The professional baseball LG Twins will have their 7th showdown of the season against the Hanwha Eagles on the 28th at Seoul's Jamsil Stadium. In the previous game, LG won 2-1 after a tight pitching duel.
LG has maintained a perfect record against Hanwha at Jamsil Stadium this season, winning all four matchups. Starting pitcher Im Chan-kyu recorded his 8th win with a strong performance of 1 run allowed over 7 innings, rising to a tie for the most wins in the league.
LG will start Moon Sung-ju (right fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (left fielder), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-gyeong (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (catcher), Gu Bon-hyeok (shortstop), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Park Hae-min (center fielder), and Lee Young-bin (third baseman) in their starting lineup against Hanwha on the 28th.
Oh Ji-hwan is out of the starting lineup. He was excluded from the lineup in the previous game and was preparing for a substitute appearance while practicing throws in the bullpen, but he did not make a substitution. Manager Youm Kyoung-youb noted the previous day, "Oh Ji-hwan's ankle is a bit uncomfortable, and it seems to be affecting his hitting."
Gu Bon-hyeok and Lee Young-bin have been performing well at the plate, so Oh Ji-hwan is out of the starting lineup for the second consecutive game.
LG's starting pitcher is Coen Wynne. This will be his farewell appearance. LG acquired Coen Wynne as a temporary substitute for injured foreign pitcher Hernandez on April 21 with a total contract of $11 million (approximately 16 million won). His 6-week contract ends on the 29th.
Coen Wynne made his debut in early May, recording 1 win and 1 loss with an earned run average of 6.63 over 4 games. Although it is disappointing that his innings pitched have gradually decreased with each appearance, he has performed excellently as a substitute starter for a cost of 16 million won. This will be his first matchup against Hanwha.
The Hanwha lineup is ranked 7th in team batting average (.249) and 7th in OPS (.695). It will be interesting to see if Coen Wynne, throwing fastballs in the mid to high 140 km range along with changeups and sliders, can effectively contain the Hanwha bats and secure a victory in his final appearance.
Hanwha's starting pitcher is Ponceida. He has appeared in 11 games this season (72 innings) with an unblemished record of 8 wins and an earned run average of 1.63, recording 97 strikeouts. He is ranked first in earned run average, tied for first in wins, and first in strikeouts. His innings pitched is ranked second, following Samsung's Huh Ra-do (12 games, 77⅔ innings). He ranks first in WHIP at 0.88, and his opponent batting average is also the best at .177.
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