The KIA Tigers' starting lineup, facing a sweep loss, has been revealed.
The professional baseball KIA Tigers are set to face the KT Wiz in the sixth game of the season on the 22nd at Suwon KT Wiz Park.
The last two games were all taken by KT. After a 5-3 victory on the first day, they defeated KIA 3-1 on the second day, reaching a .500 winning percentage after two weeks. Meanwhile, KIA is in a crisis of a sweep loss after four consecutive wins, followed by two consecutive losses. KT has a season record of 23 wins, 3 draws, and 23 losses, placing 5th, while KIA has 22 wins and 24 losses, placing 8th. The head-to-head record for the season favors KT with 3 wins to 2 losses.
KIA has set its starting lineup against KT starting pitcher William Cuevas, consisting of Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Yoon Do-hyun (second baseman), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Oh Sun-woo (first baseman), Kim Seok-hwan (left fielder), Lee Woo-sung (right fielder), Kim Tae-kyun (catcher), and Park Jeong-woo (center fielder).
The first-team roster includes Kim Seok-hwan, Yoon Do-hyun, and Choi Ji-min, while Choi Won-jun, Kim Sun-bin, and Kim Gi-hoon have been removed. Choi Won-jun was substituted due to a shocking error made in the first inning of the previous game, and Kim Sun-bin left the field during the game after injuring his left calf.
The starting pitcher is homegrown ace Yang Hyun-jong. Yang Hyun-jong's season record stands at 9 games with 2 wins, 4 losses, and an earned run average of 5.25. He achieved victory with a solid performance, allowing just 1 run in 6 innings during the second game of the doubleheader against the Doosan Bears in Gwangju on the 17th. Originally scheduled to pitch on the 23rd against the Samsung Lions in Daegu, he will now take the mound in Suwon instead of the hitter-friendly Lions Park.
On April 17, Yang Hyun-jong recorded a no-decision against KT in Gwangju, pitching 5⅓ innings and allowing 3 runs. The starting pitcher for that match was also Cuevas, resulting in a rematch after a month.
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