Lotte batter + LG pitcher = 108 runners left on base + 1 triple play [어제의 프로야구]

2024-08-05 05:15:46

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In Buddhism, it is said that there are 108 types of defilements in humans.

The number of instances in which the six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind) experience the six things of form, sound, smell, taste, touch, and dharma (dharma) across the past, present, and future is 108 (=6×6×3).

In a word, all the worries that a person feels physically and mentally while living are contained in the number 108.

Some people connect the fact that there are 108 threads in a baseball with these 108 afflictions.

Lotte’s Ko Seung-min (left) who hit the game-winning hit in the bottom of the 7th inning in the Ulsan game on the 3rd. Courtesy of Lotte

The El Lot Lasico professional baseball game held on the 3rd at the Ulsan Munsu Stadium, where Lotte invited LG.

Lotte’s second batter, Ko Seung-min (24), came to bat in the bottom of the 8th inning with two outs and a runner on third base and the team leading 8-3, and hit a fly ball to center field.

As LG failed to score in the top of the 9th, Lotte secured the win with the same score without attacking in the bottom of the 9th.

Meanwhile, the number of runners left on base by Lotte in El Lotte Lasico this season was also stopped at 108.

LG recorded 101 runners left on base in 12 El Lot Lasico games this season.

LG’s infielder connects Joong-geun’s hit with a triple play. Screen capture from SBS Sports broadcast

Lotte finished the game with six runners left on base, which could have actually been higher.

This is because in the bottom of the second inning, with runners on first and second base and no outs, Joong-geun Jo’s (25) ground ball to third base led to a triple play, ending the attack without any runners left on base.

This is the 18th time a Lotte hitter has given up three outs to the opposing team with a single swing.

However, a triple play like this one doesn’t necessarily lead to a loss.

The team that was hit by the triple play had 34 wins, 1 draw, and 46 losses (win rate of 0.420) up to this game.

Lotte’s Son Ho-young hits two home runs in one game for the first time since his debut in the first division of professional baseball. Courtesy of Lotte

The player who posted the most notable performance in Lotte’s batting lineup that day was Son Ho-young (30).

Son Ho-young, who came from LG to Lotte through a trade on March 30th of this year, recorded his first ‘multi-home run’ since his debut against his former team on this day.

Son Ho-young hit a three-run home run (his 10th of the season) in the bottom of the first inning, and added another one-run home run (his 11th of the season) in the bottom of the eighth.

This is the first year since his first-team debut in 2020 that Son Ho-young, who graduated from Chunghoon High School, advanced to the American stage and then made a U-turn, has hit more than 10 home runs in a single season.

Son Ho-young said, “I thought, ‘I’m someone who can hit double-digit home runs in a season and multiple home runs in a game.’ It was something I had never imagined, so it felt a little more special.”

Lotte’s Jin Hae-su (right), who became the winning pitcher against his former team. Courtesy of Lotte

Jin Hae-su (38), who played for LG until last year, recorded a win against LG for the first time in 3,987 days (11 years and 10 months).

Jin Hae-su, who came up to the mound in the top of the 7th inning with one out and runners on first and second base with the score tied 3-3, left the mound after pitching one scoreless inning.

Meanwhile, Lotte’s batting line turned the game around, and Jin Hae-soo was named the winning pitcher.

The last time Jin Hae-soo became the winning pitcher against LG was on September 3, 2013, when he was with SK (now SSG).

Jin Hae-su, who debuted in 2006 with KIA under the name Jin Min-ho, has recorded 25 wins so far, but has not recorded a win against his current team, Lotte.

KIA’s Kim Do-young, who recorded 29 home runs and 30 stolen bases in the season. Courtesy of KIA

In Daejeon, the leading KIA broke their four-game losing streak with a 7-3 comeback win over 8th-place Hanwha.

KIA turned the game around in the top of the 5th inning when Kim Do-young (21) hit a 2-run home run (his 29th of the season) with one out and a runner on second base, trailing 2-3.

Kim Do-young, who has hit 29 home runs and stolen 30 bases to date, can become the youngest member of the 30 home run-30 stolen base club if he adds just one more home run.

Hanwha, which was aiming for its first eight-game winning streak of the season, took the lead first when Choi Jae-hoon (35) hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the second inning.

However, the game could not continue as the electricity in the stadium went out due to the scorching heat when the next batter, Ferrazza (26), was at bat, and the game could not be played for 38 minutes.

On this day, Daejeon Stadium was filled with a sellout crowd, and Hanwha extended its record for most sellouts in a single season to 38.

Samsung Reyes, who earned his 9th win of the season. Courtesy of Samsung

In Daegu, Samsung continued its three-game winning streak by defeating SSG 12-4.

Samsung decided the game early by scoring 2 runs in the bottom of the first inning and 8 runs through the third inning.

SSG’s Choo Shin-soo, who is 42 years and 21 days old today, hit a 1-run arch in the bottom of the 4th inning to set a new record for the oldest home run in professional baseball history, but the team’s loss overshadowed his success.

In Jamsil, last place Kiwoom defeated Doosan 15-5 with 23 hits.

Heisus, who started as a Kiwoom starting pitcher, pitched 6 innings and allowed only 1 run, recording his 11th win (7 losses) of the season and rising to the top in wins.

The Changwon game between KT and NC was scheduled to be canceled due to rain.

▽Starting pitcher for the 4th game △Jamsil: Kiwoom Ha Young-min-Doosan Kwak Bin △Daejeon: KIA Aldred-Hanwha Baria △Daegu: SSG Kim Kwang-hyun-Samsung Conner △Changwon: KT Cuevas-NC Mok Ji-hoon △Ulsan: LG Ens-Lotte Wilkerson

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2024-08-05 05:15:46