The professional baseball game between the SSG Landers and Lotte Giants is likely to start later than scheduled.

The teams are set to play the 10th match of the '2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League' at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 13th. However, it began to rain at the baseball stadium in the afternoon, and a tarpaulin has been laid over the ground. According to the forecast, the rain is not expected to last long, but it is raining longer than anticipated.

An SSG official noted, "Due to the rain, it seems likely that the game will not start on time at 6:30 p.m. We will check the ground condition after 6 p.m." If the rain does not stop after 6 p.m., there is a high possibility of further delay in the game start.

SSG has announced that Drew Anderson will be the starting pitcher for the day. Anderson has recorded 4 wins and 3 losses with an earned run average of 2.28 in 13 games (75 innings) this season, ranking second in the league for earned run average. In his last appearance, he pitched 5⅔ innings, allowing 7 hits, 1 walk, and striking out 10 with 3 earned runs to take the loss against KT. He faced Lotte in 1 game, pitching 6 innings, allowing 4 hits (1 home run), 3 walks, striking out 5, and allowed 3 earned runs.

Lotte will have Lee Min-seok as the starting pitcher. Lee Min-seok has recorded 2 wins and 1 loss with an earned run average of 5.64 in 6 games (30⅓ innings) this season. In his last appearance, he secured a win against Doosan, pitching 5 innings, allowing 7 hits, 2 walks, and striking out 4 with 4 earned runs. Against SSG, he struggled with 1 loss and an earned run average of 5.40 in 2 games (10 innings).

SSG has a record of 33 wins, 2 ties, and 31 losses this season, holding a win percentage of .516, ranking 6th in the league. Lotte has 36 wins, 3 ties, and 29 losses, with a win percentage of .554, ranking 3rd in the league. In their head-to-head matchup, SSG leads with 5 wins and 4 losses.

Meanwhile, the game between the Hanwha Eagles and LG Twins, which was scheduled to take place at Daejeon Hanwha Life Eagles Park, was already canceled due to rain at 4:53 p.m.

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