Lotte defeats Samsung, breaking 2-game losing streak, with 3 hits including a home run by Jeong Hoon

Lotte defeats Samsung, breaking 2-game losing streak, with 3 hits including a home run by Jeong Hoon

The Lotte Giants, who had suffered two consecutive losses while stopping on a four-game winning streak, took revenge on the Samsung Lions. Lotte won 10-4 in the home game against Samsung held at Sajik Stadium on the 3rd.

Lotte, ranked 7th, lost both double headers to Samsung the previous day (2nd), but won 64 wins and 69 losses that day. Samsung, ranked 8th, was unable to maintain its two-game winning streak and ended up with 58 wins, 1 draw, and 77 losses.스포츠토토

Lotte’s batting lineup stood out in the early stages of the game. With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the second inning, Park Seung-wook hit a timely double against Samsung starting pitcher Hwang Dong-jae to take the lead 2-0.

Lotte Giants’ Jeong Hoon hits a solo home run that seals the game in the bottom of the 8th inning of a home game against the Samsung Lions held on the 3rd. [Photo = Lotte Giants]

The additional point came again in a two-out situation. With two outs in the bottom of the third inning, Jeon Jun-woo and Noh Jin-hyuk hit consecutive hits to reach first and second base, and Yoo Kang-nam, who came to the plate, hit a double with two RBIs to make it 4-0.. In the top of the fourth inning, Samsung lost Jose Pirella as Lotte’s starting pitcher

. After hitting a timely hit on Charlie Burns to make up for one point, Lotte ran away right away. In the bottom of the fourth inning, with bases loaded and one out, Hwang Seong-bin hit a timely hit, and third base runner Ahn Kwon-soo and second base runner Park Seung-wook hit home. The follow-up batter, Jeong Hoon, also hit a timely hit, and then Jeon Jun-woo, Noh Jin-hyuk, and Yoo Kang-nam hit in succession, scoring 5 runs in that inning alone, widening the lead to 9-1.

Samsung went in pursuit with cannons at the forefront. In the top of the 7th inning, Kim Jae-sang hit a 2-run home run (1st of the season) to Lotte’s second pitcher, Moon Gyeong-chan, and in the top of the 8th, Koo Ja-wook hit a solo shot (10th of the season) to make up the score.

However, Lotte also responded with cannon fire. In the bottom of the 8th inning, with one out and no runner on base, Jeong Hoon came to the plate and turned the bat on the 3rd pitch thrown by Park Kwon-hoo, the 4th pitcher of Samsung. The pulled ball became a solo home run (10th of the season) that went over the left wall and put a wedge in the game.

On this day, Jeong Hoon played an active part with 3 hits, including a home run, and 2 RBIs. Yoo Kang-nam (2 hits, 3 RBI) and Park Seung-wook (2 hits, 2 RBI) also played their part. Jeon Jun-woo and Noh Jin-hyuk also achieved multiple hits (more than 2 hits in a game) with 2 hits.

Barnes became the winning pitcher, allowing 3 hits, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts, and 1 run in 6 innings, and earned his 11th win (9 losses) of the season. Hwang Dong-jae became the losing pitcher after being shaken by allowing 12 hits, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts, and 9 runs in 4 innings, and suffered his 5th loss of the season.