The Lotte Giants won 2-0 in an away game against the KT Wiz in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on Sunday. It repaid its 6-10 defeat a day earlier, blocking KT from winning four consecutive games. It had one win and one loss in all three consecutive series.메이저놀이터
Hwang Seong-bin (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (second baseman), Jeon Joon-woo (left fielder), Victor Reyes (designated hitter), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Yoon Dong-hee (right fielder), Park Seung-wook (striker), and Son Sung-bin (catcher) were in the lineup on the day. Charlie Barnes was the starting pitcher.
Barnes led the victory. He boasted four hits, three walks and six strikeouts during seven innings. He recorded his 13th quality start of this season (more than six innings as a starter, three earned runs or less, QS). In addition, he displayed QS in all six games he played before the second half of the season. He garnered his seventh win (two losses) this season, and lowered his earned run average (ERA) from 3.08 to 2.87.
The total number of pitches he threw was 109 (73 strikes). Sliders (40), four-seam fastballs (34), change-up (20), and two-seam fastballs (15). The maximum four-seam and two-seam speeds were 147 km/h and 146 km/h, respectively.
Kim Sang-soo allowed one hit and no run in one inning, while Kim Won-joong allowed two hits and one walk in one inning, and Kim Won-joong allowed no run in one inning. Kim Sang-soo made his 16th hold and Kim Won-joong made his 18th save.
Kim Won-joong was in danger in the bottom of the ninth inning, but he allowed no run. Kim Sang-soo’s infield hit to shortstop and Bae Jeong-dae’s double to the left, making runners on the second and third bases with one out. He automatically skipped Song Min-seop’s pinch hitter Moon Sang-cheol with four pitches on purpose, struck out Kang with one out, and overwhelmed Shim Woo-joon with a ground ball to the shortstop.
Park Seung-wook hit the finishing hit with a solo homer. He faced the batter’s box with one out and no runners at the top of the fifth inning when the score was tying 0-0. Park hit KT starter Joey-hyeon’s fifth pitch and 130 km/h slider. He smiled with his solo shot over the right-center field with a flying distance of 130 meters. He achieved the score 1-0, by posting his fifth arch of the season. He finished the game with one hit (one homer) from three times at bat on the day.
Hwang Sung-bin supported two hits and one RBI in five at-bats. Hwang Sung-bin appeared with one out and runners on first and third in the top of the seventh inning when the extra point was desperately needed. He scored an RBI by hitting a bunt towards the pitcher. KT reliever Woo Kyu-min caught the ball and threw it to the first base, and second baseman Kim Sang-soo ran to cover the base, but Hwang Sung-bin was fast. The score of third baseman Park Seung-wook made the score 2-0.
After the game, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said, “Starting pitcher Barnes laid the groundwork for the victory by pitching seven scoreless innings. Kim Sang-soo and Kim Won-joong also defended well without losing a point, allowing the team a shutout victory.”
Coach Kim said, “I want to praise Park Seung-wook for hitting the winning home run.”
“I would also like to thank the fans for their enthusiastic away support until the end despite the heat,” he said with strength.