We recovered from last week’s scoring silence nightmare. The bottom of the order showed cohesion and the batting order hit its stride. LG restored its five-game winning percentage with a sweep of Lotte.
LG won 7-2 against Lotte in Jamsil on April 16. Starting pitcher Dietrich Enns earned his third win of the season with six innings of one-run ball. After Enns, Baek Seung-hyun, Lee Woo-chan, Park Myung-geun, and Choi Dong-hwan took the mound to complete the win. Baek Seung-hyun picked up his first hold of the season and Lee Woo-chan his third.
At the plate, No. 9 Shin Min-jae went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs. The No. 7 through No. 9 batting order was also active, with Koo Bon-hyuk going 1-for-4 with one RBI and Park Hae-min going 1-for-3. Kim Bum-seok, who played his first first-team game of the season as a pinch-hitter on the 14th, also had a hit today. He picked up where he left off in the last game with a two-RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning.
The win snapped a two-game losing streak and improved LG’s record to 10-10-1 on the season. After batting just .156 with runners in scoring position last week, the bottom of the order in the second and seventh innings produced RBI singles. He finished with 12 hits, his third multi-hit game of the season.
After the game, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yup said, “Enns pitched well for a No. 1 starter. When we needed to take the lead, the bottom of the batting order, Koo Bon-hyuk and Shin Min-jae, were able to get hits and bring the overall flow of the game,” said Yim.
“We didn’t get any runs in the middle innings, so we were in a bit of a slump, but Shin Min-jae came through in the seventh inning. We were able to finish the game with a 100% performance by Kim Bum-seok,” emphasizing Shin Min-jae’s performance again, and also looking back at Kim Bum-seok’s pinch-hitting card.
“The most important point of the victory was Lee Woo-chan’s two strikeouts in the middle innings when it could have been a crisis,” he said of the bullpen. Lee struck out both Kim Min-seok and Yoon Dong-hee with runners on first and second in the top 카지노사이트 of the seventh inning.
“Thanks to the fans who came out in large numbers even on a weekday, we were able to break the losing streak and win. We are grateful to the fans.”
Shin Min-jae said, “It feels good that the team won the first game of the week. At the plate, it was helpful to think about what kind of ball I was going to hit rather than the result. I didn’t think about fastballs or changeups, but balls that would split the course. I aimed for the body, which helped me in the end.” “Above all, it’s important for the team to win. I want to thank the fans for coming out and supporting us from the first game of the week.”
“We were aggressive and aggressive with our pitching, trying to get strikes and put ourselves in favorable situations, and it paid off. The defense of the Birds and the support of the fans also helped. I don’t have big goals, but I feel like if I just take it game by game and do the best I can, I’ll be where I want to be.”
LG has announced Im Chan-kyu as its starting pitcher for the 17th.
Lotte, on the other hand, fell into a seven-game losing streak. Starter Aaron Wilkerson suffered his second loss despite a quality start with six innings of three-run ball. Joon-woo Jeon had two hits in four at-bats, including a home run, but the bats were generally ineffective.
Lotte is now 4-15 on the season. Lee In-bok will take the mound on Sunday.
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