The Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball Organization secured their first Winning Series in July with a dramatic come-from-behind victory.
The Lotte Giants won the final game of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League regular season against the Doosan Bears 6-2 in 10 extra innings on Sunday at Munsu Stadium in Ulsan, South Korea. With the victory, Lotte secured its first winning series in July, following a victory the day before. Their record now stands at 38 wins, 46 losses, and three ties.
LOTTE held Doosan starter Choi Jun-ho until the sixth inning. They had runners on first and third with nobody out in the first inning after Hwang Sung-bin singled and Na Seung-yup doubled to right, but failed to score. From there, they retired 17 straight batters until the bottom of the sixth inning.
Lotte got into trouble in the fourth inning when starter Aaron Wilkerson was hit by a double off the bat of Jeon Min-jae. The misplayed ball allowed the run to score, but Wilkerson minimized the damage through the sixth inning, allowing two runs on eight hits with four walks and five strikeouts.
After Choi Joon-ho went down in the seventh, Reyes doubled and Jeon Jun-woo singled to right field to put runners on first and third, and pinch-hitter Jung Hoon grounded into a double play.
Two batters later in the eighth,
Hwang Sung-bin singled up the middle and Yoon Dong-hee drove in the tying run with a bases-loaded double off the opposite-field foil. Doosan closer Kim Taek-yeon earned a blown save.
Lotte, who survived the extra inning, 안전한 파워볼사이트 ended the four-hour, 20-minute game in the 10th when Reyes hit a walk-off grand slam with two outs after Park Seung-wook and Lee Ho-joon singled.
“Wilkerson pitched well as a starter, and the bullpen did their job,” said manager Kim Tae-hyung after the game. ”Won-joong Kim was a big help to the team, as he didn’t falter in the big situations and pitched a multi-inning shutout.”
“Also, I would like to commend Reyes for his game-winning home run in the final inning.”
Finally, I would like to thank the Lotte fans for coming to Ulsan Stadium in the hot weather and showing their support.”
After securing the winning series, Lotte announced Park Se-woong as the starter on the 18th. Doosan’s pitcher is Kwak Bin.