"You don't need four people." Lotte is so scary! Did he beat Kiwoom by 12-1 Kiwoom in a run of 'single lead' for four consecutive wins?

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The Lotte Giants won four consecutive exhibition games. the lone lead. Lotte is performing well even without four players who were disciplined for their involvement in unpleasant events during Taiwan's spring camp.

Lotte won 12-1 after hitting 17 hits in the home game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League exhibition game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 16th.

As a result, Lotte maintained its sole lead with four wins and one draw in the exhibition game. Lotte is the only team among the 10 teams that has not lost in exhibition games. On the other hand, Kiwoom won and lost four games.

On this day, Lotte formed the starting lineup in the order of Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Reyes (left fielder), Hwang Sung-bin (center fielder), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Han Tae-yang (second baseman), Jeon Min-jae (striker), Kim Min-sung (first baseman), and Yoon Dong-hee (right fielder). The starting pitcher was Na Kyun-an.

In response, Kiwoom made the starting lineup in the order of An Chi-hong (designated hitter), Brooks (left fielder), Lee Ju-hyung (center fielder), Kim Gun-hee (catcher), Seo Geon-chang (third baseman), Park Han-gyeol (second baseman), Eo Jun-seo (striker), Choi Joo-hwan (first baseman), and Park Chan-hyuk (right fielder). The starting pitcher was Nathan Wiles.

Kiwoom settled on third base when Na Kyun-an threw a wild pitch after one out after leading hitter Brooks got on base with a double to right-center in the first inning. He then made a home-in, 1-0 when Lee Joo-hyung grounded out to second base.

However, that was the end of Kiwoom's score on the day. Lotte showed a powerful offense from the bottom of the first inning. In the bottom of the first inning, leadoff hitter Hwang Sung-bin got on base with a left-handed hit and scored on a timely double by Han Tae-yang. After two outs, Jeon Joon-woo hit a timely hit to center field, bringing third baseman Han Tae-yang home.

In the second inning, after two outs, Han Tae-yang drew a walk and Reyes hit a timely double that fell inside the left-field line. In the fourth inning, "Veteran" Kim Min-sung appeared as the leadoff hitter and drew a left-center solo arch. The score was 4-1.

Lotte scored five points in the sixth inning and three points in the seventh inning, effectively deciding the game. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Kim Han-hole hit a timely hit to the right-center against pitcher Won Jong-hyun, who was changed from a chance to get on the second and third bases with one out. Kim Han-hole then tried to steal second base during the subsequent Han Tae-yang at-bat, and third baseman Park Seung-wook scored when a catcher's throwing error came out. After Cho Se-jin and Jang Doo-sung hit consecutive timely hits, Son Ho-young's timely hit to the right after two outs ran to 9-1.

In the seventh inning, Roh Jin-hyuk hit a superior triple after one out and homered during Kim Han-hole's sacrifice fly to left field. Lotte, which continued to make chances on the second and third bases with Lee Ho-joon's left-handed hit and Cho Se-jin's left-handed double, made it 12-1 with Jang Doo-sung hitting a two-run timely double.

Lotte starter Na Kyun-an pitched five innings of three hits, one walk, three strikeouts, and one run (one earned). He pitched 72 pitches in total. Then, Park Joon-woo (1 inning), Lee Joon-seo (1 inning), and Kim Ki-jun (2 innings) pitched in succession to secure victory. In the lineup, which had 17 hits, Cho Se-jin, plum-sung, and Kim Min-sung each made multi-hit performances.

Kiwoom starter Weiss allowed five hits (one homer) with three walks, two strikeouts, and four runs (four earned) in three innings. The total number of pitches is 77. Jung Da-hoon (1 scoreless inning), Oh Seok-ju (2 runs in 1 ⅓ inning), Won Jong-hyun (3 runs in 1 ⅓ inning), Park Yoon-sung (⅓ innings scoreless), Yoon Seok-won (3 runs in 1 inning) and Kim Sung-jin (1 inning scoreless) pitched in turn. The batters had only four scattered hits.

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