Yoon Do-hyun, referred to as 'Kim Do-young's colleague,' will take on his debut as the starting leadoff.
The KIA Tigers are set to face the KT Wiz in the eighth game of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League season on the 31st at Suwon KT Wiz Park.
KIA has arranged the starting lineup against KT's starting pitcher, So Hyung-jun, featuring Yoon Do-hyun (second baseman), Hong Jong-pyo (third baseman), Oh Seon-woo (right fielder), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Kim Seok-hwan (left fielder), Han Jun-soo (catcher), Hwang Dae-in (first baseman), Kim Kyu-sung (shortstop), and Kim Ho-ryeong (center fielder). The starting pitcher is Yoon Young-cheol.
Yoon Do-hyun, who had three hits including a home run the previous day, will take on his debut as the starting leadoff. There are no changes to the first-team roster.
Starting pitcher Yoon Young-cheol has a season record of six games with no wins and five losses, holding an earned run average of 8.05. His most recent appearance was on the 25th against the Daegu Samsung Lions, where he finished with five innings and two earned runs without a decision. This year against KT, he lost after giving up three earned runs in 4⅓ innings in Suwon on the 20th.
With a three-game winning streak halted, KIA stands at 26 wins, one tie, and 27 losses, ranking 7th. KT, having achieved two consecutive victories, has 29 wins, three ties, and 25 losses, ranking 4th. The season head-to-head record between the two teams shows KT with a slight advantage at four wins and three losses.
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