Lapak sold out for 3 consecutive days → Kang Min-ho 3G consecutive home runs → Hot July! Barnes '0' march ends with 14 innings

Jul 21, 2024

Lapak sold out for 3 consecutive days → Kang Min-ho 3G consecutive home runs → Hot July! Barnes '0' march ends with 14 innings
Photo provided by Samsung Lions



Samsung Lions Kang Min-ho hit his seventh home run in July alone. He is a 39-year-old veteran this year, but his class that does not get old stands out.

Kang Min-ho hit a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning of Game 3 of the weekend series against the Lotte Giants at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 21st.

With Lotte leading 1-0, Kang Min-ho appeared as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the second inning and hit a 130-kilometer changeup that was inserted into Lotte Barnes' low-center strike zone, crossing the left-center line. With this, Kang Min-ho became a player who hit home runs in three consecutive games and home runs throughout the series.



It's been seven years since I wore the Samsung uniform, but I'm particularly strong against my former team. Since 2018, he has a batting average of 285 (92 hits in 323 at-bats) against Lotte and 22 home runs (on-base plus slugging) of 0.887. He far exceeds his average record during this period.

Lapak sold out for 3 consecutive days → Kang Min-ho 3G consecutive home runs → Hot July! Barnes '0' march ends with 14 innings
Photo provided by Samsung Lions
Lotte's opponents are especially strong in chances and smell victory well, with five RBIs, including a walk-off home run against Lotte in Daegu on June 11 last year and his 15th home run in four games, including a doubleheader on October 1-3. In the previous day's game, he also led the team to victory by shooting a come-from-behind three-run home run at the bottom of the third inning when the game was 3-3.



Meanwhile, Barnes' record of continuing his scoreless innings with six scoreless innings and seven scoreless innings since his return from injury ended with 14 innings.

Of the 10 clubs, only two teams have not changed their management or team name since their first year as professionals. That's why it's called classical seeds.



Lapak sold out for 3 consecutive days → Kang Min-ho 3G consecutive home runs → Hot July! Barnes '0' march ends with 14 innings
Photo provided by Samsung Lions
Samsung Lions Park was sold out at around 5:15 p.m., shortly after the start of the game. Following the past two days, all 24,000 seats were sold out. It sold out for three consecutive days, and it was the 15th time this year.

Since the opening of Lapak in 2016, Samsung has been renewing its record for the largest sales. In terms of Samsung's career history, it is the fourth box office sensation since 2011 (19th) and 2012 (17th) since the official crowd count began in 2001.



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