The Lotte Giants won a come-from-behind victory over the NC Dinos in the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on Sunday, 6-5. With the victory, the team has won three consecutive games.먹튀검증
There were many scenes, including Lotte balancing the game, which was trailing 1-5, with 5-5, but the final result was the end of the eighth inning. At a time when the team needed to continue the good mood that tied the game in the bottom of the seventh inning, it was Sohn Ho-young, a “trading lucky star,” who took the lead. Son swung his bat against NC’s Kim Jae-yeol on a 123km slider at the third pitch in 1B-1S.
Son Ho-young’s hit was directed to the deep left of the shortstop. At the crossroads of an infield hit or a ground ball to the shortstop. At that time, Son, who was running at full strength toward the first base, made an infield hit after boldly attempting headfirst sliding.
Lotte will pay a “penalty” for headfirst sliding at first base according to the team’s internal rules. In particular, the fine will “double” if Ko Seung-min is injured in the headfirst sliding at first base, as he left the lineup due to an injury of his left thumb during the headfirst sliding in the KIA Tigers showdown on June 26. However, with an infield hit possible, Son Ho-young drew a hit through headfirst sliding without much thought.
For Lotte, Son Ho-young’s infield hit must have been a pleasant situation, but on the other hand, it must have been dizzying. The reason is that he has been carrying so many injuries. Son Ho-young, who was talented enough to challenge the Major League after graduating from Chunghoon High School, was the 23rd overall pick of the LG Twins in the second round of the rookie draft in 2020, and it was definitely the injury that was the biggest part of the numerous reasons why he couldn’t bloom after receiving the nomination of the LG Twins.
This was the same even after moving to Lotte this year. Son Ho-young, who changed his uniform to Lotte through a trade earlier this season, had a hiatus of more than a month after suffering a hamstring injury in a showdown with the Samsung Lions on May 3. After returning to the ground, he hit 30 consecutive games, tied for the third place in KBO history, but Son Ho-young, who continued to play without a break due to this record, was unable to enjoy the joy of his first all-star and was once again out of the lineup.
In particular, Son Ho-young was not listed in the starting lineup before the match against Incheon SSG Landers on the 30th of last month. His hamstring was not 100 percent, and he even received injection treatment on Monday (29th) when there was no game. Although the evil spirit of injury continues even after the transfer, Son Ho-young has become indispensable to Lotte as he hit his first double-digit home run in his life.
As Son is currently playing in the season this year, there is a limit to providing assistance so that his injury does not recur. However, Lotte plans to make every effort to manage Son’s physical condition after the season ends. “We talk about sprinting in the training part, but sometimes players use their energy instantly,” manager Kim Tae-hyung said. “He has been working out in the training part (after the season).”
“Now that Son has firmly established himself as the main player, I think he will be better prepared to build his body,” the coach said. “Promising players take a lot of training by focusing on hitting and defense rather than weight training. As a result, he might have neglected his reinforcement and weight training a little,” he added. “I will schedule related workouts in the training part.”
Lotte had never expected that Lotte would be able to display such performance in the game. However, as Lotte is expanding its talent, the Lotte Giants is determined to create a physical condition in which they can play full-time without injury through thorough management.
When Son Ho-young got on base with a hit, Lotte put Jang Doo-sung as a pinch-runner and showed a winning move. And based on NC Kim Jae-yeol’s check error, he got a chance to score, and Na Seung-yeop exploded a timely hit. Lotte then won a come-from-behind victory by keeping a one-out lead based on Choi Hang’s good defense, which was put in place of Son Ho-young, in the top of the ninth inning.