The professional baseball LG Twins will face the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 29th. This is the third game in which they are trading 1 win and 1 loss, with a winning opportunity at stake.

LG is currently in first place with a record of 34 wins, 19 losses, and 1 draw. Hanwha is in second place with 32 wins and 22 losses, trailing LG by 2.5 games.

LG lost to Hanwha 5-6 in an 11-inning match the previous day. LG, seeking revenge, will start Moon Sung-ju (right fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (left fielder), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-gyeong (designated hitter), Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop), Gu Bon-hyeok (third baseman), Park Hae-min (center fielder), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), and Lee Ju-heon (catcher) in the starting lineup.

Starting catcher Park Dong-won has been removed from the lineup. Oh Ji-hwan returns to the starting lineup after three games, recording one hit in three at-bats as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning the previous day. Moon Bo-gyeong will serve as the designated hitter for the time being due to persistent knee issues.

LG's starting pitcher is Son Ju-yeong. This season, he has appeared in 10 games, recording 5 wins and 3 losses with an earned run average of 4.13. Son Ju-yeong has a career record of 1 win and 2 losses with an earned run average of 1.45 in 4 games against Hanwha. This will be his first appearance this year.

The previous day, Kim Hyun-soo, Lee Young-bin, and Park Dong-won hit one solo home run each. They have not been able to break the ice from the leadoff position. Since Hong Chang-ki's season-ending injury (knee ligament tear), LG has struggled with the leadoff hitter. Following Hong Chang-ki's injury, the batting average of the leadoff hitter is .145 (8 hits in 55 at-bats), the lowest among all 10 teams.

Park Hae-min has recorded a batting average of .160 (4 hits in 25 at-bats) and an on-base percentage of .300 in the leadoff position, while Moon Sung-ju, who has recently been playing as the leadoff hitter, has a batting average of .148 (4 hits in 27 at-bats) and an on-base percentage of .303.

Hanwha's starting pitcher is the foreign player Weiss. This year, he has pitched in 11 games, boasting a record of 7 wins and 2 losses with an earned run average of 3.50. Weiss became the winning pitcher with 2 earned runs over 6 innings against LG in Daejeon on April 29.

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