The professional baseball team Lotte Giants secured victories based on big innings in the early stages of the games for two consecutive days.

Lotte, led by manager Kim Tae-hyung, won 7-5 against the NC Dinos in an away game held at Busan Sajik Stadium on the 11th. This marks Lotte's second consecutive win, improving its season record to 7 wins, 9 losses, and 1 draw, which places them 5th.

On that day, Lotte also won 8-3 against KIA the previous day (10th) with a big inning scoring 6 runs in the 2nd frame. Additionally, Lotte opened the game with a big inning, scoring 4 runs in the 1st.

In the 1st inning, Hwang Seong-bin's single and Ko Seung-min's double, along with Na Seung-yeop's walk, led to a bases-loaded opportunity with no outs. Although RAY Jeong-hun was struck out three times, with two outs and the bases loaded, Kim Min-sung hit a two-run double for three RBIs, followed by Yoo Gang-nam's timely hit, resulting in 4 runs.

However, they were unable to score additional points and allowed NC to narrow the gap. In the top of the 6th inning, Hwang Seong-bin's timely hit pushed the score to 5-2, but they were hit by a game-tying three-run homer from NC's Oh Young-soo, bringing the score to 5-5.

Still, Lotte produced the go-ahead run with Jeon Min-jae's timely hit in the 8th inning with two outs and a runner on third, and in the 9th, Na Seung-yeop's timely triple secured the victory.

On the mound, starter Park Se-woong delivered a strong performance over 7 innings. Although he allowed 5 runs, he threw 106 pitches to support the team. He recorded 7 innings, 5 hits allowed (1 home run), 3 walks, 9 strikeouts, and 5 runs (4 earned), and with the winning hit in the 8th, he became the winning pitcher, marking a three-game winning streak. Following Park Se-woong, the bullpen of Song Jae-young, Jeong Cheol-won, and Kim Won-joong held the opponent scoreless over 2 innings, securing the win.

Except for Jeong-hun, all the starters registered hits. Kim Min-sung went 3-for-5 with 3 RBIs, and Hwang Seong-bin also contributed with 3 hits, 1 RBI, 1 run, and 1 stolen base.

After the game, manager Kim Tae-hyung noted, “Veteran Kim Min-sung, who hit a timely hit for 3 RBIs, along with Hwang Seong-bin, who had 3 hits, contributed to the good hitting by the players, which led to Jeon Min-jae's winning hit in the 8th.” He added, “Starter Park Se-woong held it well until the 7th inning, and the bullpen did a great job holding off the opponents, allowing us to win.”

On the 12th, Lotte will start Tucker Davidson, while NC will go with Shin Min-hyuk.

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