Strict taxes imposed on Lotte fielders

 Looking back on this year ahead of the match against KIA in Gwangju on the 21st, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung selected the best lineup of the fielders as the biggest achievement. Lotte, which had been worried that "there are no players to play" until the beginning of the season, has stabilized its batting line as young fielders have begun to take their place, creating great synergy with veteran players.

Their positions have been largely sorted out since May. Ko Seung-min settled down at second base, while Na Seung-yeop appeared at first base. It was the culmination of the game that brought Son Ho-young in a trade with LG. Manager Kim Tae-hyung said, "As Son Ho-young came and Ko Seung-min went to second base, the infield was firmly established. The fielders became solid." They believed that it was not just a single player joining the team, but that it had a ripple effect that could completely change the overall infield and batting order.

Coach Kim said, "Basically, the best line of fielders is set to some extent right now. These players have grown a lot and they have confidence, so the team is getting a little stronger. Even if we lose, it's a hit that keeps catching up."

However, the team has one disadvantage, too. The team has no experience in full-time in the infield lineup. Third baseman Sohn Ho-young, shortstop Park Seung-wook, second baseman Ko Seung-min and first baseman Na Seung-yeop are all the same. Naturally, there are situations in which players feel somewhat unstable defensively. Not only do they make mistakes when reading games, but they also make mistakes sometimes. This was the case against Kia Tigers in Gwangju on Sunday.

He was dragged away by giving up three runs in the second inning, but as manager Kim said, he showed a batting performance that followed when he was losing. After Noh Jin-hyuk's solo home run in the fifth inning, when his team was trailing 0-3, Son Ho-young hit a come-from-behind three-run home run, turning the game around 4-3. When KIA caught up with a run, Jeon Joon-woo scored a solo home run again in the sixth inning to lead the game by one point. However, in the seventh and eighth innings, Jeon lost the game in reverse due to consecutive defensive errors and disappointing plays in the defense.

Choi Won-joon's hit in the seventh inning was a relatively ordinary grounder. However, second baseman Ko Seung-min failed to catch the ball at once, while trying to catch it while running out of the box. It was an obvious mistake. As the hit was not a very difficult one, Ko's facial expression was full of regret. Ominous hunch became a reality. Kim Do-young hit left-handed to become the first and second bases with no outs. Then, when Socrates flew to the center field, he failed to block Choi Won-jun, who was going to the third base, leading to the second and third bases with one out. Eventually, Na Sung-bum's sacrifice fly to the right field tied the game.

The 8th inning with the score tied 5-5 was even more regrettable. Kim Sang-soo was good at catching two batters, leaving runners with two outs and no runners. Although he hit a double that split left-center field to Byun Woo-hyuk, he still had two outs and a runner on second base. However, Kim Sang-soo's fork ball was bound at 2B-2S, and in the meantime, runner Kim Kyu-sung jumped to third base. Son Sung-bin could not stop it, leading to second base with two outs and third base.

It could have happened up to this point, but as a result, the wild pitch and the subsequent error were regrettable. Third baseman Son Ho-young failed to catch it when Park Chan-ho grounded out, so the third baseman came in by mistake. It was a point that would not have been possible if Son Ho-young had not made a mistake or sent Kim Gyu-seong to third base because a wild pitch did not come out. Lotte, which suffered a reversal, failed to make up for it in the ninth inning and lost 5-6. 메이저사이트

Lotte's infield is armed with players with relatively better offense than defense. Therefore, it was expected that it would take more time for the defense to stabilize. Inevitably, he thought he would also pay "tax." However, it would be okay if he paid with tax when he was winning or losing a lot, but in the game when he was chasing fifth place, he made two consecutive losses, which was a big blow. The gap between fifth-ranked SSG and Lotte widened to three games.