The professional baseball team, Lotte Giants, completed a winning series by winning on the last day of their 9-game series, finishing with 6 wins and 3 losses. It was a day for Tucker Davidson to announce his rise as the new left-handed victor in front of 22,669 fans.

Lotte won 6-2 against SSG Landers in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' regular season game held at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium on the 7th. This marks Lotte's return to two consecutive wins after three straight losses, achieving a winning series in three games against SSG. Moreover, they finished their 9-game schedule with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses, totaling 22 wins, 16 losses, and 1 draw, maintaining their position in 3rd place. Meanwhile, SSG fell to two consecutive losses, bringing their season record to 16 wins, 19 losses, and 1 draw.

On this day, SSG's starting lineup included Oh Tae-gon (center fielder), Kim Sung-hyun (second baseman), Choi Jeong (designated hitter), Ryan McBroom (right fielder), Han Yu-seom (left fielder), Ko Myung-jun (first baseman), Park Seong-han (shortstop), Jo Hyung-woo (catcher), and Kim Chan-hyung (third baseman). The starting pitcher was Song Young-jin. Although he struck out three times the day before, Choi Ji-hun, who recorded multi-hits in five out of the previous six games, was excluded from the lineup.

Yoon Dong-hee (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (second baseman), RAY (right fielder), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Jeon Jun-woo (left fielder), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Jeong Hoon (designated hitter), Lee Ho-joon (shortstop), and Jeong Bo-geun (catcher) were the starters. The starting pitcher was Tucker Davidson. Catcher Jeong Bo-geun and Davidson formed a partnership for the fifth consecutive game.

In the bottom of the second inning, Lotte seized a chance with a walk from lead-off batter Na Seung-yeop, a single from Jeon Jun-woo, and a sacrifice bunt by Son Ho-young, but Jeong Hoon hit a ground ball to the first baseman, resulting in the runner at third being caught at home, and Lee Ho-joon also went out with a groundout, missing the opportunity.

However, they did not miss the opportunity created in the bottom of the third and turned it into a big inning. After one out in the third, Yoon Dong-hee reached base with a single to right field, and with a single to right from Ko Seung-min, they had runners on first and second with one out. Then RAY hit a three-run homer that cleared the right-center fence on a 1-ball, 1-strike count against Song Young-jin's 143 km fastball, marking his second consecutive day of hitting a home run. This was his third home run of the season. Following that, with a single to right by Na Seung-yeop and an error by the opposing team, Jeon Jun-woo walked, continuing the opportunity with one out and runners on first and second. SSG's starter Song Young-jin was taken out. SSG's manager Lee Sung-yong, who had his strong bullpen well-rested in the previous games, quickly activated his premier bullpen. Lee Ro-un was brought in during the ongoing crisis with one out and runners on first and second but failed to quell the momentum.

Lotte neutralized SSG's strategy when lead-off batter Son Ho-young hit a clutch single from first and second with one out. In the continued situation, even though Jeong Hoon was out, Lee Ho-joon hit a clutch double down the left field line, extending the lead to 5-0. Although Lee Ro-un did not allow further scoring, he brought home all the inherited runners from Song Young-jin, whose final record was 2 and 1/3 inning, allowing 6 hits (1 home run), 2 walks, 1 strikeout, and 5 earned runs.

SSG's batting lineup struggled to create any significant chances, primarily due to Davidson's dominant pitching. Although there were opportunities, all of them resulted in double plays. In the third inning, lead-off batter Park Seong-han got a single to center field. However, while attempting to steal second base during Jo Hyung-woo's strikeout, he was caught, resulting in two outs, and then Kim Chan-hyung struck out, ending the inning with three batters.

In the fourth inning, after two outs, Choi Jeong reached base with an infield single, but McBroom's line drive to the left fielder was caught by Jeon Jun-woo's excellent play. In the sixth inning, after one out, Kim Chan-hyung reached base with a single to center. However, Oh Tae-gon hit a ground ball for a double play, which erased the runner, ending the inning. In the seventh inning, lead-off batter Kim Sung-hyun walked, but Choi Jeong hit into a double play, dampening the momentum.

After Lotte's big inning of five runs in the third, they struggled to score additional points. SSG also fought back by using their bullpen, including Kim Min and Noh Kyung. However, in the bottom of the seventh, Lotte scored additional points with a double from RAY and a single to left by Na Seung-yeop, resulting in a no outs situation with runners on first and third, and Jeon Jun-woo executing a sacrifice fly to center field.

It wasn't until the top of the eighth that SSG managed to score a run. Lead-off batter Han Yu-seom got a double, creating an opportunity. With a ground ball from Park Seong-han to second base, they maintained a chance with two outs and Jo Hyung-woo broke the silence with a clutch single to left. Davidson left the mound to a standing ovation. Subsequently, Gu Seung-min dealt with pinch hitter Choi Ji-hun, ending the eighth inning with a fly out to left. Davidson's final record was 7 and 2/3 innings, allowing 5 hits, 1 walk, 9 strikeouts, and 1 earned run, pitching the game with exactly 100 pitches.

In the ninth inning, SSG obtained a no outs chance with a walk from Choi Joon-woo and a single to right by Jeong Joon-jae. However, although Choi Jeong made an out with a double play, McBroom hit a clutch double to right-center, bringing in one more run. However, there was no further rally.

Lotte's RAY hit a three-run homer, marking his second consecutive game with a home run. He batted 2 for 4 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs, and 2 runs. Yoon Dong-hee recorded 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 run, and Son Ho-young also marked 3 hits in 3 at-bats. Davidson achieved his fifth consecutive win as a starter.

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