went scoreless in the fifth and sixth innings. In the meantime, however, Barnes continued his confident pitching. He freely inserted up to 147 kilometers of fastball, cut fastball, sharp slider and change-up into the zone. He tied the SSG batters tightly with two hits and one walk in six innings. He also struck out nine. In particular, Park struck out three consecutive at-bats against Park Sung-han.
Commentator Lee Dong-hyun said, `Good ball control and good ball control. In particular, the angle of the breaking ball is quite large compared to its speed. The slider seems to be heading toward the left-handed batter's body momentarily and then is rolled into the strike zone. be hard to hit," he said with a tongue-in-cheek. "Rather than throwing a nomination, he boldly goes in and induces a misfire, and gives the defenders a sense of tension," he exclaimed.
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| The match between SSG Landers and Lotte Giants at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 10th. Yoon Dong-hee of Lotte with two outs is cheering after hitting a solo shot in the top of the ninth inning. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.07.10/ |
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Lotte had another chance in the top of the seventh inning against SSG's second pitcher Seo Jin-yong as leadoff hitter 'Mahwang' Hwang Sung-bin got on base. Hwang Sung-bin immediately stole second base, and stepped on third base while the catcher's throw was out. He then homered when Jeon Joon-woo grounded out deep to shortstop to win the fifth point.
In the top of the ninth inning, Yoon Dong-hee sealed the game with his sixth home run of the season over the right fence against SSG Baek Seung-gun.
Unlike the previous day, Lotte's bullpen also showed off a sense of stability. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Koo Seung-min finished with a three-way exit, and Kim Sang-soo also walked in the bottom of the eighth inning, but he passed it neatly without much crisis.
In the ninth inning, closer Kim Won-joong took the mound. Kim Won-joong unexpectedly gave up one point due to second baseman Ko Seung-min's error with two outs and second base, but he finished the game without additional runs.
After the game, head coach Kim Tae-hyung said "Barnes, who returned from injury, pitched too well with six scoreless innings." I was able to win by blocking the pitchers who followed me wellJung-hoon, who played well with two hits and two RBIs, including the winning hit, did well in the batting line. Thanks to all the players' concentration, we were able to break the losing streak"I expressed my pride.
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