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The Lotte Giants won 14-2 with 19 hits and 8 walks in the 6th game of the season against the KIA Tigers at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 2nd, the first game of the weekend series.
It was all the more surprising because the opponent was ‘great pitcher’ Yang Hyeon-jong. Lotte had a batting average of .221 against left-handed pitchers and an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.572, the lowest among 10 batting teams before the game. On the other hand, Yang Hyeon-jong started in 8 games and recorded an average ERA of 2.29 with 3 wins and 1 loss.
This day was different. On this day, the Lotte batters showed off their tenacity to start a special hit under the scorching sun at 2:00 pm, and this turned out to be a real performance.
Lotte humiliated Yang Hyeon-jong, who is second in the KBO career with the most wins (162 wins), with the most individual runs (9 runs) in 16 years of debut. From the first inning, Lee Hak-joo’s full run exploded and scored 7 runs, and in the 2nd inning, he added 2 runs and vomited his spirit to break it down with 47 pitches in 2 innings. For Lee Hak-joo, it is the first home run of the season and the first home run since his debut in 2019.
The 2023 KBO League Lotte Giants and KIA Tigers match was held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 2nd. KIA Yang Hyeon-jong. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com/2023.06.02/
The 13 points is Lotte’s most points in a game this season. Previously, Lotte lost 10-12 after an extended fight in the opening game against Doosan Bears on April 1, and on April 22 (10-6 wins) and May 25 (11-1 wins) against NC Dinos 2 Scored double digits twice. All starting hits are the 9th this season (Lotte’s 2nd) and the 1054th in total.
Although left-handed pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong was the starting pitcher, left-handed hitter Hwang Seong-bin took the leadoff. Instead, right-handed hitters of Yoon Dong-hee, Jeon Jun-woo, Ahn Chi-hong, Jung-hoon Han Dong-hee were lined up from 2 to 6. Left-handed hitters Kim Min-seok and Lee Hak-joo went down to 7-8, and Jung Bo-geun came out as Strayley’s master.
The 2023 KBO League Lotte Giants and KIA Tigers match was held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 2nd. At the end of the 2nd inning, 2nd out and 2nd base Lotte Han Dong-hee is cheering after making a timely hit. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com/2023.06.02/
Lotte drove dizzy with the start of the first inning. Leadoff Hwang Seong-bin attacked Yang Hyeon-jong’s first pitch and opened the door with a heavy hit. Hwang Seong-bin ran to third base when Yun Dong-hee hit left-handed, and stepped home when Jeon Jun-woo hit in front of right fielder. Ahn Chi-Hong’s straight batted ball to first base pierced KIA Kim Seok-Hwan’s glove and scored 2 points.
With Jeong Hoon’s sacrifice bunt, Lotte scored 1 out, 2nd and 3rd, followed by Han Dong-hee’s walk and Kim Min-seok’s 1 RBI and timely hit, leading Lotte 3-0.
At this time, something that no one expected happened. Lee Hak-joo, who was recording a batting average of 1.992 this season, hit a home run. The score quickly widened to 7-0.
In the second inning, Lotte also added two points by tying Jeon Jun-woo and Jung Hoon’s double and Han Dong-hee’s timely hit, and finally pulled Yang Hyeon-jong off the mound with 47 pitches in two innings. On this day, Yang Hyeon-jong scored 9 runs, the most in one game since his professional debut in 2007, and the average ERA soared from 2.29 to 3.74. It is a humiliation suffered in the first game after rising to second place in the KBO career with a total of 162 wins on May 27, overtaking Jeong Min-cheol (161 wins).
The 2023 KBO League Lotte Giants and KIA Tigers match was held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 2nd. Lotte Strayley. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com/2023.06.02/
In the KIA, Hwang Dong-ha (3 innings), Jae-yeol Kim, and Do-gyu Kwak (1 inning each) took over the mound following Hyeon-jong Yang, but Lotte’s offensive did not stop. Jeon Jun-woo, who went on base with a double in the 4th inning, was called in by Ahn Chi-hong at the right time, leading to 10-0.
In the beginning of the 5th inning, KIA Socrates allowed 2 RBI doubles, but at the end of the 6th inning Kim Min-seok 2 RBI doubles and Jung Bo-geun’s timely hit, which completed all hits, added 3 points. At the end of the 7th inning, Han Dong-hee’s timely hit broke out, adding 1 point and racking up the 14th point.
Lotte starter Strayley pitched well with 2 runs in 7 innings and won his 3rd win of the season. There was never a triple offense, but he became a winning pitcher by tying the KIA lineup with 8 sporadic hits and 1 walk with 8 strikeouts. Choi Yi-jun, who took over the mound in the 8th inning, also finished the game neatly with two scoreless innings.