"It's not even a regular weekday game, but 2,368 people." The head coach also thanked, "I'll do well in the remaining exhibition games and show you a good game this season."" [the scene of Busan]

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Lotte Giants manager Kim Tae-hyung (59) was not satisfied at the top of the exhibition game and promised a good performance in the regular season.

Lotte defeated Doosan 10-3 in the 2026 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League exhibition game held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 19th.

Starting pitcher Kim Jin-wook became the winning pitcher with two hits, two walks, five strikeouts and two runs in five ⅓ innings. He threw a total of 83 pitches, including 40 fastball balls, 21 sliders, 16 change-up balls and 6 curves, and the maximum speed was 148 kilometers per hour. Park Joon-woo was disappointed with one hit (one homer) and one walk in ⅔ innings. However, Choi Joon-yong, who returned from a rib injury, gained momentum again by blocking one inning with perfect pitching with 12 balls. After that, Lee Joon-seo (1 inning) and Lee Jin-ha (1 inning) kept the victory with scoreless pitching.

After the game, head coach Kim Tae-hyung said, "Starting pitcher Kim Jin-wook managed the number of pitches well with aggressive pitching. He efficiently played innings and set the stage for victory. The bullpen that followed also did its part. Choi Jun-yong, who returned from injury, also showed good pitching," he said.

The batters also overwhelmed Doosan's mound with 11 hits. The opposing starter Jack Rogue collapsed with eight hits (one homer) and seven strikeouts and seven runs in four innings against Lotte's relentless batting lineup. Yoon Dong-hee gave a stable lead with two hits (one home run) in four at-bats, Han Tae-yang made two hits, one RBI and two runs in four at-bats, and Son Ho-young made two hits and two RBIs in four at-bats.

Manager Kim Tae-hyung praised Yoon Dong-hee's home run at the beginning of the game, and the fielders were able to take the game operation without difficulty as they intensively widened the score gap.

Even though it was an exhibition game on weekdays, not a regular season, 2,368 spectators flocked to Sajik Baseball Stadium on that day. In front of the enthusiastic fans, Lotte won five consecutive games and led the exhibition game alone with five wins and two draws. On the other hand, Doosan remained in second place with its second loss (five wins).

The head coach has not forgotten this. Head coach Kim Tae-hyung said, "I am grateful to the fans who cheered the players with passionate support even on weekdays. We will prepare for the rest of the exhibition games and show you a good game this season," he said.

Yoon Dong-hee, who hit his first home run in the exhibition game and hit a batting average close to 40%, also focused on the process, not the result.

Yoon Dong-hee said, "It's a trial game, but the team atmosphere is good because they continue to win consecutive games. I think it's meaningful in that it's creating a positive trend ahead of the opening," he said with a smile.

"As the score came out at the beginning of the game, we expected the opponent's battery to change the ball mix. In line with this, the parts prepared at the batter's box matched well. In particular, taking an approach suitable for the situation based on the feedback from coach Lee Sung-gon led to good results, he stressed.

The batting average in exhibition games is recovering with a batting average of 0.389 (7 hits in 18 at-bats) in seven games and an on-base percentage of 0.429 slugging percentage of 0.556. What's more encouraging is that he's never too late for timing with two walks and one strikeout.

Yoon Dong-hee said, "As it's still an exhibition game, I think the process and the contents of the game are more important than the result. We plan to focus on steadily raising the timing and condition in the rest of the game," he said.

"We will maintain the current trend and make up for the shortcomings so that we can contribute to the team with a higher level of completion in the opening series," he said.

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