A word of a master on cycling hit Go Seung-min "I think it came up to a certain extent"
Sep 18, 2024
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Lotte formed the starting lineup with 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) in the home game against the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 18th.
LG's starter the day before was left-handed Detrick Ens and right-handed Lim Chan-kyu, but the lineup is the same. It can be seen as Lotte's best lineup regardless of the opposing pitcher.
Ko Seung-min, who recorded a cycling hit the previous day, also played as No. 2 on the same day. Ko Seung-min led his team to a 7-3 come-from-behind victory with five hits, three RBIs, and four runs from five times at bat the previous day. Starting with a heavy hit in the bottom of the first inning, Ko Seung-min, who hit a triple to right-center in the bottom of the third inning, a left-center hit in the bottom of the fifth inning, and a superior solo shot in the bottom of the seventh inning, completed a cycling hit with a double to right-center in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Ko Seung-min has a batting average of .38 (136 hits in 442 at-bats) with 12 homers, 79 RBIs and 75 runs scored in 110 games this season.
Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung praised Ko Seung-min for his batting, saying, `The timing was bad, but now it seems to have come up to some extent.'
He also revealed that he is in the stage of growing up in defense. Coach Kim said, `Seungmin and (B) Seung-yeop sometimes have a play of a player who has played for seven or eight years, and sometimes a ridiculous play comes out.' `We can't say the problem of defense with that. I don't think you should say that. That's how it goes."
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