KIA is on the verge of sweeping away! → Will resurrection Yang Hyun-jong save him. May ERA 2.60 Expectations Up

May 22, 2025

KIA is on the verge of sweeping away! → Will resurrection Yang Hyun-jong save him. May ERA 2.60 Expectations Up
The second game of KIA-SSG's doubleheader at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Starting pitcher Yang Hyun-jong is pitching. Incheon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.11/



KIA is on the verge of sweeping away! → Will resurrection Yang Hyun-jong save him. May ERA 2.60 Expectations Up
In the second game of a doubleheader between Doosan and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 17th, KIA won 4 to 1 and took all of the doubleheaders. Yang Hyun-jong, who became a winning pitcher, is being handed a commemorative ball to Han Jun-su. Gwangju = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.05.17/
KIA Tigers are on the verge of losing three consecutive games during the week. Yang Hyun-jong, who is starting, has a heavy shoulder.

Yang Hyun-jong will start against KT Wiz in the KBO League in the 2025 season at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 22nd.

Yang Hyun-jong has been somewhat sluggish in eight games this year with two wins, four losses and a 5.25 ERA. In the six games through April, he only accumulated three losses without a win.




However, he found pace in May. He has two wins and one loss with a 2.60 ERA in the last three games.

KIA seemed to be on the rise last weekend, but its momentum was dampened when it met KT.

KIA tied for fourth place with four consecutive wins. It fell back to eighth place with consecutive losses on the 20th and 21st against KT during the week. On the 21st, he lost 1-3 despite playing the foreign ace Aller.




If Yang Hyun-jong breaks his losing streak, it will be his turn to take the mound again, so he can create an atmosphere of winning back-to-back games.

Yang Hyun-jong pitched well with 15 wins, 10 losses and an ERA of 3.23 in 33 games against KT. This season, he met once and retired without losing three runs in five ⅓ innings. It was replaced with a quality start in front of it. It's a shame. It's a chance to avenge.

KT's starting pitcher is Cuevas. In contrast to Yang Hyun-jong, Cuevas has been on the decline recently.




Cuevas is 2-3 with a 5.43 ERA in 10 games. In May, he lost more than three points in all three games. He has lost one game without winning the last three games and has a whopping 7.07 ERA.

KIA is on the verge of sweeping away! → Will resurrection Yang Hyun-jong save him. May ERA 2.60 Expectations Up
KIA starter Yang Hyeon-jong is pitching hard in the second game of a doubleheader between Doosan and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 17th. Gwangju = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.05.17/
KIA is on the verge of sweeping away! → Will resurrection Yang Hyun-jong save him. May ERA 2.60 Expectations Up
KBO League Kiwoom and KIA at Gocheok Dome on May 5. KIA won 13-1 against Kiwoom. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho, who is sharing high fives with Yang Hyeon-jong after the game. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.05.05/
However, Cuevas has traditionally been strong against KIA. In total, he had seven wins and three losses with an earned run average of 3.54 in 14 games against KIA. He threw one game this season, and successfully started the game by allowing three runs in six innings.

This is the third time in history that Yang Hyun-jong and Cuevas face off as starters. In the previous two matches, Cuevas won by decision with one win and no loss.

KIA is in a good bullpen situation. KT took a close game for two consecutive days, which resulted in heavy consumption of the winning team. Son Dong-hyun and Park Young-hyun are likely to take a break on the 22nd. Even if they push ahead with three consecutive games, they have a good chance of attacking considering their physical exhaustion. KIA's must-win group took a break. Jeon Sang-hyun, Jo Sang-woo, Jung Hae-young, etc. can move quickly.

Reporter Han Dong-hoon dhhan@sportschosun.com



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.