“It’s even better than my first home run”.
Park Seung-wook, an infielder for the Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball Organization, hit the game-winning home run in a come-from-behind victory.
Lotte won 7-6 at home against the Samsung Lions on Friday at Sajik Stadium. Trailing 5-6 with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, Yoo Kang-nam hit a solo shot to left field off Samsung set-up man Kim Jae-yoon. It was a big enough pitch that it looked like a home run the moment it was hit.
Choi Hang-hang followed with a full-count grounder to second base, but Park Seung-wook took a five-pitch fastball (138 kilometers) on a 3B-1S pitch from Kim Jae-yoon and blasted it over the right-field fence. After rallying back to 7-6, Lotte brought in “long-haired closer” Kim Won-joong in the ninth to preserve the one-run victory.
“I’m even happier than my debut home run, because we were ahead and then we lost the game, so I’m very happy to hit the game-winning home run,” Park told reporters after the game. “After we lost the lead, the mood was down, but (Yoo) Gangnam hit the tying home run, so the mood came back up, and I was able to take that momentum and hit the home run.”
After a slump in March and April, when he batted just 1-for-51 (8-for-53) with one home run and five RBIs, Park has been on fire this month, batting 3-for-47 (17-for-49) with one home run and four RBIs in 19 games.
When asked about the secret to his rebound, he said, “I didn’t change anything. I just tried to do what I usually do. In baseball, sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s not. I didn’t get rattled and did what I had to do,” he said.
His teammates in the dugout were even happier after Park’s game-winning home run, and he smiled, saying, “Seeing them enjoy it more than I did, I felt like I was 카지노사이트 playing baseball for this flavor.”
After sweeping a midweek three-game series against the leaders, the Kia Tigers, and suffering a bitter loss to Samsung on April 24, Lotte needed Park’s single to pull off the dramatic victory.
“Jin-wook (Kim) pitched really well today, and we had an easy game, but the batters couldn’t get on base and gave up runs, so we were in a tough spot. Winning games like today paves the way for us to become a strong team. We will focus more on the players so that we can have more games like this.” Park Seung-wook said.
I asked him about Lotte’s upward trend this month. “I think (Hwang) Sung-bin played a big role when the mood was down. He did a good job as the No. 1 hitter and 바카라사이트 순위 energized the team to keep the mood from sinking, and the batters’ batting pace increased, which worked well.”
Meanwhile, Kim Tae-hyung added, “We were able to come back thanks to our batters who stayed focused until the end, especially Yoo Kang-nam and Park Seung-wook, who hit home runs. I’m satisfied that their hitting is getting better,” said Kim.
“It’s unfortunate that we didn’t get the win, but Kim Jin-wook pitched very well as the starting pitcher, and Koo Seung-min’s pace seems to be improving,” he added.