Victory was more desperate than ever, but the situation was not so good. Due to blood clots on the previous day (April 29), the team was in a state of exhaustion. However, facing a crisis, the Lotte Giants had Chung Hyeon-su. He garnered his first win as an individual player, reviving the flame of Lotte’s fall baseball.토토사이트
Chung Hyun-soo took the mound as Lotte’s starting pitcher in an away game against the Kiwoom Heroes in the 2024 KBO League regular season at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul on the 30th.
Lotte had blood clots for two days due to rain in the match against the Hanwha Eagles in Busan on Sunday. The closing time of the game was 12:07 a.m. As a result, the team won 14-11, but the players did not arrive in Seoul until 5 a.m. on the day. The best scenario for Lotte, which was tired of its squad, was that Jung Hyun-soo played some innings and took the early lead.
And Chung perfectly lived up to Lotte’s expectations. At the bottom of the first inning, he caught Lee Ju-hyung (third baseman foul fly), Kim Hye-sung (second baseman ground ball), and Song Seong-moon (three strikeouts) in order to start the game in a good mood. At the bottom of the second inning, he guided Choi Joo-hwan to a groundout and allowed him to get on base due to a throwing error by the first baseman, but allowed Bae Sang-kwon (first baseman groundout), Kim Jae-hyun (three strikeout), and Jang Jae-young (three strikeout).
He continued to display good pitching in the bottom of the third inning. He calmly increased the out count against Kim Byeong-hwi (not out), Won Seong-jun (ground ball to second baseman), and Lee Ju-hyung (three strikeouts). In the bottom of the fourth inning, he cooked Kim Hye-seong (center fly) and Song Seong-moon (straight hit to first baseman) with misfires and then walked Choi Joo-hwan, but treated his right to indemnify him with a catcher’s foul fly.
Chung Hyun-soo, who also took the mound in the bottom of the fifth inning, tied Kim Jae-hyun and Jang Jae-young to shortstop ground balls and left field flies, respectively. Kim Byung-hwi, the follow-up hitter, had a double to the left, but he ended his mission by striking out Won Sung-joon.
His final result was one hit, one four outs and six strikeouts during five innings. He used sliders (36 pitches) the most, while throwing 82 pitches in total, and mixed fastballs (27 pitches) and curves (19 pitches). His maximum speed on fastballs stayed at 141 kilometers, but he managed to control runs by banking on powerful curves.
With his team leading 4-0, Chung gave the ball to follow-up pitcher Jin Hae-soo, and became the winning pitcher as Lotte won 8-2, refusing to allow a tie. Chung’s first win since his debut. Having grabbed two consecutive wins, Lotte posted 54 wins, three draws and 62 losses, maintaining its eighth-place ranking, continuing its hope in fall baseball. It is three games behind KT Wiz (61 wins, two draws and 63 losses), which ranks fifth, the most advanced team to the post season.
Originally from Busan Middle School, Busan High School, and Songwon University, Chung is a left-handed pitcher who was called by Lotte as the 13th player in the second round in 2024. He also received a lot of attention last year when he appeared on “The Greatest Baseball,” a baseball entertainment program.
Chung has steadily gained experience in professional baseball as well. Despite his debut season, he took the mound as a first-team first-team player at the match against the Samsung Lions in Busan on April 11, and displayed his presence regardless of starting pitcher and bullpen. Prior to the match against Kiwoom, he recorded an ERA of 4.50 with one hold in seven matches in the first team, and posted an ERA of 3.55 with two wins, three losses and five holds in 19 matches in the Futures League.
And Chung effectively blocked off Kiwoom’s batters on the day as well, revealing his true value. With Chung Hyun-soo at the forefront, Lotte will also continue its hope for fall baseball.
Meanwhile, Lotte, which aims to win its third consecutive game through the game against the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on Sunday, will have left-hander Kim Jin-wook (4-1, 5.58 ERA) as its starting pitcher. In response, Doosan foresees right-hander Kwak Bin (11 wins, 8 losses, 4.17 ERA).