‘Top De is Back’ Lotte beats Hanwha and regains first place in 12 days

Lotte, a professional baseball team, regained first place thanks to a three-game winning streak.

Lotte won a 3-1 victory against Hanwha in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Daejeon Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park on the 16th. Thanks to Roh Jin-hyeok’s two-run home run in the top of the 10th inning, the match was one-on-one, and they won three in a row.

Lotte,메이저놀이터 who stepped on the 20-win (11-loss) heights of the season with the victory that day, recorded a win rate of 60 4 5 li, and took back 1st place by putting SSG (win rate 6 3 9 ri), who lost to NC on the same day, to 2nd place. did. After 12 days, they regained the No. 1 spot they gave up to SSG on the 4th. 

Starter Charlie Barnes failed to pick up his third win of the season, but laid the foundation for the team’s victory by pitching well with 3 hits, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts and 1 run in 7 innings. Seung-Min Koo (0 innings), Sang-Soo Kim (⅔ innings), Won-Jung Kim (1⅓ innings), and Do-Kyu Kim (1 innings), who took the mound behind them, locked the back door firmly without conceding a run. 

In other lines, he exploded 12 hits, 7 more than Hanwha (5). Kim Min-seok led the batting line with 3 hits, and Roh Jin-hyuk and Ko Seung-min each with 2 hits. In particular, Noh Jin-hyuk led the team to victory by hitting a two-run home run in the top of the 10th inning in a one-on-one match. 

Lotte took the lead early in the first inning. Leader Kim Min-seok went on base with a ball that hit his body, and then Han Dong-hee, who was 1st out and 1st base, stole second base at bat. In the ensuing second out and second base, Ahn Chi-hong hit a left-handed timely hit and called second base runner Kim Min-seok home. 

Afterwards, both teams faced off tightly without scoring until the 7th inning, and at the end of the 8th, Hanwha turned the game to the starting point. After Oh Seon-jin, the leader, hit a double, Park Jeong-hyeon got a four-ball ball and took a chance on the first and second bases. Afterwards, Eurogirl and Lee Jin-young struck out one after another and seemed to miss the opportunity, but Jung Eun-won struck a timely hit in the 2nd and 1st and 2nd bases to tie the game. 

The game went to the 10th overtime, but Lotte immediately broke the balance. After leader Ahn Chi-hong made a hit, Jeon Jun-woo retreated with a fly ball, but Noh Jin-hyuk drew a superior two-run arch at 1 company and 1 base. He hit a 143 km/h fastball on the 4th pitch from opponent finisher Kang Jae-min, putting a wedge in the game. At the end of the 10th inning, Kim Do-gyu, who came out as Lotte’s finishing pitcher, defended the victory by blocking Hanwha’s last attack without a run. 

Hanwha starter Felix Pena achieved a quality start with 6 innings and 1 run, but was not supported by the other line. It fell into the pit of two consecutive losses and recorded 12 wins, 2 draws, and 21 losses, with a win rate of 3.604, remaining in 9th place.