Lotte, who finished their series against Doosan with 1 win and 1 loss, played against the Kia Tigers held in Gwangju
and lost to Kia's player Lee Ho-yeon with a grand slam in the bottom of the 9th inning.
Lotte was shut down against Kia's starting pitcher Shirakawa up to the 4th inning, and Lotte's starting
pitcher Bisley allowed 1 run each in the 1st and 3rd innings. Trailing 0-2, in the 5th inning, he
collapsed Shirakawa's dominance and scored 5 big runs to reverse the score to 5-2. However, in the 6th inning, Bisley
allowed a 2-run home run to Ha Joo-seok, tying the game 5-4. The game was shaken in the bottom of the 9th, and eventually
closer Kim Won-joong allowed a game-ending grand slam to Kia's pinch hitter Lee Ho-yeon,
suffering a major reversal loss at 5-8.
With Doosan winning against KT, Lotte may even fall from 6th place depending on other teams' results
and the game difference with 5th place Doosan has widened to 9 games.
Meanwhile, Kia, who lost to Kiwoom with a game-ending grand slam, won against Lotte with a game-ending grand slam
and was able to wash away the regret from their loss to Kiwoom.
