KIA, LG's most feared hitter deployment...Betting sensation? Hyungwoo's level

Jun 29, 2025

KIA, LG's most feared hitter deployment...Betting sensation? Hyungwoo's level
Ko Jong-wook hits and cheers in the top of the seventh inning with one out and a runner on first base at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 27th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.27/






"(Go) Jong-wook is on the level of (Hyung-woo) in our team when he sees his batting skills."

KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho made changes to the table setter ahead of the LG Twins match in Jamsil on the 29th. Lee Chang-jin and Park Chan-ho, who have been burdened with physical strength, were rested on the bench for now, and the combination of No. 1 Ko Jong-wook and No. 2 Kim Ho-ryeong was put forward. Kim Ho-ryeong will start the second batter in 995 days since the match against KT Wiz in Gwangju on October 8, 2022.

KIA made the starting lineup with Ko Jong-wook (left fielder), Kim Ho-ryeong (center fielder), Patrick Wisdom (third baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Oh Sun-woo (first baseman), Kim Seok-hwan (right fielder), Kim Kyu-sung (fielders), Kim Tae-gun (catcher), and Park Min (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Yoon Young-chul.




Ko Jong-wook is LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop's most feared hitter. They usually get the best results while getting fewer opportunities as a pinch hitter. He has a batting average of 0.300 (6 hits in 20 at-bats), one homer, and two RBIs in 13 games this season. He has a batting average of 0.400 (4 hits in 10 at-bats).

Coach Yeom said, "(I'm) the scariest about (the late) Jong-wook. Knowing Jongwook, he has no strikeouts. That's why I sent it yesterday (28th) (in the 4th section of the automatic high school). He also plays a one-bound ball.

KIA, LG's most feared hitter deployment...Betting sensation? Hyungwoo's level
KIA-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 25th. Lee Chang-jin is cheering after hitting an RBI double in the top of the third inning with two outs and runners on second base. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.25/



KIA, LG's most feared hitter deployment...Betting sensation? Hyungwoo's level
A game between the LG Twins and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. KIA Park Chan-ho is scoring a come-from-behind score. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.28/



Manager Lee said, `I think Jong-wook is at the level of an older brother in our team based on his batting sense. There are a lot of changes in the ball of Chirinos (LG starter), and if Jong-wook is out, the team itself has a little bit of an effect of raising the atmosphere. It's so bright, and performances at bat also make players excited. If we make the Chirinos ball in a good direction in the first inning today (29th), the players will be able to go much more calmly. I'll leave Jong-wook at No. 1 and trust him."

Lee Chang-jin and Park Chan-ho prepare to put them in important situations at any time.

Manager Lee said, "(Lee) Chang-jin seems a little tired because he played full-time for more than 10 games as soon as he returned (from injury). (Park) Chan-ho seems to be having a hard time, so I don't put it down in the beginning. If I get a chance, I'll pay right away. But if you take it out of the starting, you'll have something to recover from in your head. If I go like this in the beginning and have a chance in the second half, I'll make (two players)."

KIA, LG's most feared hitter deployment...Betting sensation? Hyungwoo's level
A game between the LG Twins and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho is talking with Park Chan-ho. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.28/





Jamsil = Reporter Kim Min-kyung rina1130@sportschosun.com



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.