This is the reality of Lotte Giants' batting lineup, which is falling without wings.

During the month of July, Lotte recorded 5 wins and 12 losses, the lowest among 10 clubs. Last weekend, key players such as Yoo Kang-nam, An Chi-hong, and Na Kyun-an were injured in a row.

Still, in the case of pitchers, Wilkerson, a new foreign player, is cheering up. Wilkerson scored his first win against the Doosan Bears on the 26th of last month, his first appearance, with two runs in five innings and breaking his losing streak. He then allowed three runs due to defensive mistakes in the NC Dinos match on the 2nd, but he no longer faltered and completed a quality start (more than six innings and less than three earned runs).

Closer Kim Won-joong also blocked two scoreless innings, lowering his ERA to 2.70. It is evaluated that this year is better than 2021 when it made 35 saves.

But if you don't score, you can't win. On this day, Lotte was tied up with six hits and three walks in 11 innings. It was in contrast to NC with 12 hits and four walks.

In particular, as newcomers Yoon Dong-hee and Kim Min-seok, who have become the core of the lineup this season, remained silent, the attack did not open. Ahn Kwon-soo, who returned, led the atmosphere with his active body movements, but at-bat, he had no hits in nine at-bats for two days.

In the bottom of the third inning, when Lotte scored three points, the start was Kim Min-seok's walk. As Song Myung-ki missed the pitching balance in the set position, Park Seung-wook and Son Sung-bin scored the first run with consecutive hits, followed by veteran Jung Hoon's two-run timely hit at second and third bases with two outs.

However, after Jung Hoon's hit, Lotte had 17 batters until the end of the eighth inning, while Jeon Joon-woo had a walk and Noh Jin-hyuk had one walk, and as many as 15 consecutive batters were tied up with no hits. Since then, Jung Hoon and Kim Min-seok were the only players who made hits in the bottom of the ninth inning. Jung-hoon was also out when Yoon Dong-hee hit a double play, and Kim Min-seok was put in check. It didn't even create a situation that could overcome the tie. 스포츠토토티비

Yoon Dong-hee is showing steady performance with a batting average of around .300 every month, which is hard to believe that he is a rookie who has emerged this season. Kim Min-seok has some ups and downs, but in July, he rose to a frightening 3.79 percent increase, raising his season's batting average to the 2.8 percent range.

The problem is that the team's batters remain silent except for the two players and Jung Hoon, who returned last weekend. Lotte recorded 143 hits in July, of which Kim Min-seok hit 22 and Yoon Dong-hee hit 20. The proportion of the two newcomers is close to 30%.

There is no player who puts an umbrella on it. In fact, if Kim Min-seok and Yoon Dong-hee fail to make something, the pattern of losing is repeated. Too much pressure is pressing on their shoulders. It is time for seniors to wake up for the smooth growth of the two batters who will be responsible for Lotte's future.

Lotte manager Larry Sutton said, "An Kwon-soo and Jung-hoon have returned, and Ko Seung-min will also return to the first division within this week. Above all, there should be no injuries to the players," he stressed, adding, "It is a season in which Kim Min-seok, Yoon Dong-hee, and Park Seung-wook stepped up as a batter. On the other hand, Noh Jin-hyuk and Han Dong-hee should boost their batting cycle. "I hope Yoo Kang-nam, who was injured, will work harder in hitting when he returns," he said without hiding his complicated mind.