'Lee Sang-ho final squeeze' KT beats Lotte in 12 extra innings for 5th straight win, sweep magic

 The KT Wiz used a two-hitter to sweep a midweek three-game series and extend their winning streak to five games. The Lotte Giants fell into a four-game losing streak at home.

KT won the ninth game of the season against the Lotte Giants of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League 7-6 at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on April 8. They extended their winning streak to five games and completed a three-game midweek sweep.

KT's starting lineup consisted of Kim Min-hyuk (left fielder), Kim Sang-soo (shortstop), Moon Sang-chul (designated hitter), Park Byung-ho (first base), Lee Ho-yeon (second base), Kang Hyun-woo (catcher), Hwang Jae-gyun (third base), Jung Jun-young (right field), and Bae Jeong-dae (center field). Right-hander Yoo Yeo-seong started the game.

Lotte countered with Kim Min-seok (center field), Jeong Hoon (first base), Jeon Jun-woo (designated hitter), Ahn Chi-hong (second base), Yoon Dong-hee (right field), Noh Jin-hyuk (shortstop), Park Seung-wook (third base), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), and Hwang Sung-bin (left field). Ace Dan Straily took the mound with the task of stopping the losing streak.

KT took control of the game right from the start. In the top of the first inning, leadoff hitter Kim Min-hyuk started the offense with a triple, and Kim Sang-soo followed with an RBI single to take a 1-0 lead.

The runs came quickly. In the top of the third inning, leadoff hitter Choi Jae-dae drew a walk, followed by Kim Min-hyuk's sacrifice bunt, and Kim Sang-soo hit another RBI single to make the score 2-0.

The KT bats were on fire and pounded the Lotte mound relentlessly. With the bases loaded in the top of the fourth inning, Choi Jae-dae doubled and Hwang Jae-gyun singled with the bases loaded in the top of the fifth inning, adding three more runs to make it 5-0.

The batting lineup's scoring spree was aided by 메이저사이트 the pitching staff. He held the Lotte bats scoreless until the fifth inning. Except for the two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning, the game went on without much trouble.

After falling behind, Lotte fought back in the bottom of the seventh inning. Leadoff hitter Kim Min-soo singled and Park Seung-wook walked to put runners on first and third, and when Yoo Kang-nam hit an infield grounder, Kim Min-soo came home to make it 5-1.