The Lotte Giants lost their third match of the season against the SSG Landers at Sajik Stadium in Busan. Although Lotte lost to SSG, 22,990 Lotte fans who filled Sajik Stadium enthusiastically cheered the players who leaped to the top this season. In the 4th game of the season against SSG on the 21st, Lotte will once again take on the challenge of achieving 4 consecutive winning series.
Lotte lost 0-5 in the third game of the season against SSG in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 20th. Lotte won the game on the 19th 7-5, but lost the game that day and came down from the threshold of 4 consecutive wins. Lotte, who has a balance of 1 win and 1 loss with SSG, challenges to achieve the winning series on the 21st.
Lotte gave up the game to SSG as SSG starting pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun’s pitch blocked the pitch and the batting line was silent. Lotte gave up the initiative in the game as starting pitcher Strayley gave up 5 runs in a row from the 3rd to the 4th and 5th innings.
Lotte Strayley handled 6 SSG batters neatly in the 1st and 2nd innings and delivered a good pitch following the last game. However, Strayley gave up his first run to the SSG lineup in the third inning. Strayley got off to a good start in the 3rd inning, handling lead batter Kim Seong-hyun as a fly ball. However, the trigger for the conceding was in the infield defense. Third baseman Han Dong-hee threw an ordinary ground ball to first base, but first baseman Kim Min-soo threw it over the head and recorded an error. Strayley then gave up a double to ninth batter Kim Min-sik, who entered the at-bat, giving up the first run.
In the 4th and 5th innings, Strayley allowed a series of conceding crises and failed to spread the pitches he had prepared. Strayley went down the mound after giving up two runs each in the 4th and 5th innings due to a walk and consecutive hits. Strayley became the losing pitcher in the game that day, giving up 5 runs on 6 hits in 5 innings.
Lotte batting line was also blocked by Kim Gwang-hyun and was silent. The Lotte batting line had a hard time solving the game, only getting one hit against Kim Gwang-hyun. Instead of a fast fastball, Kim Gwang-hyun attacked the Lotte lineup with a slider and a curve-centered pitching ball, and the bats of Lotte batters returned powerlessly. Kim Gwang-hyun completed the game with 1 hit and 9 strikeouts, throwing 88 pitches in 6 innings.
Meanwhile, at Sajik Stadium in Busan on this day, 22,990 spectators were all in for the second time this season, following the match on the 30th of last month, and the game was completed. At Sajik Stadium on this day, a ticket sold out notice was posted at the entrance of the stadium about two hours before the game started. The spectators who entered the Sajik Stadium cheered for the Lotte players wearing red camellia uniforms prepared by the Lotte club. In Sajik Stadium, all seats in the outfield as well as the infield were stained red. The crowd enjoyed cheering on the surf along with Lotte’s cheering song and applauded Lotte’s leap to the top this season 메이저사이트.