Lotte's '8G 17 Points, 2 Homers'...Will the bat catch fire in April
Lotte's '8G 17 Points, 2 Homers'...Will the bat catch fire in April
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The hitting slump is severe. The giant legion, which started the ambitious 2025 season, is struggling.
The Lotte Giants held a 4-4 draw with the KT Wiz at Sajik Stadium in Busan on Sunday local time in the third game of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League weekend series. The two teams had a tight race through the 11th inning, but failed to secure a win. With the win, Lotte posted two wins, one draw and five losses this season. The team barely edged out the lowest-ranked Doosan Bears (2 wins and six losses).
At the beginning of the season, Lotte's batting lineup is in a severe slump. In particular, the fact that long balls do not explode is causing problems.
In eight matches so far, Lotte has hit only two homers. The Kia Tigers (13), the Samsung Lions (12) and the LG Twins (11) have already hit more than double-digit homers. The Kiwoom Heroes, who were the lowest in the last season, hit nine homers.
However, Lotte's bat still lacks strength. It also ranks ninth among the 10 teams with 54 hits. It also ranks ninth with a batting average of 0.209.
It is a natural result that no points are scored. Lotte has scored only 17 points in eight games so far. He scored an average of 2.1 points per game, the least among all teams. Lotte's most scored game was the previous KT match, which is suffering from poor batting.
There is a good chance of a rebound if batters raise their batting sense. This is because the starting pitchers are doing well.
Lotte's first starter Charlie Barnes pitched two games this season, allowing 13 hits, one homer, seven strikeouts, and eight runs in 10 innings. He was sluggish in three innings with eight hits, one homer and seven runs against LG in the opening game on Tuesday, but showed signs of rebound in the game against KT on Friday with five hits and one run in seven innings.
Korean ace pitcher Park Se-woong also gained momentum. He lost the game against LG on Sunday by allowing eight hits and four runs in five innings, but displayed quality pitching by allowing five hits and one run in six innings against KT on Sunday. 메이저사이트
New foreign pitcher Tucker Davidson pitched well for two consecutive games. Despite his debut game against SSG Landers on Saturday, he allowed three hits and one run in seven innings, and allowed four hits and two runs in six ⅓ against KT on Sunday.
Can Lotte's batters rebound in April? Lotte will hold three consecutive games against Hanwha during the week at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon from March 1 to March 3. Attention is focusing on which team, Lotte or Hanwha, which are at the bottom of most of the batting indicators, will overcome the slump first.