The professional baseball team Lotte Giants escaped a two-game losing streak with a victory in extra innings.
Lotte won 3-2 against the SSG Landers at the Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 25th in the '2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League,' washing away the disappointment of the two-game losing streak.
Lotte's batting lineup amassed 10 hits, and Son Ho-young contributed with 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 run, and 1 walk from 4 at-bats, including the game-winning hit in the 11th inning, leading the team to victory.
Starting pitcher Tucker Davidson delivered a stellar performance with 7 innings, 3 hits allowed (1 home run), 2 walks, 2 strikeouts, and 1 earned run. The bullpen, featuring Jeong Cheol-won (1 inning, no earned runs), Kim Won-jung (1 inning, 1 earned run), Park Jun-woo (1 inning, no earned runs), Jeong Hyun-soo (0 innings, no earned runs), and Park Jin (1 inning, no earned runs), secured the team's victory. Jeong Cheol-won recorded his first hold since joining Lotte.
In the top of the first inning, with one out, Go Seung-min reached base on a walk. Following Na Seung-yeop's double, with one out and runners on second and third, RAY produced a sacrifice fly, bringing in the first run. Lotte, which allowed a solo home run to Ha Jae-hoon, tying the game 1-1, had Son Ho-young draw a walk as the lead-off hitter in the fifth inning, and Jeon Min-jae's sacrifice bunt created a one-out, runners on second base opportunity. Jeong Bo-geun hit a two-run double, giving the team the lead once again.
After surrendering a game-tying solo home run to Guillermo Heredia in the bottom of the ninth, Lotte faced an opportunity in the top of the 11th inning when lead-off hitter Yoon Dong-hee reached second base on an infield single to the third baseman and a throwing error. Following Jang Du-seong's sacrifice bunt, with one out and runner on third, Son Ho-young delivered a timely single, regaining the lead for Lotte. In the bottom of the 11th, Park Jin took charge of the final inning to complete the game.
Lotte's manager Kim Tae-hyung expressed his thoughts on the victory in a post-game interview, saying, "Starting pitcher Tucker Davidson performed exceptionally well in his first appearance in the domestic league, exceeding expectations. The players maintained their focus until the end, and thanks to Son Ho-young's game-winning hit in extra innings, we were able to achieve the victory."
"Despite the cold weather, I want to thank the Lotte Giants fans who stayed until the end and cheered passionately," manager Kim Tae-hyung conveyed his gratitude to the fans, adding, "I think today's victory has served as an opportunity for the entire team to gain confidence. We are pleased to have broken the two-game losing streak."
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