Lotte overpowers Hanwha with ‘Ryu Hyun-jin starting’ and runs for 4 consecutive wins LG escapes 3 consecutive losses




In the '2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' game between Lotte Giants and Hanwha Eagles held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the afternoon of the 8th, Lotte's starting pitcher Barnes is fighting back in the top of the first inning.

The Lotte Giants, led by starter Charlie Barnes' overwhelming pitching, defeated the Hanwha Eagles, led by Ryu Hyun-jin (37), and won their fourth straight game.

Lotte won 6-1 in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League match against Hanwha held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 8th.

Lotte, which achieved its first four consecutive wins of the season, recorded 12 wins and 22 losses, trailing 9th place Hanwha (14 wins, 22 losses) by one game.

Lotte starting pitcher Barnes recorded 13 strikeouts, the most ever for a foreign player on the team, and earned his second win (2 losses) of the season with 3 hits and 1 run in 7⅓ innings. Before Jonathan Peraza hit a hit after one out in the 7th inning, he showed an overwhelming pitching performance, not allowing any on base except for giving up 1st base to Chae Eun-seong on a strike and no out in the 2nd inning.

At the plate, No. 2 second baseman Ko Seung-min went 2-for-4 with 1 hit and 1 run, and Jeon Jun-woo went 4-for-4 with 1 hit and 2 RBI.

Hanwha starter Ryu Hyun-jin pitched 84 pitches in 5 innings, allowing 5 runs, 8 hits, and striking out 7, resulting in his 4th loss (2 wins) of the season.

Lotte took the lead by targeting Ryu Hyun-jin from the first inning. Leadoff batters Dong-hee Yoon and Seung-min Ko had a chance to reach 1st and 2nd base with no outs with consecutive singles, but when Victor Reyes' pitcher grounded out, the runners advanced one base each, giving them a chance to score on 2nd and 3rd bases with one out. Then, Jeon Jun-woo hit a ground ball to shortstop, but in the meantime, third base runner Dong-hee Yoon came home, giving them a 1-0 lead. Although they scored the first run, Lotte batters remained silent in front of Ryu Hyun-jin, who returned to his ‘monster’ mode until the 4th inning. However, he succeeded in scoring a large number of points by hitting Ryu Hyun-jin in the 5th inning. Leadoff hitter Kim Min-seok struck out, but Joo-chan Lee and Seung-wook Park hit consecutive hits and took the opportunity with one out and runners on first and third base. Lotte then added one point with Dong-hee Yoon's sacrifice fly, and Seung-min Ko scored three times with a double, Reyes hit a single, and Jeon Jun-woo hit a triple, widening the lead to 5-0. Barnes, who was pitching well, gave up his first run in the top of the eighth inning. Barnes, who allowed Jeong Eun-won to hit as the leadoff hitter for the first time that day, was hit by a double from Moon Hyun-bin and was in danger of reaching second and third base with no outs. He then gave up a sacrifice fly to Choi Jae-hoon, losing 1 point. Barnes, who threw 102 balls, handed the mound to Choi Jun-yong with two outs left in the 8th inning. Choi Jun-yong gave up a walk to Hwang Young-muk with one out and runners on second base and was replaced by Lim Jun-seop. Lim Jun-seop caught Choi In-ho with a pitcher's ground ball and went down the mound, and closer Kim Won-joong outed Ahn Chi-hong with a ground ball to third base, allowing no additional runs. Lotte succeeded in scoring an additional point in the bottom of the 8th inning. Kim Min-seok, who came to bat with one out and second base, caught Seung-joo Han's second pitch, a 143 km/h fastball, and hit a timely double with an RBI that landed in front of right field, widening the lead to 6-1. Kim Won-joong, who was on the mound in the 9th inning, allowed a hit to Noh Si-hwan, but grounded Peraza to second base, struck out Chae Eun-seong, and caught Eun-won Jeong with a grounder to second base, earning his seventh save of the season.

In Jamsil, the LG Twins broke away from a three-game losing streak with an 8-5 comeback win over SSG Landers.

LG maintained 5th place with 19 wins, 2 draws, and 18 losses. On the other hand, SSG, which failed to maintain its winning streak the previous day, ended up with 20 wins, 1 draw, and 17 losses (4th place).

LG starter Casey Kelly left the team with a disappointing score of 6 hits, 1 home run, and 5 runs in 5 innings, but Lee Woo-chan, Kim Yu-young, Kim Jin-seong, and Yoo Young-chan each pitched 1 inning without allowing a run.

In the batting lineup, Moon Seong-ju stood out, hitting hard with 2 hits in 3 at-bats, 3 RBIs, 2 runs, and 1 walk. Veterans Kim Hyun-soo and Park Dong-won also contributed with one RBI each.

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