Professional baseball player Park Se-woong (30) of the Lotte Giants suffered another loss in Daejeon, where he has always struggled. His pitching was not bad with a quality start, but the result was a loss.

Park Se-woong threw 6⅓ innings against Hanwha in Daejeon on the 23rd, allowing 7 hits, 2 walks, 1 hit batter, 3 strikeouts, and 4 runs (3 earned), but he did not receive support from the offense. With Lotte losing 2-4, Park Se-woong's personal winning streak ended at 8, and he recorded his second loss of the season (8 wins).

He did well until the fourth inning, allowing no runs, but it was disappointing to allow 2 runs in just the fifth inning after giving up 4 hits and 1 walk. He allowed hits to Lee Jin-young and Ha Ju-suk with a favorable count of 1-2, which led to a bad momentum.

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyoung noted in an interview ahead of the Hanwha game on the 24th about Park Se-woong's pitching, saying, "He was too close in the two-strike counts, and all his breaking balls were ineffective. After the third inning, his breaking balls lacked bite. Since the slider and fork were similar, he should have tried using the curve more aggressively, but even if we discuss it, it doesn't happen in that situation. If the pitcher feels uneasy, he can't pitch well."

Still, he performed his part with a quality start by pitching until the first out in the seventh inning, but without defensive help and offensive support, he suffered a loss. Until last year, he had an unimpressive record at Hanwha Life Eagles Park with 10 games (48 innings), without a win and 8 losses, averaging 9.00 earned runs, and this continued as he began at the newly built Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark with a loss. His overall record in Daejeon now stands at 11 games (54⅓ innings), 9 losses, and an earned run average of 8.45.

Given his struggles in Daejeon, Park Se-woong could have requested a change in his pitching order, but manager Kim Tae-hyoung said there is no escape in baseball. He emphasized, "It is the same as a batter cannot ask to be removed from the lineup just because they are facing a weak team or a weak pitcher. If today’s game is scheduled for Se-woong as the starter and it gets canceled due to rain, he could skip his start tomorrow, but that was not the case yesterday. There is no reason to ask if we should intentionally 'avoid' him."

He added, "It’s not that he has ever said he wishes to be taken out. If we give that kind of consideration, other players would say the same. Just because they don’t speak up doesn’t mean there aren’t pitchers who really don’t want to pitch in certain stadiums. If that happens, there will be continuous discussions," stressing that even if he is a homegrown ace, normal rotation should be maintained without special consideration.

Meanwhile, Lotte faced Hanwha's left-handed starter Ryu Hyun-jin with a lineup including Jang Du-seong (center fielder), Go Seung-min (second baseman), Víctor Reyes (designated hitter), Jeon Jun-woo (left fielder), Yoon Dong-hee (right fielder), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Jeon Min-jae (shortstop), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), and Son Ho-young (third baseman). The starting pitcher was left-hander Tucker Davidson. Go Seung-min, who was excluded from the starting lineup the previous day due to knee pain, returned to the lineup, and Yoon Dong-hee shifted from the second to fifth batting order.

There are changes in the pitching roster. Left-hander Hong Min-ki has been removed, and right-hander Park Si-young has been added. With left-handed relievers Jeong Hyeon-su and Song Jae-young available, there was no need to carry Hong Min-ki further. Manager Kim stated, "Since it’s not appropriate to have three left-handed pitchers in the roster, we brought up Park Si-young for his experience."

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