The Lotte Giants of professional baseball snapped a two-game losing streak thanks to a come-from-behind rally in the eighth inning.
Lotte, managed by Kim Tae-hyoung, defeated the Hanwha Eagles 6-4 on the 19th at Daejeon Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park. With the win, Lotte improved to 17-24 and ended their two-game skid.
Starter Jeremy Vislely threw 99 pitches through five innings, giving up 5 hits (1 home run), 3 walks, 1 hit by pitch, 5 hits and 4 runs before being pulled. After allowing a run in the bottom of the first, they took the lead in the second on a two-run homer by Jeon Min-jae.
In the third, he allowed a tying solo home run to Peraza, and in the fourth his command wavered, allowing two more runs as they fell behind 2-4. But they chased one run in the seventh. Then in the eighth, starting with a tying solo home run by Han Dong-hee, Jang Du-seong delivered a go-ahead hit and Hwang Seong-bin added an insurance hit to complete the comeback win.
Han Dong-hee hit his third consecutive home run in three career games and other contributions, while Jang Du-seong drove the team to victory with a go-ahead hit among his three at-bats, two hits and one walk. In the bullpen, Park Jeong-min overcame a 7th-inning, one-out, runners on first and second crisis, and in the eighth Kim Won-jung also escaped a no-out, runners on first and second threat to secure the team victory.
After the game, Kim Tae-hyoung said, "Jeon Min-jae's two-run go-ahead homer early in the game and Han Dong-hee's tying homer late in the game played an important role in the team's momentum and the win. Jang Du-seong, batting lower in the order, also greatly contributed to the victory by reaching base and driving in runs," adding, "From the sixth inning the bullpen pitchers managed the game without allowing runs, and especially by preventing runs during the scoring opportunities in the seventh and eighth innings, we were able to seize the momentum."
He continued, "I thank the fans who filled third base despite a weekday road game. We will prepare well for tomorrow's game and show good performance."
Lotte announced Na Gyun-an as their starting pitcher on the 20th, while Hanwha is expected to start Jeong Woo-joo.
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