Jeon Jun-woo 3,000 hits → Yoon Dong-hee's come-from-behind hit'Thrilling reversal in the 9th inning'Lotte saved PS's hope! Seizing Hanwha and retaking 7th place
Sep 23, 2024
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Lotte won the away game against the Hanwha Eagles 3-2 at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 23rd. On this day, Lotte escaped from three consecutive losses and rose to seventh place with 63 wins, 4 draws and 71 losses, beating Hanwha (64 wins, 2 draws and 72 losses).
Lotte starter Aaron Wilkerson pitched well with four hits, four outs, seven strikeouts, and two runs in six ⅔ innings, but failed to win as the lineup did not explode. Hanwha lost one run in five ⅔ innings, but the bullpen collapsed and swallowed the disappointment.
On this day, Lotte's starting players were Hwang Sung-bin (left fielder), Victor Reyes (right fielder), Ko Seung-min (second baseman), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Yoon Dong-hee (middle fielder), Park Seung-wook (striker), and Information-geun (catcher).
For Hanwha, Choi In-ho (right wing), Kwon Kwang-min (left wing), Moon Hyun-bin (third baseman), Noh Si-hwan (designated hitter), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), An Chi-hong (second baseman), Jang Jin-hyuk (middle fielder), Lee Do-yoon (striker), and Lee Jae-won (poster) were selected as starters.
a tight pitching match. Lotte broke the silence first. In the top of the fifth inning, leadoff hitter Son Ho-young hit a double, followed by Na Seung-yeop's timely double.
Hanwha turned the game around in the bottom of the seventh inning. After two outs, Noh Si-hwan hit a hit, and he showed a winning move to put pinch runner Lee Sang-hyuk. Lee Sang-hyuk stole second base, and in the process, he settled on third base due to a catcher's throwing error. After that, Chae Eun-sung's walk and consecutive timely hits by An Chi-hong and Jonathan Ferraza turned the game around 2-1.
Hanwha put in closer Joo Hyun-sang to wrap up the game in the top of the ninth inning. The leadoff hitter Son Ho-young is out with a fly ball to right field. Na Seung-yeop saved hope by hitting a hit. Na Seung-yeop was replaced by pinch runner Shin Yoon-hoo.
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Lotte took the lead and put up closer Kim Won-joong in the bottom of the ninth inning. After striking out Lee Jin-young, Kim Won-joong handled both Hwang Young-mook and Ha Joo-seok.
Lotte, which continued its hope for fall baseball, will play against KT Wiz in Suwon on the 24th. Lotte announced Kim Jin-wook and KT announced Um Sang-baek as starting pitchers.
Hanwha moves to Gocheok and plays against the Kiwoom Heroes. Hanwha's Lee Sung-kyu and Kiwoom's Heysus Enmanuel de Heysus will start.
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