The KIA Tigers, who lost two consecutive games, are looking for a turnaround in the first game of three consecutive games over the weekend.
KIA, led by head coach Kim Jong-kook, will play its 13th game of the season against the Doosan Bears in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on the 15th. Left-hander Young Gun Yoon Young-chul took on the starting role.메이저사이트
After losing 9-10 against the Daegu Samsung Lions on the 12th, KIA immediately moved home and played a home game against the Lotte Giants on the 13th. The result was a 1–3 loss (6th rainfall cold). KIA’s season performance, which recorded two consecutive losses, was 60 wins, 2 draws and 54 losses, and the “red light” was turned on for fourth-place Mercury.
The final match of the regular season against Lotte scheduled for the 14th was not held due to rain. With the 22nd rain cancellation this season, the game will be reorganized later because there is no preliminary date. According to the plan of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), all teams must complete their regular season schedules in time for October 10, but KIA must play until mid-October as the remaining four games were canceled due to rain after the announcement of the schedule.
Will KIA hope that taking a day off will help players who have lost consecutive games, or will they be more worried about the increase in the number of games pushed back due to rain. The head coach’s answer was the latter.
KIA manager Kim Jong-kook said before the match against Doosan, “I’m behind too much. Taking a break yesterday (14th) might have helped, but we have to play more games that have been delayed later anyway, he said. “I think it will be a little hard until the end.” Taking some rest was an opportunity to recharge (for the players), but I think it will be difficult until the end as there are more games,” he expressed concern.
In addition, Doosan will send out the team’s first to third starters at once this weekend, including Brandon Waddell, Raul Alcantara and Kwak Bin. Doosan, which is in fifth place as well as fourth place, is aiming for at least two wins against KIA. On the other hand, KIA prepared for three consecutive weekend games in the order of Yoon Young-chul, Hwang Dong-ha and Thomas Panoni as scheduled. Left-hander Kim Ki-hoon, who was originally scheduled to start against Lotte on the 14th, is likely to take the mound as a relief pitcher against Doosan on the 16th.
Director Kim Jong-kook said, “Did (Doosan) fit the rotation like that?” “What should we do?” he joked and said, “We should only do it with domestic players, especially in the games on the 15th and 16th, young players will start, so we will not feel pressured and just do it comfortably.” “If Hwang Dong-ha goes up to five innings like the last appearance, Kim Ki-hoon will go short behind him, otherwise he will put another must-win group,” he said.
Meanwhile, KIA, which faces Brandon Waddell, organized a lineup of Kim Do-young (shortstop), Lee Chang-jin (center fielder), Na Sung-bum (designated hitter), Choi Hyung-woo (left fielder), Kim Sun-bin (right fielder), Hwang Dae-in (first baseman), Han Jun-su (catcher) and Choi Jung-yong (third baseman). Foreign hitter Socrates Brito does not start for a break, while Choi Hyung-woo and Lee Chang-jin play left field and center field defense, respectively.
