Long hair finish 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning, '10:5 →10:10 →11:12' Shocking upset loss
Jul 31, 2024
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Lotte Giants long-haired closer Kim Won-joong failed to keep the victory by 5 points.
The match between SSG and Lotte took place at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 31st. Lotte was on the verge of winning by leading SSG 10-5 until the top of the ninth inning. However, Lotte closer Kim Won-joong, who took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning, was shocked at 10-10 after allowing a large number of five runs. 5 runs while catching 2 outs.
Kim Won-joong got off to a good start in the bottom of the ninth inning, with leadoff hitter Oh Tae-gon hitting a ground ball in front of the shortstop after two pitches. However, the nightmare began. The next batter, Jeon Eui-san, hit the middle, and Kim Sung-hyun walked to get on base. With one out and runners on the first and second bases, Kim Jihoon Choi hit a right-handed hit and loaded the bases with one out.
catcher Son Sung-bin visited the mound and calmed Kim Won-joong. With the bases loaded with one out, SSG Jung Joon-jae hit a timely RBI. Lotte's pitching coach Joo Hyung-kwang visited the mound due to another one-out full base crisis.
Kim Won-joong was relieved that there was still a difference in scores. Coach Joo Hyung-kwang left the mound and Kim Won-joong violated four pitch clock violations when SSG's next batter Park Ji-hwan bat. The game was not easy. After a long game to the 11th pitch, Park Ji-hwan hit a sacrifice fly in front of center field and caught up with one more point.
Kim Won-joong faced SSG No. 4 hitter Herredia with two outs and runners on first and second bases. He was leading 10-7, so if he didn't hit a home run, he could keep the win. But Herredia didn't give up until the end.
After the game with Kim Won-joong to the 7th pitch, he hit a 125M tie three-run home run over the fence behind center field.
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Kim Won-joong eventually dropped his head. Allowing 5 runs against 7 SSG batters while catching two outs. He couldn't fill the bottom of the ninth inning and handed over the mound to Park Jin.
It was a nightmarish ninth inning for Kim Won-joong. The long-haired finish forced him to come down the mound with a red-haired face.
Lotte took the lead in the top of the 12th inning by scoring one run with an RBI sacrifice fly with Jung Hoon's bases loaded with one out, but suffered an 11-12 upset loss to SSG in the bottom of the 12th inning due to Oh Tae-gon's walk-off come-from-behind two-run homer. It's a shocking defeat.
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