It’s a big match for 1st and 2nd place. Professional baseball teams LG Twins and Hanwha Eagles will face off on the 13th at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark.

LG is in 1st place with 40 wins, 26 losses, and 1 tie (winning percentage .606), while Hanwha is in 2nd place with 40 wins and 27 losses (winning percentage .597), leading by 0.5 games. Depending on the results of the game, the 1st place could change.

Hanwha completed a three-game sweep against Doosan Bears at home. LG recorded a winning series of 2 wins and 1 loss in the three-game series against SSG Landers.

On the 13th at 3 p.m., light rain is falling at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark. The ground is not covered with tarps, and Hanwha players are conducting batting practice in the rain. On the field, pitchers were warming up and conducted catch.

According to the weather forecast, there is an expected rain of 7mm from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., 8mm from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., and 5mm from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. After 7 p.m., the rain is expected to lighten to about 1mm per hour. It is uncertain whether the game will proceed normally.

LG will start pitcher Im Chan-kyu, while Hanwha will start pitcher Hwang Jun-seo. Im Chan-kyu has recorded 8 wins and 2 losses with an earned run average of 2.80 over 13 games this season. He is tied for 2nd in wins and ranked 8th in ERA.

He is a Hanwha killer. This year, he has 2 wins in 2 games against Hanwha with an earned run average of 0.56 (16 innings, 1 earned run). He achieved his first complete game shutout in the Hanwha game on March 26 at Jamsil.

Hwang Jun-seo has pitched in 4 games as a replacement starter since mid-May, recording 2 losses with an earned run average of 3.79. Hwang, who joined Hanwha as the first overall pick in last year's draft, has a record of 2 losses and an earned run average of 4.40 in 6 career games against LG.

Im Chan-kyu and Hwang Jun-seo have faced each other as starting pitchers twice in their careers. Im Chan-kyu has 2 wins and an earned run average of 3.65 (12⅓ innings, 5 earned runs), while Hwang Jun-seo has 2 losses and an earned run average of 3.60 (10 innings, 4 earned runs).

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