Can the professional baseball Lotte Giants avoid a season's first three-game sweep loss?
The Lotte Giants, led by manager Kim Tae-hyoung, disclosed their starting lineup for the game against the KT Wiz in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' regular season, which is set to take place at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 29th.
Park Chan-hyung, from the independent league Hwaseong Coryo and a participant in the baseball entertainment program Fire Baseball, will start for the first time as a second baseman since his debut. Park is showcasing a hot batting form, boasting a batting average of .714 (5 hits in 8 at-bats) with 1 home run and 2 RBIs over 7 games. Since his debut at the game against Hanwha on June 19, he set a record for the most consecutive hits since the start of a KBO League career with four straight hits in his first four at-bats. On the 27th against KT, he even hit his first career home run. Manager Kim Tae-hyoung noted, 'He’s been hitting well, so let’s give him a chance.'
The starting lineup consists of Kim Dong-hyeok (center field), Go Seung-min (right field), Reyes (designated hitter), Jeon Jun-woo (left field), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), Park Chan-hyung (second base), Na Seung-yeop (first base), Jeon Min-jae (shortstop), and Park Se-woong (third base). The starting pitcher is Park Se-woong.
Lotte suffered losses in two games against KT on the 27th and 28th, ending up with a losing series. For Lotte, which has not faced a sweep loss in a three-game series this season, the day poses a risk of a sweep loss. The strong performance of Park Se-woong and the impact of the unconventional lineup have become crucial.
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