I put all the right-handed batters I could use. Lotte lost three games and put six right-handed hitters into the game. Junwoo's second surprise.
Jul 23, 2024
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Lotte Giants' Jeon Jun-woo will be the second batter. Lotte formed the starting lineup with Yoon Dong-hee (center fielder), Jeon Joon-woo (left fielder), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Reyes (right fielder), Jung Hoon (designated hitter), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Ko Seung-min (second baseman), Son Sung-bin (catcher), and Park Seung-wook (striker) in the home game against the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 23rd.
Against LG's left-handed starter Detrick Ens, the first to fifth batters are all right-handed hitters (Reyes is a switch heater). Among the waiting fielders, only right-handed hitters are catcher Information Geun, and all available right-handed hitters participated.
Jeon Jun-woo's forward deployment to No. 2 is noticeable. This is the first time that Jeon Jun-woo will play as the second player this season.
Jeon Jun-woo, who recently played as the third hitter, also played as the fifth hitter against Samsung in Daegu on the 21st.
Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung even tried to look down Jeon Jun-woo's batting order because the chance was cut off in front of ReyesHe explained the background, saying, "'Today, the hitting coach brought it as No. 2, so let's do it in order to ventilate the atmosphere.'"
LG starter N.S. showed a strong performance against Lotte. He took the mound three times against Lotte this season and recorded quality starts all three times, becoming a winning pitcher. He also had a good ERA of 2.45.
Among the batters who started the day, Jung-hoon was the best with three hits, two homers and two RBIs in six at-bats against Ence, and Ko Seung-min also showed good performance with two hits in six at-bats (one double). However, right-handed hitters such as Jeon Joon-woo (1 hit in 6 at-bats) and Son Ho-young (1 hit in 6 at-bats) and Yoon Dong-hee (1 hit in 7 at-bats) also did not hit well against Ence, while Na Seung-yup was 0 for 6 and Park Seung-wook was also sluggish in 4 at-bats.
Lotte starter Aaron Wilkerson is the fourth player to win against LG this year. Wilkerson, who has eight wins, seven losses and a 3.61 ERA this season, took the mound three times against LG, lost two games without a win and had a 3.50 ERA. It wasn't bad, but I didn't get the support of the batters.
On April 16, he played against Ence and lost. At that time, Ence scored one run in six innings, Wilkerson allowed three runs in six innings, and Lotte lost 2-7, making Wilkerson a losing pitcher. On May 11, he allowed nine hits and two runs in six innings, but lost 1-2 and became a losing pitcher again. On June 16, he was required to be a winning pitcher with three runs (two earned) in six innings, but the team lost 8-9 and the victory flew away.
indyk@sportschosun.com
