8th episode of Lotte Promise 'Blue Hanwha Winds' put to rest'Park Se-woong-Moon Dong-ju QS' Lotte stops Hanwha from winning 4 consecutive games
Aug 27, 2024
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Lotte won the home game against the Hanwha Eagles 3-1 at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 27th. Lotte had its 57th win (two draws and 60 losses) this season, narrowing its gap with seventh-ranked Hanwha (56 wins, two draws and 60 losses). Hanwha, which has consistently won by wearing a blue uniform, has won three consecutive games.
On this day, Lotte's Hwang Sung-bin (left fielder), Ko Seung-min (second baseman), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Victor Reyes (right fielder), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Yoon Dong-hee (middle fielder), and Noh Jin-hyuk (striker) started. Hanwha formed the starting lineup in the order of Hwang Young-mook (2nd baseman), Jonathan Ferraza (2nd baseman), Jang Jin-hyuk (middle fielder), Noh Si-hwan (3rd baseman), Chae Eun-sung (1st baseman), Kim Tae-yeon (right fielder), Kim In-hwan (left fielder), Choi Jae-hoon (catcher), and Lee Do-yoon (striker).
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Lotte starter Park Se-woong also kept the mound scoreless until the sixth inning. He gave a run in the seventh inning, but he pitched more than seven innings in six games while playing the inning to the end.
Hanwha broke its silence in the top of the seventh inning amid a 0 march before the pitcher. Returning 'Captain' Chae Eun-sung hit a single to lay the groundwork for scoring.
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After one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, Lotte had a chance to hit first and second bases with two outs with Yoon Dong-hee's double and Jeong Hoon's walk, but no follow-up hits continued.
Lotte, which once swallowed its disappointment, finally scored a point in the bottom of the eighth inning. With leadoff hitter Ko Seung-min's double and Son Ho-young's hit, he got a chance to first and third base with no outs. Lotte, which balanced 1-1 with Reyes' sacrifice fly, ran 3-1 with consecutive timely hits by Yoon Dong-hee and Information Geun after Jeon Joon-woo's walk.
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After Park Se-woong, Koo Seung-min (one inning scoreless) and Kim Won-joong (one inning scoreless) came up one after another to complete the winning formula. Kim Won-joong has made 20 saves for the second year in a row and the fourth time in his career.
After Moon Dong-ju, Park Sang-won (one scoreless inning), Han Seung-hyuk (three runs in ⅓ innings), and Kim Seo-hyun (⅔ innings scoreless) came up in order.
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