In response to low ball demands, the most runs in the season → first loss, "good ball" was the problem with the bases loaded in the first inning?
Aug 27, 2024
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The Samsung Lions match on the 25th. Kim Jin-wook (22), who came out of the Lotte Giants, collapsed in three ⅔ innings with four hits (one home run), five walks, two strikeouts, and seven runs.
He seemed to be rebounding as he pitched well with one run in five innings against Doosan on the 14th, but he eventually suffered his first loss of the season due to difficult control.
The ball didn't go into the strike zone from the start. He gave up a walk to leadoff hitter Kim Ji-chan, and later allowed a hit ball to Lee Jae-hyun. Koo Ja-wook's sacrifice bunt made it to second and third bases with one out. Diaz's walk led to the bases loaded. He seemed to take a breather by catching Kang Min-ho with a fly ball to the second base, but the third pitch to Park Byung-ho went into the middle of the strike zone and became a home run. It was a home run that caught 2S well, so it would have been even more disappointing. On top of that, catcher Son Sung-bin demanded a ball from the low side, but Kim Jin-wook threw the ball into the middle. Park Byung-ho did not miss it. Kim Jin-wook allowed a walk and a hit ball, and allowed a total of seven runs due to Koo Ja-wook's timely hit and Park Byung-ho's two-run timely hit.
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Coach Kim also expressed his concerns as the previous economy was sluggish. The strength of the starting pitcher is desperately needed to go up and down at the end of the season. Manager Kim said "The starter is not playing a role except for two foreign pitchers. Depending on how much Park Se-woong and Kim Jin-wook throw, it seems that the remaining games will be won or lost" he said.
Meanwhile, Lotte excluded pitcher Song Jae-young and infielder Lee Ho-joon from the first-team entry on the 26th when there was no game. Song Jae-young will join the U-23 national team along with infielder Jung Dae-sun. Pitcher Lim Joon-seop and infielder Shin Yoon-hoo were registered on the 27th.
Lotte, which is set to play against Hanwha on the 27th, has formed its starting lineup in the order of Hwang Sung-bin (left wing), Ko Seung-min (second baseman), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Victor Reyes (right wing), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Yoon Dong-hee (middle fielder), Noh Jin-hyuk (striker), and Son Sung-bin (catcher).
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