I didn’t know that one point was precious. The lack of stamina and concentration was buried one by one in the play. Winning was absurd, and winning itself was an embarrassing game.
In the match against SSG Landers 꽁머니 held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 5th, Lotte lost 6-9 after a close match in the 11th inning. As a result, Lotte suffered another 3-game losing streak after losing 4 games in a row.
It was a game that Lotte should not have given up. A team trying to get back to fifth should have caught a game like this. However, Lotte self-destructed. It was almost a miracle that the game went into overtime. In fact, it was a game that gave out counts and points to the opponent. The runner disappeared with a runner, the inning was over, the fly ball that should have been out turned into a double, and he lost concentration in a double hit situation that should have ended the inning. And basically, I gave up the game with 5 double hits.
The initial flow was fine. In the first inning crisis, Choi Jeong was treated as a double stroke and blocked with at least one run, and in the ensuing attack, Jeong Hoon’s three-run home run turned the tables.
In the 3rd inning, they were allowed to chase again, but they ran away from 3-2 to 5-2 with Yun Dong-hee and Han Dong-hee’s consecutive timely hits. However, after that, Lotte lost concentration and misdirected plays came out.
Opportunities continued in the 3rd inning, 5-2, with 1 company on 1st and 3rd base. Koh Seung-min hit a ground ball from first baseman, and third-base runner Dong-hee Yoon was strangled between home and third base. It was as if he was trying to avoid being sick. However, after Yoon Dong-hee was strangled, Han Dong-hee, who was the runner on first base, ran to third base without looking back. However, the narrow-minded out came first, and eventually Han Dong-hee was also out, ending the inning with a double out.
And at the end of the 4th inning, Jeon Jun-woo’s double hit came out in the chance to have a base loaded with 3 walks due to opponent pitcher Jung Sung-gon’s pitching.
And at the end of the 4th inning, Jeon Jun-woo’s double hit came out in the chance to have a base loaded with 3 walks due to opponent pitcher Jung Sung-gon’s pitching.
In the end, the mood gradually changed, and after 2 outs in the 6th inning, Choo Shin-soo, Choi Ji-hoon, and Choi Joo-hwan got three hits in a row and gave up two runs, turning the score 5-6. It was painful to give him points that he shouldn’t have given in the 5th inning. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Jung Hoon’s solo shot barely tied the score, but Lotte could not overcome the unwinnable flow of the game that day.
Lotte had a runner in every inning from the 5th inning. However, double hits came out every inning. In the 6th inning, 1 company and 1st base, Gudrum’s double play, and in the 7th inning, 1 company, 1st and 2nd base, Han Dong-hee’s double play, and Ko Seung-min’s double play in the 10th inning. There were 4 double hits and 5 double-outs. Lotte’s concentration fell noticeably in both offense and defense. In a tie of 6-6, finisher Kim Won-joong, who was throwing the second inning through the 9th and 10th innings, became the losing pitcher, but it was right that a save situation was created in the first place.
Even if they had won that day, it was an embarrassing victory and winning was like a miracle. With the defeat on this day, Lotte became 42-49. The difference between the 5th place KT and the ride has already widened to 5.5 games. The 5 River is getting farther and farther away.