Let's reveal the lineup to catch KIA. No. 2, 3, 4, and 5 with 15 RBIs the previous day. Choi Wontae Jjakkoong, Heo Dohwan #9
Aug 16, 2024
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In the home game against the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 16th, LG formed the starting lineup of Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (eliminated hitter), Kim Hyun-soo (designated hitter), Park Hae-min (center fielder), Choi Won-young (left wing) and Heo Do-hwan (catcher).
Since the starting pitcher is Choi Won-tae, Heo Do-hwan, a catcher in charge of the day, was listed as the starting catcher, and Park Dong-won is out of the starting lineup and stands by as a pinch hitter. Kim Hyun-soo, who has continued to play left field, rested as a designated hitter, and Koo Bon-hyuk, who showed good defense by entering the vacancy as shortstop and third baseman, also rested for the first time in a long time. Choi Won-young, who will play left field instead of Kim Hyun-soo, will make his first start since his debut.
LG has been weak against KIA with three wins and nine losses this season. In particular, the shock was great as it won three consecutive games against Jamsil KIA on July 9-11, the first three consecutive games in the second half. The first half was narrowed to 3.5 games, but as soon as the second half began, they lost three consecutive games against each other, so it was 6.5 games apart and even gave up the second place to Samsung. And we met again after a month, but we still haven't narrowed the gap and have a showdown in four games.
The three consecutive matches are scheduled for Choi Won-tae and Kim Do-hyun on the 16th, followed by Son Joo-young and Lauer on the 17th and Ens-Nail on the 18th.
If KIA sweeps, it will be seven games apart, and if LG sweeps, it will be narrowed to one game. Since it is such an important showdown, the victory or defeat of the first game can have a big impact on the atmosphere of the two teams.
LG starter Choi Won-tae has been pitching well but has not been able to find his form since his injury. He was on a good pace with 6 wins, 3 losses and a 3.80 ERA in 12 games until June 5. However, he had to rest for about a month due to a side injury, and after returning, he had one win, two losses and an 8.35 ERA in five games.
In particular, it often collapsed in the first inning. He allowed 17 runs in five games, but 13 runs in the first inning alone. The hit rate in the first inning is as high as 542. On the 10th, the previous mound, he gave up one run in five innings and became a winning pitcher only against Jamsil NC.
On this day, it is also important how to overcome the first inning against KIA batters. This year's match against KIA will be his first start.
Kim Do-hyun has been a bullpen pitcher this year and is starting due to Yoon Young-chul's injury. He has two wins and two losses with a 6.59 ERA in four starts.
It was clear when it was good and when it was bad. He became a winning pitcher with two hits and no runs in five innings against Hanwha on July 19, his first start, and then a losing pitcher with three hits and five walks and six runs (four earned) in one ⅓ against NC on July 25, and a losing pitcher with eight hits (one homer) and six runs against Doosan on July 31, but he became a winning pitcher with six hits and no runs in five innings against KT on the 6th.
He took the mound as a relief against Samsung on the 11th and continued his good condition with one hit and no run in two ⅔ innings.
He took the mound only once as a relief pitcher against LG this season. After starting Yang Hyun-jong in Gwangju on June 18, he took the mound in the top of the sixth inning and was replaced after facing only four batters. He came up with a big 10-3 lead and struck out Park Dong-won, the first batter at the time, but allowed consecutive walks to Moon Bo-kyung and Koo Bon-hyuk, and was hit to the right by Park Hae-min and was on the verge of loading the bases. He immediately changed to Kwak Do-gyu. Later, Kwak Do-gyu allowed a walk to Moon Sung-joo with the bases loaded with two outs, giving Kim Do-hyun one run. I wonder how LG hitters haven't seen Kim Do-hyun much will work.
In the batting lineup, the showdown between key hitters is important. Austin of LG and Kim Do-young of KIA. Both are third batters.
Austin Dean has a huge RBI. Austin batted .349 with six homers and 18 RBIs in 11 games in August. On the 15th, the previous day, he swept three hits and five RBIs, including a two-run shot against Hanwha in Daejeon, overtaking Kia's Choi Hyung-woo (93 RBIs), who was injured, and is leading the RBI list with 100 RBIs.
Kim Do-young hit a home run against the Kiwoom Heroes the previous day and joined the 30-30 club, allowing him to play with a light heart. He is showing a very strong performance against LG with a batting average of 340, two homers, 13 RBIs, and six steals.
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