'Lee Seok-jeung' Choi Won-tae won 9 times, Hong Chang-ki 5 hits, Austin 2 RBIs, LG won 7 to 4. 'A disaster caused by excessive greed' Lotte's 5th round has moved away
Sep 19, 2024
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LG scored the winning run with Kim Hyun-soo's lucky double at first base in the top of the seventh inning, when the game was tied 4-4 against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 19th, winning 7-4. LG, which won two consecutive games, finished the season with an 11-5 advantage over Lotte and went up to Jamsil to play its last game in a two-game series with fourth-place Doosan, which won over KIA on the day.
Lotte's two-run shot even tied the score at 4-4 and even lost a point in the top of the seventh inning when Hwang Sung-bin's unreasonable catch attempt made a single into a double. Lotte, which failed to close the gap with fifth place due to the loss on the day, has faded its hopes for the fifth round.
Lotte faced LG with the same lineup throughout the three consecutive games. The starting lineup consisted of Hwang Sung-bin (left fielder), Ko Seung-min (second baseman), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Reyes (right fielder), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Yoon Dong-hee (middle fielder), Park Seung-wook (striker), and Information-geun (catcher).
LG, which had an unfamiliar lineup the day before, returned to its old lineup on the same day. Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Austin (designated hitter), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Park Dong-won (catcher), Lee Young-bin (second baseman), Park Hae-min (middle fielder), and Kim Min-soo (first baseman) were selected as starters. As Kim Hyun-soo returned to the second batter, Austin also stood at No. 3, his original position. Koo Bon-hyuk rests, Lee Young-bin goes out as second baseman, and Kim Min-soo plays as first baseman.
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Lotte also got a chance to first base and second base with a ball hit by Son Ho-young's body and Reyes' left-handed hit after two outs against LG starter Lim Joon-hyung. Then, LG immediately started to replace the pitcher. Choi Won-tae, who was originally scheduled to start on the day, was diagnosed as having no major problems at the hospital examination due to dizziness caused by otolithiasis, and decided to take the mound following starter Lim Joon-hyung because he said he was fine, and immediately took the mound when the crisis came in the first inning. Jeon Joon-woo became Choi Won-tae's first opposing batter, and he was out with a fly to right field.
LG scored an extra point with a home run in the top of the second inning. The home run hitter was Park Hae-min. When the third fastball of 142km was driven to the center in 1B1S, it swung as it was and became the fifth home run of the season to lightly cross the right fence.
Lotte also started chasing in the bottom of the second inning. Yoon Dong-hee's walk on the leadoff Na Seung-yeop's double to the left created a chance for the first and second bases with no outs. Park Seung-wook struck out, but Na Seung-yeop was brought home with a clean hit to make it 1-2 and 1 point. Unfortunately, Hwang Sung-bin failed to tie the score at the first and second base chances as third baseman Paul Fly and Ko Seung-min struck out.
LG, who failed to score an additional point due to three outs in the third and fourth innings, ran away with a home run. Hong Chang-ki, who had few home runs, hit a solo shot against Park Se-woong. Hong Chang-ki, who came out as the first batter in the top of the fifth inning, kicked a high fastball of 142km on the second pitch in 1B and hit his fifth home run of the season over the right fence.
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LG ran away again after being chased by one point. Park Dong-won hit another home run in the top of the sixth inning. He hit Park Se-woong's slider and hit a solo shot over the left fence to make it 4-2.
Lotte also chased right away and finally tied it. After the lead Na Seung-yeop hit a heavy hit in the bottom of the sixth inning, Yoon Dong-hee fired a big tie-breaking two-run shot. He hit Choi Won-tae's curve ball for the second time in 1S and crossed the left fence. It was 4-4, and the game was at square one.
LG won the game with one defense. After one out in the top of the seventh inning, Hong Chang-ki hit a left-handed hit from a changed left-handed pitcher Song Jae-young, and Kim Hyun-soo hit a missed ball to the left. Lotte left fielder Hwang Sung-bin moved to the right behind Kim Hyun-soo, conscious of Kim Hyun-soo, and came to catch the ball, but it was difficult to catch it, but he even tried to catch a diving catch. However, the ball fell in front of Hwang Sung-bin and rolled back, and in the meantime, Hong Chang-ki homered. Austin hit a double at second base with no outs and a runner on 6-4.
After Na Seung-yeop drew a walk in the bottom of the eighth inning, Yoon Dong-hee hit a line drive from the full count to the center, but he was caught by second baseman Koo Bon-hyuk's jump catch, and even Na Seung-yeop, who was playing second base, lost the momentum of the chase due to the bad luck of being out.
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Lotte starter Park Se-woong pitched 105 pitches in six ⅓ innings, struggling with eight hits (three home runs), one walk, seven strikeouts, and four runs. Lotte, which lost a point the previous day due to a disappointing error, eventually lost its fifth place as a disappointing defense miss on the day led to a loss.
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