"Ahn Woo-jin's return match 160km → Bae Dong-hyun deleted 6 innings." Kiwoom beat Lotte to escape the Kiwoom loss! Lee Joo-hyung's first-inning home run in the first inning [Gocheok Field Review]

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The Kiwoom Heroes beat the Lotte Giants with the perfect height of the mound and "lead-off" Lee Ju-hyung's firepower to end their third consecutive loss.

Kiwoom won 2-0 at home against Lotte at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul on the 12th. He gave up one run each in the first and third innings and overwhelmed Lotte's batters with the height of the mound.

As a result, Kiwoom succeeded in turning the mood by breaking the three-game losing streak. Lotte, on the other hand, suffered a crushing defeat as its batters remained silent.

On this day, Kiwoom made the starting lineup in the order of Lee Joo-hyung (center fielder), Choi Joo-hwan (first baseman), An Chi-hong (designated hitter), Brooks (left fielder), Park Joo-hong (right fielder), Kim Gun-hee (catcher), Yeom Seung-won (second baseman), Oh Sun-jin (striker), and Kim Ji-seok (third baseman). Right-hander Ahn Woo-jin came forward as the starting pitcher.

Against this, Lotte formed batting order in the order of Hwang Sung-bin (center fielder), Reyes (left wing), Noh Jin-hyuk (first baseman), Han Dong-hee (third baseman), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Han Tae-yang (second baseman), Yoon Dong-hee (right wing), Jeon Min-jae (striker), and Son Sung-bin (catcher). The starting pitcher is right-hander Park Se-woong.

On this day, Ahn Woo-jin played only the top of the first inning and handed over the mound to Bae Dong-hyun. Ahn Woo-jin, who took the lead with two outs in the first inning, gave Roh Jin-hyuk a walk after a close game going to the full count and allowed Han Dong-hee to hit. However, he did not lose a point by catching Jeon Joon-woo with a ground ball to the second base. Ahn Woo-jin, who threw 24 pitches, recorded a maximum speed of 160 kilometers per hour. The average speed of the fastball was 157 kilometers.

The share of the first point was Kiwoom for the second day in a row. In the bottom of the first inning, Kiwoom's leadoff hitter Lee Ju-hyung hit Park Se-woong's first pitch (fastball 146 km/h) to hit the right-center fence. It was the first home run in the bottom of the first inning of this season. As a Lee Joo-hyung individual, it was the second leadoff home run in the first inning since the game against the Gocheok KIA Tigers on July 27, 2024.

In the bottom of the third inning, Kim Kiwoom scored an extra point. After one out, Lee Ju-hyung drew a walk. Next, Choi Joo-hwan stepped down with a fly ball to center field and drew to two outs, but An Chi-hong hit Park Se-woong's fourth pitch and ran 2-0 with a timely double to left field.

In the meantime, Bae Dong-hyun, the second pitcher of the Kiwoom, shone. Starting resource Bae Dong-hyun, who took the mound after Ahn Woo-jin, controlled Lotte's batting lineup well with an outstanding pitcher with three hits, five strikeouts, and no outs in six innings. Bae Dong-hyun, who threw 78 pitches, had a maximum speed of 148 kilometers. Of the 78 pitches, 53 were strikes.

Park Jin-hyung, Yuto, and Kim Jae-woong, who took the mound after Bae Dong-hyun, did not lose a point. In the top of the eighth inning, Park Jin-hyung got a triple by Hwang Sung-bin after two outs, but Yuto blocked it well. In the top of the ninth inning, Kim Jae-woong also offered a double to leadoff hitter Roh Jin-hyuk, but allowed no runs.

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