The Lotte Giants are on a roll. They won a 6-5, one-run victory over the Kiwoom Heroes at the Gocheok Dome in Seoul on April 27. The Giants led 6-0 before falling behind by one run in the bottom of the ninth inning. They had runners on first and second, but closer Kim Won-joong struck out Lee Jung-hoo on a pitch to end the game.메이저사이트
The bats stayed focused until the sixth inning, when Heroes starter Choi Won-tae came up big. Three hits and no runs. However, that changed when Choi was replaced by Kim Jae-woong.
In the top of the seventh inning, with the score tied at 0-0, the tide quickly turned. After the first inning, Noh Jin-hyuk and Han Dong-hee hit back-to-back singles. With runners on first and second, No. 8 Yoo Kang-nam singled and doubled, and Ahn Kwon-soo followed with a two-run single. In the seventh inning, they pounded out eight hits and scored six runs.
Left fielder Ahn Kwon-soo, who had two hits and two RBIs, also contributed to the win with his outstanding defense. The left fielder has been hampered by injuries lately, but he was committed to the team’s victory.
“My elbow is not good, but I kept thinking about what I can do,” Ahn said in a postgame interview. I tried to simplify my swing and pay attention to the team batting and defense,” he said. He continued, “I have to do the best I can when the team needs me more than my personal performance and results. I will continue to play the baseball the team needs.”
Lotte fans in the bleachers near the third base area go wild as Lotte scored six runs in the top of the seventh inning. Source=Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com
Yoo Kang-nam hits a single with runners on first and second in the seventh inning. Photo by Jae-geun Jung cjg@sportschosun.com
Manager Larry Sutton said, “Charlie Barnes (6 innings, 3 hits, no runs) pitched well today. His rhythm was good. We struggled at the plate early, but we didn’t give up and fought to the end to get a big inning.”
With their third straight win, Lotte secured their second consecutive best-of-seven series.