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The two hottest teams in the KBO League met these days. Lotte, who is the sole leader with an eight-game winning streak, and KIA, which is on a five-game winning streak, faced off in Gwangju.

Current situation, Yoo Byung-min is a reporter.

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Three popular clubs called LG, Lotte, KIA, and "Elogi" performed well in unison at the beginning of the season, leading the KBO League's boom.

Lotte, who has won 8 in a row, and KIA, which has won 5 in a row, have created a "big match" since the first match in May.

Competition for fans to cheer outside the field is also hot, with a cheering window set up on one portal site showing that the so-called "Optical War" has already been contested by both teams before the start of the game, with more than 8 million fan engagements combined.


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ground, a hot batting war unfolded.

After Lotte scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Jun Woo Jeon early in the first inning, KIA immediately turned the game around on Hyung-Woo Choi's two-RBI double in the bottom of the first inning.

Lotte then tied the game at 5-5 with back-to-back two-run hits early in the second inning, then rebounded with a double steal on a two-out first and third base opportunity.

With momentum rising, Lotte ran away with two more runs on three consecutive hits, starting with Ahn Chih-hong's timely hit early in the third inning.

With KIA chasing down a run on Socrates' timely hit at the end of the third inning, the two teams are in a fierce offensive battle as of the fifth inning.

(Video Editing : Nam Il)