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Lotte snapped a three-game losing streak against LG, marking 66 wins and 72 losses. Lotte was confirmed to be eliminated from the postseason if it lost the game, but it continued to have a faint hope with the victory. LG, which has already advanced to the Korean Series by winning the regular season, recorded 84 wins, 54 losses and two draws with three consecutive losses.
Lotte took the lead by breaking down LG starter Kang Hyo-jong early. Kang Hyo-jong was replaced early in the second inning, shaking with four hits and four runs (three earned runs) in the first ⅓ inning. Kang Hyo-jong took his second loss of the season (one win). After playing in the Asian Games, Yoon Dong-hee, who returned home the previous day (8th), immediately joined the first division and played as a pinch hitter in the second inning, recording one hit and one RBI in four at-bats. For LG, Moon Bo-kyung, who also played in the Asian Games, played as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning and struck out. 슬롯머신
Lotte starter Shim Jae-min did his part with four hits (one homer) and one run in five ⅓ innings with the support of the batters. Shim Jae-min won his third victory (one loss) this season. Lotte, which had a total of 11 hits, had leadoff Ahn Kwon-soo three hits in four at-bats and one RBI, Jeon Jun-woo two hits in three at-bats and one RBI and two runs in five at-bats, including a wedge shot in the seventh inning. Lotte scored four points in the top of the second inning alone, succeeding in taking the lead. In the bottom of the second inning, Kim Bum-seok hit his first home run as a professional with a solo shot, but that was it. After that, Lotte added three more runs, including a solo shot by Jeon Jun-woo in the seventh inning, following Yoon Dong-hee's timely hit in the sixth inning, sealing the game.