Ko Seung-min (24) of the Lotte Giants has achieved a cycling hit that overcame the heat wave. He became the star of this season's second cycling hit (hit for the cycle) thanks to his strong performance of hitting + triple + home run + double.
Ko Seung-min started as the second batter and second baseman in the 2024 Shinhan Sol Bank KBO League LG Twins at Sajik Stadium on the 17th and achieved a cycling hit by hitting a hit in the first inning, a triple over the right-center wall in the third inning, a solo home run in the seventh inning, and a double over the right-center wall in the eighth inning.
It is the second cycling hit of the season after KIA Kim Do-young. Kim made a cycling hit at the match against the NC Dinos in Gwangju on July 23, and Ko became the 32nd cycling hit in the history of the KBO League, where it is difficult for him to come out once in a season.
Including a hit to the left in the fifth inning, Ko had five hits, four runs and three RBIs from five times at bat on the day alone, leading Lotte to victory. It was the best day for Ko, who showed his high expectations as an offensive second baseman.
From the beginning of the game, Ko Seung-min's bat turned fiercely. With one out and no runners on base in the bottom of the first inning, he made a hit to the center field to display stellar performance on the day.
With one out and runners on the first base in the third inning, he hit a curveball by LG's starting pitcher Detrick N.S., and hit a timely three-base hit that divides the right-center field. Ko Seung-min, who had three hits early on by hitting left-handed hits in the bottom of the fifth inning, did not stop.
Lotte, which had taken the game to 0-3, also followed two runs in the third inning to make it 3-3 and lay the groundwork for the reversal.
Ko Seung-min, who appeared as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the seventh inning, drew a superior solo arch by rolling up three-ball curves of LG right-handed relief pitcher Lee Jong-joon. It was Ko's 12th homer of this season as well as his come-from-behind solo home run.
Now that the most important homeruns and triples in cycling hits have already been made, there was only one double left. And Ko hit a timely double to cut right-center with one out and third base in the bottom of the eighth inning, setting his sights on a cycling hit along with a five-hit game.
In addition to LG's error in the bottom of the eighth inning, Lotte also tied up three runs with Ko Seung-min's timely double and Victor Reyes' timely hit in the left-center.
Lotte, which beat LG 7-3 with Ko Seung-min's hard hitting, continued its hope for fall baseball by winning three consecutive games.
With 134 games to play, Lotte ranks seventh in the league with a winning percentage of 0.477 with 62 wins, 4 draws, and 68 losses with 10 more games to go. The gap between the KT Wiz and the fifth-ranked team in the fall baseball league is 3.5 games. It is not easy because there are not many games left, but the team is showing hope again by winning consecutive games at the last minute. 먹튀검증
Attention is focusing on whether Ko Seung-min, who became the main character of the second and 32nd cycling hits of the season due to his hot hitting, will perform well to realize Lotte's weak autumn baseball hopes.