Lotte bat that doesn't catch fire...Don't forget "Nightmare with 1 win and 7 losses" in March last year
Lotte bat that doesn't catch fire...Don't forget "Nightmare with 1 win and 7 losses" in March last year
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The Lotte Giants, who are seeking to escape from the dark ages, started the 2025 season with two consecutive losses amid sluggish pitching and hitting. In particular, they started off with a bad start as the bat they believed did not catch fire.메이저사이트
Lotte lost 2-10 in the second game of the season against the LG Twins of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 23rd. In the previous day's opening game, he was completely defeated 2-12, and he knelt weakly for two consecutive days.
In the opening two consecutive games against LG, Lotte had a batting average of 0.203. The team scored only four points, the fewest among the 10 teams. On top of that, the mound was collapsed by 22 runs (20 earned runs) as the ace pitchers Charlie Barnes and Park Se-woong, as well as the bullpen, showed difficulties.
Lotte seems to have not seen a 100% increase in the hitting sense of the four "Yoon Na-go-hwang" players, who were "hit products" last year, including Yoon Dong-hee, Na Seung-yeop, Ko Seung-min and Hwang Sung-bin.
Leadoff Hwang Sung-bin was excluded from the starting lineup the next day after going 0-for-4 in the opening game on the 22nd. He was not in a bad condition with a batting average of 0.300 (6 hits in 20 at-bats) and two steals during the exhibition game, but he did not start the pennant race well.
Na Seung-yeop also received an unsatisfactory report card of one hit from eight times at bat in the opening two consecutive games. Yoon Dong-hee also faltered with one hit from six times at bat, and Ko Seung-min was silent with no hit from eight times at bat.
Lotte ranked seventh with 66 wins, 74 losses and four draws, and a winning rate of 0.471 last year. As the team failed to receive invitations for autumn baseball again, the number of failed attempts to advance to the postseason for consecutive seasons, which began in the 2018 season, has increased to seven.
Lotte's poor performance in the 2024 season was largely attributable to its poor performance right after the season opened. Notably, Lotte could not overcome the aftermath of its first seven games in March last year with one win and six losses and eight wins, 21 losses and one draw to post a "-13" margin.
Lotte's slump in the batting lineup was crucial for the team's difficult early 2024 season. Until April, the team scored 123 points, the lowest among the 10 clubs, and the vicious cycle of exhausting only pitching power was repeated every time.
After May of the 2024 season, however, Lotte performed well with 58 wins, 53 losses and three draws, and a winning rate of 0.523. Since May, Lotte has recorded a batting average of 0.290, ranking second only to the KIA Tigers (0.302). The team scored the most points at 679, which is the highest among the 10 teams.
In order for Lotte to easily solve the ranking fight in the early part of the 2025 season, the bat must eventually burst. The four main players, Son Ho-young, Jeon Joon-woo, Victor Reyes and Yoo Kang-nam, as well as the four Yoon Na-hwang players, need to work hard.
It is positive that Son Ho-young, who was in a severe slump with two hits in 22 at-bats and a batting average of 0.091 during the exhibition game, recorded multiple hits in the opening game on the 22nd.
Lotte's urgent priority is to avoid losing consecutive games. It is important to win the first showdown of this season against the SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Saturday.
Tucker Davidson, a new foreign pitcher who will debut in the KBO League in the 2025 season, will take the mound as a starting pitcher. Lotte's batters should provide firepower support to ease Davidson's burden.
Lotte's batting lineup has been strong for the past two years against right-hander Moon Seung-won, who SSG announced as the starting pitcher on the 25th. Reyes had two hits and one home run, Jung Hoon had two hits and one home run, Jeon Joon-woo and Yoon Dong-hee had three hits in seven at-bats, and Park Seung-wook had two hits in five at-bats.
Whether Lotte bat can rebound against SSG and Moon Seung-won is an important point to watch in the game on the 25th.