First season with 'master' manager Kim Tae-hyung

First season with 'master' manager Kim Tae-hyung. The Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball Organization are falling again, unable to sustain the momentum of their rebound. The depth of the fall is getting deeper and deeper. The rebound from a five-game winning streak quickly fizzled out as all of the team's key plays failed.

Lotte lost a close game against the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on Wednesday, 4-6. Lotte dropped all three games of the weekend home series. After a five-game winning streak, the team has lost three straight.

They lost the previous two games, 1-9 and 1-2, respectively, to clinch the series. Still, they had to prevent a sweep at home. The momentum from their five-game winning streak was in danger of cooling off completely.

With substitute Hong Min-ki coming in, they had to be ready for a must-win match. LG also had to take the initiative in the batting order with substitute Kang Hyo-jong.

Lotte gave up an early run in the first inning, but came back with a two-run home run by Jeon Jun-woo in the bottom of the first. They took the lead in the first inning. In the bottom of the second inning, back-to-back singles by Na Seung-yup and Lee Hak-joo and a grounder to the first baseman by Yoo Kang-nam put runners on first and third with no outs, and Park Seung-wook's RBI single to right made it 3-1. Needing a big hit to put the game out of reach, 스포츠토토 Yoon Dong-hee drew a walk to load the bases. However, Ko Seung-min flied out to shallow left field and Reyes grounded out to shortstop to end the threat. In the third, Hong Chang-ki gave up an RBI single to make it 3-2. In the bottom of the third, Jeon Jun-woo singled and Na Seung-yeop singled to left to put runners on first and second, but Lee Hak-joo and Yoo Kang-nam both flied out to left field.

Eventually, they tied the game in the top of the fourth inning. After giving up a single and stealing second base to Oh Ji-hwan, Shin Min-jae singled to left, putting runners on first and third with no outs, and a double steal to tie the game at 3-3. He paid the price for not getting the extra run.

However, we were able to equalize in the bullpen battle and regained the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning when Yoon Dong-hee singled to center field with two outs. Now they really needed the extra run, and they got it. In the bottom of the seventh, Reyes led off with a single to right, followed by a walk to Jeon Jun-woo and a hit by pitch to put runners on second and third. Han Dong-hee was brought in to pinch-hit, but the LG bench loaded the bases. The tying run on first base.

Manager Kim Tae-hyung brought in Kim Min-seok to pinch-hit for Lee Hak-joo, but that's when things started to go wrong. Kim Min-seok failed to live up to the expectations of the bench and failed to pressure the opponent. He was dragged around by the Kim Jin-sung-Kim Bum-seok battery, and in a two-ball, two-strike at-bat, he forcefully pulled a six-pitch outside forkball for a double that went to first baseman-catcher-first baseman.

A one-run lead was no longer a lead. The fears were realized. In the top of the eighth, Choi Jun-yong, the leadoff hitter, had two strikes against Austin. But he couldn't get his bat on the curveball, and after five pitches, he threw a weak cutter for a solo shot to left field that tied the game. That was the beginning of Choi's tragedy.

After striking out Kim Bum-seok, Choi gave up a single to Hong Chang-ki, but the pinch-hitter was thrown out at the plate for the second out.

Despite the relief, Choi Jun-yong couldn't get another out. He threw two curveballs for strikes against Koo Bon-hyuk, but he threw four pitches. He got him to ground out. He turned the ball over to Jeon Mir. But Jeon Mir also threw his main weapon, a curveball, to Oh Ji-hwan and got hit for a two-run double. "I was aiming for Jeon's curveball," Oh said, adding that he entered the batter's box with the intention of hitting it. Lotte was unable to overcome the two-run deficit. Manager Kim Tae-hyung's game plan failed. The players didn't carry out the manager's will. The pinch-hitters were lethargic, the fielders were complacent, and they completely lost the fielding battle.

Lotte had won five games in a row to cut their win-loss margin to within -10. However, they lost three games in a row again, bringing their record to 13 wins, 25 losses, and one draw, and their win-loss margin to -12 again. Lotte is heading towards the bottom.