I don't need to say anything else' Lotte's coach praise for the battery born in 2002 "Kim Jin-wook's best pitching! Son Sungbin, you're a great leader" [the scene of Jamsil]

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No other words were needed. The head coach also praised the performance of Kim Jin-wook (24) and Son Sung-bin (24), the Lotte Giants' 2002-born battery.

Lotte won 2-0 against the LG Twins in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season visit game held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 15th.

With this, Lotte, which turned the series back to square one, escaped its second consecutive loss and recorded six wins and nine losses. LG, whose winning streak was cut from 8, marked 10 wins and 5 losses.

It wasn't an easy opponent. LG had been winning eight consecutive games before this game and placed a large number of left-handed hitters in the starting lineup, conscious of Kim Jin-wook, who is weak in left-handed hitters. However, Son Sung-bin and Kim Jin-wook, who were born in 2002, collapsed all plans. Son Sung-bin is the first draft pick of the 2021 KBO Rookie Draft, and Kim Jin-wook is the first-round pick of the second round of the same draft, and Lotte is a special promising duo.

Catcher Son Sung-bin's bold ball combination using the automatic pitching decision system and Kim Jin-wook's blade-like control made LG's batters feel lethargic. On the same day, Kim Jin-wook threw a total of 101 pitches, including 49 pitches (49 pitches) with a maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour, slider (29 pitches), change-up (12 pitches), and curve (11 pitches), recording three hits, two walks, and five strikeouts in six ⅔ innings. It was the moment when he achieved two consecutive quality starts (more than six innings and less than three earned runs) and two wins of the season at the same time following one run in eight innings of the previous game.

Son Sung-bin also actively supported Kim Jin-wook's victory at bat. With one out in the top of the third inning, Son Sung-bin hit Lachlan Wells' low first pitch to hit the wall in left-center. It was the first shot of the 126m season based on the trackman.

Wearing a mask again, he led the pitching staff consisting of Kim Jin-wook (6 ⅔ innings), Park Jung-min (1 inning), Kim Won-joong (⅓ innings), and Choi Jun-yong (1 inning) to become the main player of the team's victory. Rookie Park Jung-min struck out Park Dong-won in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs and a runner on third base. In the top of the eighth inning, Jang Doo-sung sealed the scoring with a timely RBI hit to the right with one out and runners on the first and second bases.

After the game, the head coach didn't have to talk much. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said, "Starting pitcher Kim Jin-wook pitched six scoreless innings with his best pitching following the previous ⅔. I want to praise catcher Son Sung-bin's lead and the two players' teamwork as well," he said.

"Park Jung-min, who came up in a difficult situation, Kim Won-joong, who threw after him, and Choi Jun-yong's must-win bullpen, who are performing their finishing positions, also defended well," he said. "With Son Sung-bin's home run, Jang Doo-sung's timely hit in the eighth inning enabled us to win."

Despite his poor performance, he also expressed his deep gratitude to Lotte fans who filled the third base of Jamsil Baseball Stadium for two consecutive days. Head coach Kim Tae-hyung said, "I would also like to thank the fans for their support by filling the third base's cheering seats."

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