Absolute first-round shake, tighter ranking, nine consecutive games of fate, all teams hope, all teams risk

Apr 29, 2025

Absolute first-round shake, tighter ranking, nine consecutive games of fate, all teams hope, all teams risk
The match between Hanwha and KT at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 27th. Hanwha starter Ponce roars after pitching in the seventh inning. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.27/



All teams are at risk. This is the hope of every team.

As even the LG Twins in the absolute first round slowed down, the KBO League game became tighter. a foggy landscape that is hard to see an inch ahead of. The fans' interest index and the stress on the bench are soaring in inverse proportion.

On the 19th, 10 days ago, No. 1 LG was relatively well ahead of No. 2 Hanwha by six games. However, in the last 10 games, LG has been sluggish with four wins and six losses, and Samsung has won five consecutive games, narrowing the gap between the first and second places to only three games.




Samsung, which is in second place, is chasing LG up, but down there is also concern. It is a half-game difference with Hanwha in third place and a one-game difference with Lotte in fourth place.

Samsung, which has won five consecutive games at home, is talking about overcoming its weaknesses in away games (4 wins and 6 losses) this season. Three consecutive games against SSG in Incheon → three consecutive home games against Doosan → three away games against Hanwha. Reyes, who returned healthy, is a big boost. Left-hander Lee Seung-hyun will also join and face nine consecutive games as a complete starting team. Attention is focusing on whether Diaz's bat, which has fired like an active volcano with six home runs and 15 RBIs in the last six games, will continue its enthusiasm on the road.

Absolute first-round shake, tighter ranking, nine consecutive games of fate, all teams hope, all teams risk
The game between LG and Samsung at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, Samsung Diaz hitting a come-from-behind two-run homer and sharing joy in the top of the fourth inning with one out. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.17/
It is a nine-game series that will be a watershed moment in the first half for Hanwha, which has been running relentlessly in the past 10 games with 8 wins and 2 losses amid eight consecutive wins. He will meet strong teams such as LG → KIA → Samsung one after another. Time for destiny to check the power of the team that's really changed. Depending on Hanwha's results, the top-tier game is expected to fluctuate.




Fourth-ranked Lotte, which succeeded in a sharp rebound with 7 wins and 3 losses in the past 10 games, will solidify its ranks through nine consecutive games with lower-ranked teams such as Kiwoom→NC→SSG. Park Se-woong, Dayson, and Barnes, who have recently been slowing down, can ride a good trend if they rebound.

Absolute first-round shake, tighter ranking, nine consecutive games of fate, all teams hope, all teams risk
In the game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 10th, Lotte Jeon Min-jae hits a hit and shares joy in the bottom of the second inning with no outs. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.10/
Absolute first-round shake, tighter ranking, nine consecutive games of fate, all teams hope, all teams risk
KT-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 16th. Park Young-hyun pitches in the bottom of the ninth inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.16/
KT, which is in fifth place with four wins and six losses in the last 10 games, is chasing fourth-place Lotte by 1.5 games, but it is also more worrisome below.

Sixth place SSG is chasing by half a game. He is also just one game away from seventh-ranked Kia Tigers. Currently, the KT fielders are in an injured ward. Following Kang Baek-ho (right flank external oblique muscle) and Kim Sang-soo (left oblique muscle), Huh Kyung-min (left hamstring) and Oh Yoon-seok (left adductor muscle) also left due to injuries. A situation in which you have to hold out your weakened offense with a hard shield, a mound. KT will meet Doosan → Kiwoom → NC in turn.




SSG, ranked sixth, is expected to have a watershed of nine consecutive games against strong teams such as Samsung → LG → Lotte. The recovery of Choi Jeong's batting sense to return to the LG match and the pace of adaptation to the KBO league by McBurum, a foreign substitute for Herredia, are expected to determine the game of the difficult nine consecutive games.

KIA, ranked 7th, which announced its rebound by succeeding in the Winning Series against LG over the weekend, will meet NC → Hanwha → Kiwoom to seek a leap to the top. The key will be the rebound of native starters and the speed of Kim Do-young's recovery from his injuries.

Doosan, which is only two games apart from KT in fifth place, should not be further behind. Prepare for a nine-game series with multiples.

The ranking may fluctuate depending on the results of Doosan and KT's three consecutive showdowns in Jamsil. It will play nine consecutive games without concessions against KT→ Samsung→ LG.

Absolute first-round shake, tighter ranking, nine consecutive games of fate, all teams hope, all teams risk
The match between the KIA Tigers and the LG Twins at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 26th. KIA Kim Do-young is hitting. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.26/
NC and Kiwoom, ranked 9th and 10th, are also only 3.5 games and 4.5 games apart from fifth place, respectively.

NC, which is fighting hard on the road without a home turf, will meet KIA → Lotte → KT, and Kiwoom will meet Lotte → KT → KIA. Both teams are determined to start escaping the lower ranks through more than 50% of the game.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.