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'Kim Tae-hyung-ho' goes 3-for-4 in first win "I felt bad, I'm just sorry"

In the end, it was captain Jeon Joon-woo who had to be counted on. Jun-woo Jeon had a big game to give manager Kim Tae-hyung's Lotte its first win.

Jun-woo Jeon started as the No. 4 designated hitter in the KBO regular-season home opener against the NC Dinos at Sajik Stadium in Busan on Monday, going 3-for-3 with one home run, one walk and one RBI to lead the team to a 3-1 victory and the first win for manager Kim Tae-hyung's Lotte.

Joon-woo completed his multi-hit day with a double in the second inning and a single to left in the fourth. However, he was unable to follow up with a hit and was unable to connect.

However, Jeon Jun-woo himself broke the clog and broke the vicious cycle. Trailing 0-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning with the bases loaded and no outs, Jeon lifted a 144-kilometer fastball from NC Lee Jun-ho for a solo shot over the center field fence. It was Chun's first arching, game-tying home run of the season.

Lotte then came alive. A walk by Noh Jin-hyuk and an infield single by Jeong Hoon put runners on first and third, and Choi Hang-hang's RBI single and Yoo Kang-nam's infield single made it 3-1 and secured Kim Tae-hyung's first win as manager.

After the game, Jeon Jun-woo said, "I wanted to give the new coach the first win as soon as possible, but I'm sorry that it was a little late. The players had a lot of desire to do it after losing back-to-back opening matches. I think it was a good result because we showed that we wanted to do one more thing without leaving anyone out."

"I was actually feeling a bit down. It was a vicious cycle because we were losing a lot of games. It was a vicious cycle because we wanted to show good things, but the results kept coming up short," he said, adding, "Players are human 스포츠토토 beings, so they get impatient. When I get impatient, they get panicky. I tried to be as calm as possible. I'm glad I was able to show a good performance today," he said.

Jun-woo Jeon's home run started the comeback. "The fence is high, so it doesn't go over the center. I thought it was going to hit the fence. So I ran fast to get to third base, but when I saw the center fielder give up the throw, I thought it was over. From then on, I felt relieved and I think the atmosphere turned around," he laughed.

Now that he has his first win, he believes things will go well from here. "We've lost a lot of matches," he said. We've been winning and then we've been losing and then we've been equalizing and then we've been losing and then we've been chasing. We should have pierced them sooner, but hopefully today will help us," he said, looking forward to the upcoming matches.