Wasn't it the strongest starting LG? KT is ranked No. 1 in ERA. LG has 11 wins. Is LGKT's starting rival?

Apr 15, 2025

Wasn't it the strongest starting LG? KT is ranked No. 1 in ERA. LG has 11 wins. Is LGKT's starting rival?
KT starter So Hyung-joon is pitching hard in a game between Doosan and KT at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 26th. Suwon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.26/



Wasn't it the strongest starting LG? KT is ranked No. 1 in ERA. LG has 11 wins. Is LGKT's starting rival?
The NC-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 9th. Starting pitcher KT Heyesus is pitching in the rain. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.9/
Wasn't it the strongest starting LG? KT is ranked No. 1 in ERA. LG has 11 wins. Is LGKT's starting rival?
The KBO League KT Wiz and LG Twins exhibition game held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 8th. KT Ko Young-pyo is pitching hard. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.08/
In the meantime, the LG Twins have been known as the strongest starter, but it was changed to KT Wiz after three consecutive games on the weekend.

As of the 14th, KT's starting pitchers had an ERA of 2.67, which is ahead of LG's 3.04. Until the 12th, LG ranked first and second with 2.58 and KT with 2.82, but the number one spot changed in a day.

On the 13th, LG starter Son Joo-young showed sluggish performance of six runs in three innings, increasing his team's ERA, while KT starter So Hyung-joon scored one run (non-earned) in five innings, improving his ERA.




LG has 11 wins and 3 losses, overwhelmingly more than KT, which has 5 wins and 4 losses. As such, LG means that when the starting team led well, the batters took the lead and defended the lead well and won.

The quality start was the same for both number 11. The quality start plus, which throws more than seven innings, was LG's seventh, more than KT's four times.

KT made up the starting lineup that led to Emmanuel de Heysus, William Cuevas, Ko Young-pyo, So Hyung-jun and Oh Won-seok. Coincidentally, they all got one win each.




In terms of ERA, Heyesus ranks first in the team with 1.23, followed by So Hyung-joon with 1.50, followed by Ko Young-pyo (3.06), Cuevas (3.28), and Oh Won-seok (4.70). He also has a 3.03 ERA in the bullpen, ranking second overall after LG (1.97). Recruitment of Heysus from Kiwoom has become a stroke of genius, and it is very helpful for KT that Cho Hyung-joon, who underwent elbow surgery in the 2023 season, has been pitching very well since the beginning of this season.

KT, which has been sluggish at the beginning of every season, is showing a reversal based on the strength of the mound this season. Although his team batting average finished ninth with 238 percent, he gradually rose to third place with a stable starting lineup and a bullpen led by closer Park Young-hyun, who ranks first with six saves.

Wasn't it the strongest starting LG? KT is ranked No. 1 in ERA. LG has 11 wins. Is LGKT's starting rival?
LG-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 10th. LG starter Lim Chan-kyu is pitching. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.10/
Wasn't it the strongest starting LG? KT is ranked No. 1 in ERA. LG has 11 wins. Is LGKT's starting rival?
KBO League LG and Doosan held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 12th. The bases loaded with two outs in the sixth inning. LG Chirinos strikes out Choo Jae-hyun of the Doosan Bears and clenches his fist. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.12/
Wasn't it the strongest starting LG? KT is ranked No. 1 in ERA. LG has 11 wins. Is LGKT's starting rival?
In a game between KIA and LG held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 4th, LG starter Song Seung-ki is pitching hard. Jamsil= Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.04.04/
LG consisted of five starters, Yoni Chirinos, Son Joo-young, Eliaser Hernandez, Lim Chan-kyu and Song Seung-ki.

Chirinos and Lim Chan-kyu and Son Joo-young are tied for the lead in multiple wins with three wins each. Hernandez and Song Seung-ki have one win each.

Lim Chan-kyu is the No. 1 ERA in the team with 0.83. Chirinos is second with 1.80, and Song Seung-ki is third with 2.00. Son Joo-young is a little sluggish with 4.30 and Hernandez with 8.31. As Choi Won-tae left, there was a concern about the 5th starter, but Song Seung-ki played well from the beginning, so the worry disappeared.

LG, which is ranked first with 14 wins and 3 losses, lost all three of its losses this season in the early stages. In other words, as long as the starter holds out to a certain extent, he can play well enough with a good lineup. With a team batting average of 279, the No. 1 overall player, and an active offense of 6.4 points per game, the starters can also trust and throw the batters. As Jang Hyun-sik, who was out early due to injury, returns and the finish stabilizes, the bullpen is in some shape.

First of all, LG has overwhelmed the majority of wins, but KT has reversed its ERA. Will KT or LG be the best starter this season.

Reporter Kwon In-ha indyk@sportschosun.com



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.