"Running or Revenging" 1st and 2nd place Elotrasico is about to be released
"Running or Revenging" 1st and 2nd place Elotrasico is about to be released
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The LG Twins and the Lotte Giants will face off against each other for the No. 1 spot.
The two teams will hold three consecutive games during the week at Sajik Stadium in Busan from the 20th to the 22nd.메이저사이트
The upcoming showdown is drawing attention because the two teams are competing for the lead. LG (Winning Rates 0.652), the first team among the 10 teams to clinch the 30th place, is two games ahead of Lotte and Hanwha Eagles (Winning Rates 0.609).
If LG secures the upper hand in the three consecutive games, it will gain momentum to fight for the lead. On the other hand, if Lotte sweeps all three consecutive games, it can rise to the lead.
LG leads LG with 2-0 losses in their matches this season. The two teams held their opening series at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul from March 22 to March 23, when LG won 12-2 and 10-2, respectively.
Lotte has completely changed from two months ago. It has recorded 26 wins, 13 losses and one draw since April, ranking first in overall winning percentage (0.667) during the period. It swept all three consecutive games against the Samsung Lions last weekend at its home. The team is hitting hard, and the bullpen is strong, including the back door that Kim Won-joong protects. Recently, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung has shown leadership in uniting his team by strongly protesting.
LG, which had been slowing down for a while, regained its leadership position by winning six consecutive games from May 10 to May 15. It is worrisome that there was a gap between pitching and hitting due to injuries of Hong Chang-ki, Jang Hyun-sik, and Kim Kang-ryul last week. Nonetheless, Moon Bo-kyung and Park Dong-won hit five home runs in five games to lead the team, while veteran Kim Hyun-soo recovered his batting sense.
In particular, the showdown between the two teams is so fierce that they are called "Elotrasico." It is a comparison to the showdown between Real Madrid and Barcelona, the world's best soccer club. As such, the two teams stage unpredictable matches. It is the first time in a long time that LG and Lotte, popular teams in the KBO League, will face off at the top of the mid-season rankings. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop (57) and Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung (58) are also drawing attention.
According to the rotation of both teams, Song Seung-ki, Lim Chan-gyu, Son Joo-young for LG, and Yoon Sung-bin, Na Kyun-an and Park Se-woong for Lotte will take the mound in turn.