Lotte Giants pitcher Han Hyun-hee became the losing pitcher in the Futures League.
On the 28th, Han Hyun-hee started as the pitcher in the game against the KT Wiz held at Iksan Stadium in 2025, recording 8 hits allowed (1 home run), 6 strikeouts, and 4 earned runs over 4 innings. He was replaced after throwing 75 pitches.
Lotte lost 3-8. Han Hyun-hee became the losing pitcher, with a record of 1 win and 5 losses in 11 games. He shares the most losses in the Southern League. Teammate Kim Jin-wook also has 1 win and 5 losses. His earned run average skyrocketed from 5.86 to 6.13.
Han Hyun-hee has struggled this season in the first team with a record of 1 hold and an earned run average of 6.23 over 3 games. He was hit hard in the game against Hanwha on May 25, allowing 6 earned runs over 4 innings, and was removed from the first team roster on May 26. It has been over a month since he was sent down to the second team.
In the first inning, he retired the leadoff batter Rojas with an outfield fly on the 8th pitch in a 2 balls-2 strikes count. After striking out Choi Seong-min on 3 pitches, he allowed a double to Kang Min-seong to right-center. In a 2 outs and 2 runners on base situation, he ended the inning by retiring Lee Seung-hyun with a fly ball to left field.
The second inning ended without a hit. He got Kim Min-seok to ground out to second base, struck out Kim Geon-hyeong on a swing and miss, and retired Lee Yong-hyun with a fly ball to left field.
However, he gave up multiple runs in the third inning. He allowed a double to right-center by the leadoff batter Oh Seo-jin. Yoo Jun-kyu's bunt went for an infield hit. In a no outs, 1 and 3 base crisis, he allowed a timely hit to Rojas, giving up the first run.
He retired Choi Seong-min on the first pitch with a fly ball to second base for the first out, but allowed a three-run home run to Kang Min-seong in a 2 balls count. In an instant, the score widened to 0-4.
After the home run, he allowed a single to Lee Seung-hyun and a single to Kim Min-seok, continuing the crisis with 1 out and 1 and 2 runners on base. He struck out Kim Geon-hyeong on the 7th pitch of a full count with a swing and miss. He also struck out Lee Yong-hyun swinging, preventing further runs.
In the fourth inning, he struck out leadoff batter Oh Seo-jin swinging and then struck out Yoo Jun-kyu swinging, recording 4 consecutive strikeouts. After retiring Rojas with a hit to center field with 2 outs, he ended the inning by getting Choi Seong-min to fly out to third base.
Trailing 0-4 in the fifth inning, Han Hyun-hee was replaced by Park Se-jin. The newly acquired Park Se-jin allowed a walk to Kang Min-seong and gave up a double to right to Lee Seung-hyun, putting him in a 2 and 3 base crisis. After 2 outs, he allowed a double down the right field line to Lee Yong-hyun, giving up 2 earned runs.
Meanwhile, Lotte's Jang Du-seong, who suffered a lung hemorrhage injury after being hit hard in the side by a pick-off throw, started that day as the leadoff center fielder and recorded no hits in 4 at-bats. He had 3 groundouts and 1 flyout. After recovering from his injury, he made his first appearance the previous day (27th) against KT, recording no hits in 4 at-bats with 2 strikeouts and 1 run.
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