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The Lotte Giants have finally gotten back on track.
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05/24/24
The Lotte Giants have finally gotten back on track.
The Giants defeated the Kia Tigers 10-6 on Wednesday at Busan's Sajik Stadium, led by home runs from Lee Hak-joo (2) and Yoo Kang-nam and a seven-inning shutout from starter Wilkerson.
The win was Lotte's 18th of the season (27-2-2) and moved them into ninth place, ahead of Hanwha (19-29-1), who also lost. It has been 41 days since April 12, when Lotte first fell to the bottom of the standings, and 30 days since April 23, when they moved up and down to ninth place in one game.
In May alone, Lotte is 10-1-1, which is second overall among the 10 clubs, behind only the Doosan Bears (13-2-4). Most importantly, Wilkerson's return to form has made the 1-3 lineup of Wilkerson-Barnes-Park Se-woong more formidable. Kia is the current league leader, but unlike Kia, which used Yoon Young-cheol as its fifth starter and Kim Sa-yoon as a substitute, Lotte used its top three batters one after the other to dominate the Kia batting order.
Lotte head coach Kim Tae-hyung emphasized this point in a pre-match interview. "It doesn't matter if we are the No. 1 or No. 2 team, we focus on each game and try to win. 토토사이트 "Once the starting three pitched well, we were able to keep them within two or three runs every game, which improved the pace of the entire team. The players are starting to feel confident," he said.
Lotte gave up two runs in the top of the first inning, but capitalized on an error, a passed ball, and Shin Yoon-hoo's RBI single to make it 3-2 in the bottom of the inning. Go Seung-min hit an RBI single in the second inning, followed by home runs by Lee Hak-joo in the fourth, Yoo Kang-nam in the sixth, Na Seung-yeop (two runs) in the seventh, and Lee Hak-joo in the eighth, to blow up the KIA mound.
After the game, manager Kim Tae-hyung said, "Although Wilkerson gave up an early run, he quickly settled down and pitched well through seven innings." "The batters were confident and aggressive at the plate, which led to quick runs, and we were able to play a good game. "The batters were confident and aggressive at the plate, which led to quick runs, and we were able to win the game." Lee thanked his players for their efforts.
Na Seung-yup said, "The team has been on a good roll lately. I focused more on my at-bats to help the team," he said, "Especially in the at-bats before the home run, I aimed for the slider. I had a higher percentage of sliders than fastballs in the power analysis table. "Coach Kim Tae-hyung, Coach Kim Joo-chan, and Coach Lim Hoon really help me a lot. Now, I will try to repay them with results little by little," he emphasized.
Yoo Kang-nam also said, "When I didn't feel like hitting well, Coach Kim Tae-hyung, Coach Kim Joo-chan, and Coach Lim Hoon helped me a lot with One Point. I felt more relaxed and confident psychologically, so I think the good results came out of my batting one by one."
"I'm really sorry for what happened this season, because the coach has been very careful with me. I'm glad that I was able to show him the results little by little, and I'll try to do my best to continue to do well even though there's still a lot of season left. I'm grateful to the coach and the coaches for really creating an environment where the players can do well," he said, expressing his joy and gratitude.
Despite the fact that it was a weekday, a whopping 15,844 baseball fans showed up to the game.
