Barnes, even you. A mistake, a home run, and a six-run steel plate in four innings...Lotte is on the verge of losing three consecutive games in autumn baseball
Sep 08, 2024
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The Lotte Giants are on the verge of losing three consecutive games after wasting their 12th draw. If the game ends like this, the possibility of autumn baseball will be even lower.
Lotte is playing against SSG Landers at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 8th. But the signs are not good. Starting Barnes collapsed and was replaced early.
Barnes allowed eight hits and allowed six runs in four innings. The earned run was four points, but he failed to withstand the SSG lineup, allowing Oh Tae-gon a two-run shot in the fourth inning.
Barnes allowed a run every inning. In the first inning, Choi Jung gave up the first run of a sacrifice fly. In the second inning, two runs were added in the aftermath of third baseman Son Ho-young's error. In the third inning, he gave a score with a sacrifice fly after getting a triple from the lead Choi Jung, and even Oh Tae-gon's home run in the fourth inning came out.
Lotte had a close game against SSG a day earlier in the 12th inning, but it couldn't decide the game 1-1. One win is important to advance to the postseason, but it's the result of losing strength.
And even Barnes collapsed, making it a more grim situation. On the contrary, Lotte's lineup has failed to target SSG starter Elias and has not scored a point.
If Lotte loses on this day, it will lose three consecutive games. KT Wiz, ranked fifth in the fall baseball's Maginot Line, has no game on the day, and if Lotte loses, the gap with KT will be up to four games. If the game is played on this day, it is never easy to chase four games with 14 games remaining.
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