The ground maintenance was completed, but the rain suddenly intensified.

The 10th matchup between the Samsung Lions and Lotte Giants is scheduled to take place on the 21st at Busan Sajik Stadium. Lotte announced Park Se-woong as their starting pitcher, while Samsung will start Choi Won-tae.

There had been an initial forecast for rain that day, with sporadic showers in the morning. Due to the influence of the monsoon front, rain fell heavily during the previous day's (20th) game. However, by the afternoon, the rain had tapered off and almost stopped. They removed the large tarpaulin that had been laid out since the previous day and finished ground maintenance.

However, after 4 p.m., the rain began to fall again. The admission of spectators had already started. The rain intensified once more. The large tarpaulin was laid out again. KBO game supervisor Oh Seok-hwan noted that they would monitor the weather situation until 5 p.m., the scheduled start time.

Samsung’s starting lineup consisted of Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Kim Sung-yoon (right fielder), Koo Ja-wook (left fielder), Diaz (first baseman), Kang Min-ho (catcher), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), Park Byung-ho (designated hitter), Jeon Byeong-woo (third baseman), and Yang Do-geun (shortstop).

Lotte’s starting lineup consisted of Kim Dong-hyeok (center fielder), Go Seung-min (first baseman), Reyes (right fielder), Jeon Jun-woo (designated hitter), Jung Hoon (left fielder), Kim Min-sung (third baseman), Han Tae-yang (second baseman), Jeung Bo-keun (catcher), and Jeon Min-jae (shortstop).

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