Shinsegae 4, at Lotte 3

BUSAN, South Korea (Interstat) — In a tense Sunday series finale defined by missed opportunities and a decisive ninth-inning rally, the Shinsegae Landers edged the Lotte Giants 4-3 at a packed Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium. A crowd of 23,200 watched as the Landers, the KBO’s hottest team, completed a three-game sweep and handed the struggling Giants their fifth consecutive loss. The game’s most critical sequence unfolded in the top of the ninth inning, with the score deadlocked at 3-3. Facing reliever Kim Won-jung, Shinsegae’s Choi Jeong worked a walk after a pitch clock violation by the pitcher. Kim Jae-hwan followed… Read more...