Lee Ju-chan (Lotte) and Joo Hyeong (Kiwoom) explode with ‘brothers’ home run’ on the same day.
For the 5th time in history, LG Kim Beom-seok and Kim Gwang-hyun are robbed of victory again.
Kang Baek-ho’s 4 hits, KT’s 5th consecutive win, ‘3 runs in the 9th inning’ Doosan’s 5th straight win, Kiwoom’s 6th straight loss.
Samsung catches KIA and escapes 3rd consecutive loss
The Lotte Giants, who had been in last place, started to escape last place with 5 consecutive wins. 파워볼게임
However, the falling 9th place Hanwha Eagles suffered three consecutive losses in their visit to Busan and lost even their chance against Lotte.
In the home game against Hanwha in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 9th, Lotte scored 19 hits, including Jun-woo Jeon’s grand slam, and won 18-5.
Lotte, ranked 10th, had a 5-game winning streak with this day’s win, and recorded a winning percentage of 0.371 with 13 wins, 22 losses, and 1 draw, catching up with Hanwha (14 wins, 23 losses, a winning percentage of 0.378) by a margin of 0.007.
Hanwha took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning with Choi In-ho opening the scoring with a double and timely hitting by Jonathan Peraza and Ahn Chi-hong.
Lotte, who immediately counterattacked after changing offense and defense, tied the score at 2-2 with Ko Seung-min hitting a two-run home run.
In the continued attack, Han Dong-hee hit a 2-RBI double to make it 4-2.
Lotte added one run in the second inning on a double by Victor Reyes, and in the bottom of the third inning with the bases loaded and two outs, Ko Seung-min’s walk was pushed out, and Reyes hit a two-RBI single to go up 8-2.
Hanwha scored 2 runs in the top of the 4th inning with Moon Hyun-bin’s solo home run and timely hits by Hwang Young-mook and Peraza to trail 5-8.
However, Lotte added 2 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning thanks to Joo-chan Lee’s solo home run and Yoo Kang-nam’s timely hit to go up 10-5.
Lotte, with momentum rising, scored 8 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning, scoring 8 runs thanks to Jeon Jun-woo’s grand slam and a grand slam.
Joo-chan Lee, who graduated from Dongeui University in 2021 and joined Lotte as a foster player, belatedly enjoyed the joy of hitting his first home run in his debut.
Joo-chan Lee’s younger brother, Lee Joo-hyung (Kiwoom Heroes), also hit a home run on this day, marking the 5th sibling home run on the same day in the KBO League.
In Jamsil, LG Twins defeated Gwang-Hyun Kim and won 3-1 over SSG Landers.
The tight balance of 0 was broken in the 6th inning due to the starting competition between Gwang-Hyun Kim and Chan-Gyu Lim.
SSG took a 1-0 lead with one out in the top of the sixth inning when Choi Ji-hoon hit a hit to right and then Choi Jeong hit a double to left-center.
LG, who had been trailing with only 1 hit until the 6th inning, took advantage of Kim Gwang-hyun’s shaky control in the bottom of the 7th inning to turn the tide.
With one out and runners on second and third base, Kim Beom-seok hit an infield hit that fell off the third baseman’s glove, tying the score at 1-1.
A shaken Kim Gwang-hyun left the mound after allowing consecutive walks to Koo Bon-hyuk and Park Dong-won, allowing a come-from-behind score with a push.
With the bases loaded and 2 outs, LG grabbed the win when Shin Min-jae drew another walk from SSG reliever Noh Kyung-eun and ran away with the score 3-1.
LG starter Lim Chan-gyu pitched 6 innings, allowing 1 run, but due to a mismatch with the batting lineup, he was unable to secure a win in his 8th start of the season.
In Suwon, KT Wiz defeated NC Dinos 6-2 and won 5 games in a row.
In the top of the first inning, NC leadoff hitter Park Min-woo walked and then succeeded in stealing second base, and Son Ah-seop was called in with a timely hit to score the first run.
However, he was disappointed that he could not score an additional point with the bases loaded and no outs.
KT made it 1-1 in the bottom of the first inning with Seong-ho Cheon’s hit to right followed by Baek-ho Kang’s double to right-center.
In the third inning, Kang Baek-ho, who hit a double again, homered on Jang Seong-woo’s timely hit to make it 2-1.
In the 4th inning, with 2 outs, Shin Bon-ki hit a solo home run to the left to make it 3-1.
For NC, Kim Hyung-jun hit a solo home run in the top of the 7th inning, but KT added 1 point with Jang Seong-woo’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 7th inning to take a 4-2 lead.
In the bottom of the 8th inning, pinch hitter Moon Sang-cheol’s double added 2 runs to tie the game.
Kang Baek-ho led the way to victory by hitting 4 hits in 5 at-bats, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored.
At Gocheok Dome, the Doosan Bears continued their upward trend by beating the Kiwoom Heroes 5-2.
Doosan, which has won 5 games in a row, is aiming to enter the top rankings, while Kiwoom, which fell to 8th place, has suffered 6 consecutive losses.
In the top of the second inning, Doosan took the opportunity to reach second and third base with Kim Jae-hwan’s single to left and Henry Ramos’ leadoff double before scoring two runs with Jeon Min-jae’s sacrifice fly and Su-bin Jeong’s double.
Kiwoom made up for one point by hitting a dominant solo home run by Lee Joo-hyung, who returned from injury after changing offense and defense.
In the bottom of the 5th inning, Ko Young-woo, who hit a single to right, was brought in by Kim Jae-hyun with a double to right-center, tying the score at 2-2.
The game was decided in the 9th inning.
After Doosan had the bases loaded with one out with three hits in the top of the ninth inning, Heo Gyeong-min hit a timely hit with two RBIs in front of the left fielder to take a 4-2 lead.
Then, Kang Seung-ho also hit a left-handed hit, widening the lead to 5-2 and taking the win.
In Daegu, the Samsung Lions broke their three-game losing streak by beating the KIA Tigers 5-2.
Samsung scored the first run in the bottom of the second inning when leadoff hitter Kim Young-woong hit a double to the right-field line and Jae-hyeon Lee came in with a double to the left-field line.
KIA turned the tide after the airlift shift.
When Kim Tae-gun hit a double in the top of the third inning, Choi Won-jun hit a double to make it 1-1.
Then, while Samsung third baseman Kim Young-woong, who caught Park Chan-ho’s bunt, made an unfortunate throw to first base, Choi Won-jun rounded third base and went all the way to home to make it 2-1.
Samsung tied the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning when Kim Young-woong hit a solo home run to left.
Samsung took the opportunity to load the bases with no outs in the bottom of the 8th inning, and Kim Heon-gon hit a 2-RBI double to left-center to make it 4-2.
With one out and runners on second and third base, Samsung reliever Kim Do-hyun’s wild pitch added one point to decide the game.