A sudden downpour began just before the professional baseball match between the SSG Landers and KT Wiz.
SSG and KT will play the 9th match between the teams in the '2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League' on the 8th at Incheon SSG Landers Field.
As preparations for the match were underway, a sudden heavy rain began around 6 p.m. at SSG Landers Field. Fans took out umbrellas or evacuated to the interior of the stadium, and the stadium staff quickly set up waterproof covers on the ground.
An SSG official noted, "The forecast suggests that heavy rain will continue for a while. It seems that today's match will be difficult to start as scheduled. We will inform you as soon as a concrete plan is determined."
SSG announced that Kim Kwang-hyun will be the starting pitcher for the day. Kim Kwang-hyun has recorded 5 wins and 7 losses with an earned run average of 4.31 over 16 games (87⅔ innings) this season. In his last appearance, he secured a victory against KIA, pitching 5⅔ innings with 10 hits (1 home run), 8 strikeouts, and 5 earned runs. He has struggled somewhat against KT, posting 1 loss and an earned run average of 4.22 over 2 games (10⅔ innings).
KT will have Bae Je-seong as the starting pitcher. Bae Je-seong has recorded 1 win and 1 loss with an earned run average of 2.89 over 3 games (9⅓ innings) this season. In his last appearance against Kiwoom, he pitched 2⅔ innings with 4 hits, 3 strikeouts, and 1 earned run. This will be his first appearance of the season against SSG.
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