 Interview: Shane Youman Talks About the 2013 Lotte Giants 8 weeks 3 hours ago
 BUSAN, South Korea -- Last year was a turbulent one for the Lotte Giants. They finished fourth in the league with a 66-63-6 record, which are good stats for fourth place, but fans won’t soon forget their disappointment in the playoffs against SK. The Giants lost the...
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 Giants Fall to 1-3 in Exhibition Play 10 weeks 1 day ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- Kim Tae-won hit a two run homer in the eighth inning and Anuery Rodriguez pitched four strong innings for Samsung to give the defending champion Lions a 5-3 win over Lotte Thursday afternoon in KBO exhibition play.
Kim's homer gave the Lions a 5-1 lead after earlier pounding Lotte starter Shane Youman (0-1) for three runs and five hits in 3 2/3 innings.
Lotte managed just seven hits off seven Samsung pitchers as the offense continues to struggle in... |
 KBO Playoffs: Giants Take Commanding 2-0 Lead Over Doosan 32 weeks 3 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- For the second game in a row, Lotte's bottom three hitters came through in the clutch again. Yong Duk-han's one out homer in the ninth was the difference as Lotte took Game 2 of the series 2-1 at Jamsil Stadium. Lotte now takes a commanding 2-0 series lead home for Game 3 Thursday night.
Lotte starter Shane Youman produced another strong outing, pitching six innings of six hit ball, while giving up Doosan's only run in the first. He struck out four,... |
 Lotte Splits Series With Samsung 45 weeks 5 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea - The Lotte Giants split the weekend series after Friday night's rainout with Samsung at home.
Shane Youman (7-3) was masterful on the mound again Saturday, pitching 6 2/3 shutout ball. He limited the Lions to five hits while striking out three in Lotte's 7-0 win. Hong Seung-hoon was 3-3 with three RBI's.
On Sunday, Song Seung-joon (4-8) lasted only four innings in Samsung's 7-2 win. Kim Ju-chan's fourth homer of theyear, a solo shot in... |
 Lotte Lose Finale, But Take Two of Three From Nexen 50 weeks 5 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea - The Lotte Giants finished off the week on a losing note, but still took two of the three games at home versus Nexen this weekend at Sajik Stadium.
On Friday night, Sohn Ah-seop hit his first homer of the year as the Giants scored seven runs early to beat Nexen 7-3. Starter Ryan Sadowski could only make it through three innings, giving up three runs and three hits, while reliever Lee Seung-ho (1-0) picked up his first win of the year.
On Saturday, Shane... |
 Giants Swept at Home By Nexen 1 year 6 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea - The Lotte Giants had a horrible homestand this week, getting swept by Nexen and looking awful while doing it. The Giants were outscored 26 - 3 in the series, and were blown out in every game.
Ryan Sadowski’s (0-2) struggles continued as he is nursing a stomach virus, and was rocked for six runs and two homers in four innings in the opener as the Giants lost 9-2. Son Ah-seop was the lone bright spot going 3-4 at the plate.
Things didn’t get much... |
 Shane Youman Tosses One Hitter as Giants Stay on Top in the Standings 1 year 3 weeks ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- American pitcher Shane Youman tossed a one hitter Sunday, leading the Lotte Giants to a 5-0 win while taking two of three games at home this week against the LG Twins.
Youman (3-0) pitched his first nine-inning shutout of his career, striking out seven in a dominating performance from the mound. Giants catcher Kang Min-ho hit a two-run homer in the eighth to seal the win for Lotte, who are at the top of the standings early on in the 2012 season.
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 Giants Split Series With Samsung 1 year 3 weeks ago
DAEGU, South Korea - The Lotte Giants came away with a win and a loss this week with Samsung, also having to endure another lost game due to the heavy rains Wednesday night.
Lotte seemed primed to lose game 1 of the series, as Samsung took a 2-0 lead into the top of the ninth. Shane Youman pitched six effective innings, giving up two runs and five hits while striking out six, but Lotte's bats came to life in the top of the ninth when Jeon Joon-woo hit a solo homer, and Lotte... |
 Ten Questions with New Lotte Pitcher Shane Youman 1 year 6 weeks ago
BUSAN, South Korea - As the Lotte Giants are set to begin another season tomorrow, Lotte’s newest import pitcher, Shane Youman, brings a wealth of experience and talent to the club. A former big leaguer with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the 32-year-old Youman’s journey to Busan has had stops in Taiwan and the Dominican in the past year.
Youman is expected to make his KBO debut next Tuesday versus the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. He was impressive in spring... |
 Preseason Baseball - Lotte Swept By Samsung in Daegu 1 year 8 weeks ago
DAEGU, South Korea - Defending league champs Samsung Lions held on for a 5-4 win against Lotte Wednesday afternoon, sweeping the two game series.
Shane Youman (0-1) pitched five innings, but was hit for five runs on five hits while striking out three. Four Lotte relievers combined to shutout Samsung the rest of the way, but Lotte's offense was shutout in the eighth and ninth by Samsung relievers Kang Hyuk and Oh Seung-hwan.
Kim Ju-chan was the bright spot at... |
