The Lotte Giants swept the SSG Landers behind a strong pitching
The Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) swept the SSG Landers behind a strong pitching performance from Aaron Wilkerson.
Lotte won the second game of a doubleheader against SSG Landers 5-3 at Sajik Stadium on Monday. With the victory, Lotte completed the first and second games of the doubleheader with a 1-1 record.
Lotte’s starting lineup was center fielder Hwang Sung-bin, right fielder Yoon Dong-hee, second baseman Ko Seung-min, left fielder Victor Reyes, third baseman Son Ho-young, designated hitter Lee Jung-hoon, first baseman Jung-hoon, catcher Son Sung-bin, and shortstop Park Seung-wook.
SSG countered with the following batting order: Choi Ji-hoon, center fielder, Park Sung-sung, third baseman, Choi Jung, left fielder, Guillermo Heredia, designated hitter, Choo Shin-soo, catcher, Lee Ji-young, first baseman, Oh Tae-gon, right fielder, Jung Hyun-seung, 안전놀이터 추천 second baseman, Park Ji-hwan.
SSG took the early lead.
Choi Ji-hoon led off the first inning with a solo shot to right field off Lotte starter Wilkerson. He took advantage of a first-pitch cut fastball and blasted it over the right-field fence. Lotte battled back in the bottom of the inning, putting runners on second and third with Yoon Dong-hee singling to right and Reyes doubling to left field before Son Ho-young singled to left-center field.
Trailing by one run, SSG had a chance to tie the game in the bottom of the inning when Lee Ji-young singled and Oh Tae-gon doubled. Jung Hyun-seung grounded out to second base to bring home Lee Ji-young from third. The score remained 2-2. In the bottom of the inning, LOTTE regained the lead at 3-2 after Son Sung-bin singled up the middle and Park Seung-wook followed with a triple to right-center field.
In the top of the fifth inning with a 3-2 lead, Hwang Sung-bin reached on an error and stole second base. Yoon Dong-hee followed with a triple over the center field fence to bring Hwang home. On the ensuing stolen base, Go Seung-min singled to make it 5-2.
SSG scored one more run in the sixth inning on Heredia’s sacrifice fly to right field after a walk and a double put runners on second and third.
But nothing dramatic would happen.
Wilkerson picked up the win for Lotte, allowing three runs on eight hits (one home run) and one walk while striking out seven in 7⅔ innings. SSG starter Song Young-jin allowed three runs on six hits with one walk and three strikeouts in 2⅔ innings.
Game 1, meanwhile, was a 5-1 victory for SSG. Kim Kwang-hyun shut down the opposing bats with six scoreless innings (6 hits, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts). His fourth win of the season. It was his first win in 60 days since April 10 against Literature Kiwoom.
Kim Kwang-hyun started the first game of a doubleheader against the Lotte Giants on April 9 at Sajik Stadium. 토토사이트 순위 He held the Giants scoreless (6 hits, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts) until the sixth inning. Fourth win of the season. It was his first win in 60 days since April 10 against Kiwoom Literature.
On the other hand, Lotte starter Park Se-woong, the “glasses ace,” gave up five runs on 10 hits (one home run) with three walks and five strikeouts in five innings. Na Seung-yeop and Jeong Hoon both had multi-hit games, but their efforts were overshadowed by the loss.