'Hit-homer-homer-hitter-hitter' leadoff Hong Chang-ki, career high 'First 5 hits (one home run) game in his life'

Sep 20, 2024

Lotte and LG held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 19th. LG's Hong Chang-ki hit in the top of the first inning and scored the first run. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.09.19/

strongly hitting Hong Chang-gi.

Lotte and LG held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 18th. Hong Chang-ki hit a timely RBI single in the ninth inning.

LG leadoff Hong Chang-ki led the team to victory with five hits (one home run).

The last game of the three consecutive games between Lotte and LG was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 19th. LG achieved the winning series by winning against Lotte thanks to Hong Chang-ki's performance as the first batter.

Hong Chang-ki hit a leadoff hit in the top of the first inning and got on base. He even scored the first run when Moon Bo-kyung made a timely hit with one out and runners on the first and second bases made by Austin's hit. Hong Chang-ki also hit a left-handed hit and got on base in his second at-bat in the second inning.

In his third at-bat as the leadoff hitter in the fifth inning, he pulled a 141km fastball on two pitches against Lotte starter Park Se-woong to hit a solo home run (120m distance).

In the seventh inning, he hit another left-handed hit against Lotte's changed pitcher Song Jae-young and got on base. He then scored on Kim Hyun-soo's double as a batter. In the fifth at-bat after one out in the top of the ninth inning, he hit a hit in front of left field and was replaced by pinch runner Choi Seung-min.

Lotte and LG held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 19th. LG Hong Chang-ki hit a solo home run against Lotte's Park Se-woong in the fifth inning.

Hong Chang-ki, who hit a solo home run against Park Se-woong in the 5th inning.

Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop smiling at Hong Chang-gi's home run.

Leadoff Hong Chang-ki led the team's offense by scoring five hits, one homer, one RBI, and three runs in five at-bats against Lotte on the 19th. He has a batting average of 329 (ranked eighth in the league) and 166 hits (ranked eighth in the league) for the season. Hong Chang-ki, the No. 1 hitter whose on-base percentage is important, ranks first in the league with a on-base percentage of 441. He has 92 walks as many as he has hits.

As No. 1 hitter Hong Chang-ki continued to set the table, the central lineup also revived. No. 2 Kim Hyun-soo made two hits and one RBI in four at-bats, and No. 3 Austin made four hits and two RBIs in five at-bats, escaping from the recent slump in hitting.

LG recorded two consecutive wins for Lotte, with its central lineup playing its role for the first time in a long time. He is leading the fall baseball ranking battle by maintaining a two-game gap with fourth-place Doosan.

Lotte and LG held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 19th. LG won against Lotte. LG players are sharing the joy of victory after the game.

LG and Doosan will play the last three consecutive games at Jamsil Stadium from the 20th. LG is slightly ahead of the opponent with 7 wins and 6 losses, but Doosan has also recently won four consecutive games and is on the rise.

Hong Chang-ki has recorded eight hits in 10 at-bats in the last two games. He is leading the team's offense by playing his first five-hit game.

There is a big difference between third and fourth place in fall baseball. LG, which is in a fierce ranking battle at the end of the season, is taking the third place with Hong Chang-ki's lead.