Barnes, 6 Scoreless Innings in Return From Injury… Lotte Beats SSG, Escapes 3-Game Losing Streak
The Lotte Giants escaped a three-game losing streak thanks to the excellent pitching of left-handed ace Charlie Barnes, who returned from a thigh injury.
Lotte defeated SSG Landers 6-1 in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League away game held at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 10th.
The biggest contributor to the victory was definitely Barnes.
Barnes, who felt thigh pain in the game against Samsung Lions on May 26, returned to the first team after 45 days, pitching 6 innings with 2 hits, no runs, and 9 strikeouts. 안전한 파워볼사이트
Barnes, who pitched his first 'no-run game' in his 12th appearance this season, won by decision in a left-handed ace showdown with SSG's Kim Kwang-hyun (6 innings, 8 hits, 4 runs, 3 earned runs).
Barnes picked up his first win (4 wins, 2 losses) in 50 days since the KIA Tigers game on May 21.
On the other hand, Kwang-Hyun Kim suffered his 6th loss (6 wins) of the season.
The fortunes of starting pitchers are directly linked to wins and losses.
Lotte got a chance in the top of the second with a leadoff hit by Victor Reyes
to right-center. SSG second baseman Park Ji-hwan was caught in reverse motion and just watched Reyes’s hit pass right by.
After catching the next batter, Ko Seung-min’s ground ball, Park Ji-hwan stepped on second base and threw to first base in the hope of a double play, but the ball went into the first base dugout without touching the first baseman’s mitt.
Park Ji-hwan's throwing error allowed Ko Seung-min to reach second base.
Lotte struck out Na Seung-yeop, but with two outs and a runner on second, Jeong Hoon hit a left-field RBI single to score the first run.
In the 4th inning, the game tilted completely toward Lotte.
With runners on 1st and 2nd base and no outs on consecutive hits by Reyes and Ko Seung-min, Lotte added 1 run when Na Seung-yeop hit a timely hit that hit the first baseman's mitt and went to right field.
Then, with runners on 1st and 3rd base and no outs, Jeong Hoon hit a 1-RBI timely hit to left-center.
With 2 outs and bases loaded on Park Seung-wook's right-field hit, Yoon Dong-hee got a walk after a full count (3 balls, 2 strikes) with Kim Kwang-hyun when he chose a fastball inside, extending the lead to 4-0.
Lotte scored the decisive point in the 7th inning with 'Hwang Seong-bin's foot'.
Hwang Seong-bin, who came up as the leadoff hitter and hit a right-field hit, stole 2nd base, and ran to 3rd base when SSG catcher Lee Ji-young made a throwing error.
Hwang Seong-bin, who stayed at third base when Yoon Dong-hee hit a ground ball to shortstop, ran fiercely and scored when Jeon Jun-woo hit a ground ball to shortstop.
In the top of the ninth, Yoon Dong-hee fired a solo shot over the right field fence.
SSG avoided a loss by scoring one point in the bottom of the ninth due to an opponent's error, but lost helplessly, hitting only three hits and making three errors.