The Lotte Giants won 10-3 against the Samsung Lions in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at Munsu Stadium in Ulsan on the 5th. Lotte has been on a winning streak for the first time since acting head coach Lee Jong-woon took office, showing strong performance with 3 wins and 1 loss. It followed Doosan, ranked sixth, by three games, which failed to play due to rain cancellation. Samsung is still in eighth place with 49 wins, 65 losses, and one draw. The gap with Lotte, ranked seventh, has widened to five games.
On this day, Lotte formed a starting lineup with Yoon Dong-hee (right fielder), Jung-hoon (first baseman), Ahn Chi-hong (second baseman), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Niko Goodrum (third baseman), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), Kim Min-seok (center fielder), Noh Jin-hyuk (shortstop), and Hwang Sung-bin, starting pitcher Aaron Wilkerson. In response, Samsung filled the starting lineup with Kim Hyun-joon (center fielder), Kim Sung-yoon (right fielder), Koo Ja-wook (designated hitter), Jose Pirella (left fielder), Oh Jae-il (first baseman), Ryu Ji-hyuk (third baseman), Lee Jae-hyun ( shortstop), Kim Ji-chan (second baseman), and Lee Byung-hun, starting pitchers, Choi Chae-heung.
Lotte got off to a good start from the bottom of the first inning. Leadoff hitter Yoon Dong-hee hit a heavy hit, and Jung Hoon also hit a hit to the center field. Lotte, who then got a full base chance with no outs with a ball hit by An Chi-hong's body, failed to score as third baseman Yoon Dong-hee was forced out by Jeon Joon-woo's grounder to third base, but Goodrum was able to take the lead by hitting a right fielder sacrifice fly.
On top of that, Yoo Kang-nam hit Choi Chae-heung's 141km fastball to explode a three-run home run over the left-center wall, widening the gap to 4-0. It was Yoo Kang-nam's seventh home run of the season. Lotte continued its chance at first and second base with two outs with Kim Min-seok's right-center hit and Noh Jin-hyuk's walk, but failed to score additional points as Hwang Sung-bin stepped down with a grounder to first base.
Samsung also launched a counterattack. At the top of the second inning, Pirella struck out and Oh Jae-il stepped down with a flyout to left field, but left fielder Hwang Sung-bin failed to catch Ryu Ji-hyuk's hit, leading to a double, and Samsung barely got a chance to second base with two outs. Lee Jae-hyun then hit a timely hit to the middle and second baseman Ryu Ji-hyuk scored, allowing Samsung to follow one point.
Lotte had a chance with two outs and runners on first and second base with An Chi-hong's heavy hit and Jeon Joon-woo's heavy hit in the bottom of the second inning, but failed to score as Koo Drum only made a flyout to second baseman. Samsung succeeded in getting on base with Lee Byung-hun's walk in the top of the third inning, but Lotte also had a chance to get on third base with two outs, with Yoo Kang-nam hitting a right-handed double in the bottom of the third inning, but Hwang Sung-bin was also grounded out to second base.
When Samsung bowed its head from the attack to the third-party withdrawal in the top of the fourth inning, Lotte succeeded in bringing a four-point lead again by adding one point in the attack in the bottom of the fourth inning. Leadoff hitter Yoon Dong-hee hit a double in the direction of left field, An Chi-hong picked up a walk, and Jeon Joon-woo hit a timely hit to the left, allowing second baseman Yoon Dong-hee to take a 5-1 lead. There was no extra point. This is because Gudrum's ball became a double play leading to a pitcher, second baseman, and first baseman.
Samsung, which had been dormant, once again pursued the attack in the top of the fifth inning. With leadoff hitter Lee Jae-hyun on a straight walk and Kim Ji-chan hitting a left-handed hit, Samsung, which had a chance to first and second base with no outs, faced a situation of two outs and first and third base as Kim Dong-jin, a pinch hitter for Lee Byung-hun, struck out and Kim Hyun-joon grounded out to second base. As first baseman Kim Hyun-joon succeeded in stealing second base, Samsung, which put both runners in the scoring position, succeeded in following Kim Sung-yoon's timely triple through the right-center outfield and two points at once.
Lotte didn't stay still either. Lotte's attack began in the bottom of the fifth inning as leadoff hitter Yoo Kang-nam got on base with a hit ball. First baseman Yoo Kang-nam was forced out at second base due to Kim Min-seok's grounder to first base, but Kim Min-seok was safe at first base. Lotte, which opened the scoring chance with Kim Min-seok's steal to second base, collected a runner with Noh Jin-hyuk's walk, and Hwang Sung-bin's pinch hitter Junghoon Lee stepped down with a flyout to right field, but Yoon Dong-hee was able to run away with a timely left-handed hit.
On top of that, Jung Hoon also hit a timely hit to the middle, giving Lotte a 7-3 lead. At this time, Lotte's attack ended when Yoon Dong-hee, who was heading to third base after hitting second base, was tagged out. As a result, Jung Hoon achieved 1,000 hits in his personal career. It is the 116th record in KBO league history.
Samsung had a chance at first and second base with no outs as Pirella hit a heavy hit and Oh Jae-il hit an infield hit to first base in the top of the sixth inning, but failed to score as both Lee Jae-hyun and Kim Ji-chan struck out with a flyout to shortstop. Lotte also did not score in the bottom of the sixth inning. 스포츠토토탑
Samsung also had a chance to get first and second base with no outs when Kim Do-hwan hit a left-handed hit and Kim Hyun-joon hit a right-handed hit in the top of the seventh inning, but finished the inning without scoring again this time. On the other hand, Lotte collected runners with walks by Noh Jin-hyuk and Ko Seung-min in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Jung-hoon hit a timely double hitting the left fence to add two points, and succeeded in filling its 10th point by adding one point with An Chi-hong's timely hit.
Lotte's starting pitcher Wilkerson pitched well with six hits, two outs, six strikeouts and three runs in six innings, followed by Shin Jung-rakKim Jin-wook, Kim Sang-soo, and Jin Seung-hyun were put forward in turn to block the pursuit of Samsung's batters. It was painful for Samsung that starting pitcher Choi Chae-heung collapsed with nine hits, three outs, and five runs in four innings. Next, Hong JungwooWoo Kyu-min, Lee Seung-hyun, and Jang Pil-joon took the mound one after another. In Lotte's batting lineup, Jung Hoon scored three hits and three RBIs in five at-bats, Yoo Kang-nam scored two hits and three RBIs in three at-bats, and Yoon Dong-hee scored three hits and one RBI in four at-bats. Meanwhile, 5,999 spectators entered Munsu Stadium on the same day. The two teams will face off at the same place from the 6th to the 7th.