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![]() KBO Playoffs: Lotte Even the Series at a Game Apiece 30 weeks 2 days ago INCHEON, South Korea -- A 10th inning bases loaded walk by SK reliever Jung Woo-ram was the difference as the Lotte Giants beat SK 5-4 in Game 2 to even the best-of-five series at a game apiece. The Giants were in desperate need of a victory, and pulled through after trailing 4-1 early on. Lotte scored three runs in the top of the seventh to tie, before the battle of the bullpens began, and SK's Jung, who had 30 saves during the season, collapsed under pressure. Lotte... |
![]() Lotte Takes Two of Three From SK 47 weeks 1 day ago INCHEON, South Korea - The Lotte Giants took two of three games this week against SK, to move them back into second place in the KBO standings. The Giants won the opener 5-1 thanks to Park Jong-yoon's eighth homer of the season. Lee Yong-hoon (6-2) got back on track after a few miserable performances to win his sixth game of the year, pitching six innings while giving up seven hits and striking out five. Lee Sang-hwa (0-1) got the nod on Wednesday, but only lasted 3 1/3... |
![]() Lotte Takes Two of Three From SK 1 year 4 weeks ago BUSAN, South Korea - Traditionally slow starters, the Lotte Giants are off to a quick start this season, thanks to an improved pitching staff and timely hitting. The Giants took two out of three games during their homestand this week against SK, and are currently 6-3-1 on the season. On Tuesday, Hong Seung-hoon hit a two run homer, and drove in a third in the sixth as Lotte beat SK 3-2, behind Shane Youman's (2-0) 7 1/3 innings. He allowed two runs on six hits and struck... |
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The Giants Have to Wait Another Year... Again. 1 year 29 weeks ago BUSAN, South Korea - The Lotte Giants’ championship drought has stretched to 19 years after Sunday’s elimination in the second round of the playoffs. It’s not time to start mentioning things like “curses” or “billy goats” or any other nonsense that fans of long suffering franchises have clung to over the years. Although the “Curse of Felix Jose” has a romantic air to it.
Lotte started the week with the series knotted at 1-1... |
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Lotte Splits Opening Series in Sajik 1 year 30 weeks ago BUSAN, South Korea - We’re two games into this series and it’s clear that this is not going to be a walk in the park for either side. I was talking to a baseball scout last week, and we both agreed that we were headed for a full five game series. Neither of us had any idea which of these teams would win.
SK has a better pitching staff from top to bottom and a surehanded defense, but Lotte has that solid starting staff and the best offense in the KBO. There’s no... |
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It's Playoff Time! 1 year 30 weeks ago BUSAN, South Korea - The Lotte Giants finally get back to the field after a ten day rest tomorrow, as they open their semi-final best-of-five series against SK. The Giants have home field advantage for the series, and hope to win their first Korean Baseball Organization title since 1992. They are back in round two of the playoffs for the first time since 1999. Lotte will send their ace Jang Won-joon on the mound for Game 1, which starts at 2 p.m. at Sajik Stadium... |






















