After trailing 0-3 until the 8th inning, he scored 5 points in the 9th inning and won the match.

The Lotte Giants, who have advanced to the postseason only once in the last 10 years, are producing a change at the beginning of this season.

In an away game against스포츠토토 NC in the 2023 KBO League held at Changwon NC Park on the 23rd, Lotte was dragged 0-3 until the 8th inning in silence on the batting line, and the loss was dark, but 3 hits and 2 walks against Lee Yong-chan, the 9th inning NC’s iron wall, and the opponent’s mistake , and scored 5 points, winning the match 5-3.

With this, Lotte monopolized 3 consecutive matches and achieved a Changwon away sweep for the first time in 10 years since April 2013. Also, they recently recorded 4 wins in a row and kept 4th place with 10 wins and 8 losses.

Lotte has achieved the best performance among 10 teams with 7 wins and 3 losses in the last 10 games. However, only one of the five starting pitchers achieved a quality start (less than 3 runs in 6 innings), Na Kyun-an, and the other 4 pitchers, including Stray Barns, Park Se-woong, and Han Hyun-hee, all failed to go past 5 innings and continue to perform sluggishly. Due to this lack of selection, the bullpen has become an all-out battle in every game, and the burden of physical strength is accumulating.

So far, they’ve been holding up well, but if the starting lineup continues to be the worst in the league, the bullpen will inevitably collapse. Fortunately, the recruitment of senior players released from other teams has become a godsend and is a great help to the bullpen. Kim Sang-soo, Yoon Myung-jun, and Shin Jeong-rak climb the mound at every critical moment, giving the bullpen a breath of fresh air. Kim Jin-wook, who had been struggling with a lack of control until last year, also became the hope of the bullpen with stable pitching. Last year, Kim Do-kyu, Choi Jun-yong, Koo Seung-min, and Kim Won-joong’s Pil Seung-joong, Kim Do-gyu and Choi Jun-yong left, but Choi Jun-yong only recently returned.

The batting line, which made up for the pitching staff’s inferiority with offense at the beginning of the season, is also slowing down.

Lotte, where Kwon-Soo Ahn, Seong-Bin Hwang, Seung-Min Ko, Rex, Jun-Woo Jeon, Chi-Hong An, and Jin-Hyuk Noh scored every chance, recently Rex, Jun-Woo An, Chi-Hong An, and Seong-Bin Hwang joined after leaving, but it is not the same as at the beginning of the season.

As of the 23rd, the Lotte mound has the lowest team ERA-on-base percentage per inning. The batting line is also normal, with team batting average 6th and RBI 5th. However, once they get a chance, they concentrate and produce results, so they even create a come-from-behind victory like the NC game on the 23rd, and are in a situation where they seldom lose. Unlike last year, this is thanks to the thicker depth.

Ahn Kwon-soo, whom he did not expect much from before the season, is firmly doing his part in the top hitter and outfield defense, and promising hitter Kim Min-seok is also showing unmatched performance in offense and defense. Koh Seung-min, who has now established himself as the center hitter, Hwang Seong-bin, who blows the attack with witty play, and Yoo Gam-nam, Jeong Bo-geun, who is sluggish in offense but leads the pitchers well, are also doing their part.

However, if the current situation continues, it will be difficult to survive in the upper middle ranks.

Currently, three sluggish foreign players desperately need a rebound. Among the two pitchers, Strayley is in a situation where rumors of his exit are being seriously discussed, and Barnes is also a little better, but he can’t overwhelm the opponent and throw long innings. Rex also has a knee injury, so the feeling of hitting is not the same as before. Han Dong-hee, who should play the role of the center hitter, is sluggish at 10%. Starting pitchers Park Se-woong and Han Hyun-hee must also play the role of inning eaters.

Right now, Lotte’s performance is clearly better than all offensive and defensive figures. In other words, it means that you have won more than you have. If the players who need to do it don’t survive, the multiplier accumulated with difficulty may become Sasangnugak.