The “Giant Corps,” which has achieved four consecutive wins, is making strides toward the fall baseball season. It is interesting to see if Lotte, which has played 121 games, the fewest among the 10 teams, will be able to overcome a tight schedule to qualify for the post season.메이저놀이터
Lotte will have an away game against the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League Samsung at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on Sunday. Lotte, which is losing its opponent to six wins and eight losses this year, will seek its fifth consecutive win against the second-ranked Samsung.
Lotte, which is aiming for “Autumn Baseball,” is expected to have a tight schedule from September.
As of Thursday, Lotte had played 121 games with 56 wins, three draws and 62 losses, and the least number of games among the 10 teams. It had eight fewer games than the Doosan Bears (129 games), which had the most games. This means that the number of games canceled due to rain and other reasons.
With the remaining game schedule starting at the end of August, Lotte has to handle a tight schedule. If the good momentum continues until the end of the season, the fact that there are many games left to catch up could be the driving force, but due to the nature of Lotte, which is based in Busan, there are many movements, so we should be wary of physical variables.
Right now this week, Lotte is set to play the match against Daegu Samsung on the 3rd, before the match against Sajik KT on the 4th and 5th, the match against Sajik Samsung on the 6th, and the Sajik SSG on the 7th and 8th.
From the 10th, a week-long march through Jamsil, Incheon, and Gwangju to Busan must be held.
What is positive for Lotte, which is seeking a last-minute reversal, is that the flow of pitching and hitting has not been bad in recent years.
Lotte saw its performance rise from 23 games to 15 wins and 8 losses. During the period, Lotte’s team batting average stood at 0.301 (second) and its ERA stood at 4.48 (fourth).
Although the starters have some ups and downs, bullpen pitchers such as Kim Won-joong (0.82 1 win and 5 saves in 9 games) and Koo Seung-min (1.38 ERA in 13 games, 1 win and 3 holds) are holding well. It is also a good thing that right-hander Na Kyun-an, who was suspended for a month due to a drinking scandal the day before the game, won the return match on the 1st with two scoreless innings.
Lotte, which is advancing, stands out with its hot bat. Veteran Jeon Jun-woo is the centerpiece of Son Ho-young, Jose Reyes, Ko Seung-min, Yoon Dong-hee and Hwang Sung-bin. Son Ho-young, who had been swinging a hard hit of .400 since August, suffered a bad injury on the back of his right hand on the 1st, and it is also positive that he was diagnosed with simple bruising after a thorough examination.