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May 2024
Lotte holds off KIA to escape last place
POSTED ON
05/24/24
Lotte escaped from last place in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) for the first time in 30 days with a three-game sweep of league-leading Kia behind a strong performance from foreign starter Wilkerson and four home runs.
Lotte took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the first inning after falling behind 0-2 on the 23rd on a fielding error, a hit by pitch and an infield single by Shin Yoon-hoo. In the fourth inning, No. 9 batter Lee Hak-joo hit her first home run of the season, a solo shot, and in the sixth, Yoo Kang-nam hit a 135-meter solo shot over the left field fence. After struggling to hit in the teens early in the season, Yoo has rebounded to go 7-for-18 (.389) with two home runs in his last five games.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Na Seung-yeop hit another two-run homer to give Lotte an 8-3 lead. In the bottom of the eighth, Lee Hak-joo hit his second solo home run of the season, followed by Reyes' RBI single to score two more runs for the 10-6 victory. Lotte swept a three-game series against KIA for the first time in five years since 2019. Starter Wilkerson allowed three runs on 10 hits over seven innings, but struck out the side in order (nine) to earn his fourth win of the season.
In Jamsil, Seoul, Doosan moved into second place with a 10-3 victory over SSG. It was Doosan's first three-game sweep of SSG in eight years, since June 2016. 바카라사이트 Doosan scored nine runs in the second inning, including a three-run homer by Yang Seok-hwan, to take an early lead. With their fourth straight win, Doosan moved to within one game of league leader KIA, which has lost three straight. The two teams will face off in a three-game weekend series starting on the 24th.
In Daejeon, Hanwha fell to the bottom of the league for the first time this season with a 4-8 loss to LG. In Gocheok, Kiwoom snapped a four-game losing streak against NC with a 6-4 victory, thanks to Dawson's double and Lee Joo-hyung's RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning. In Daegu, KT defeated Samsung 9-2.
