KIA's unconventional performance in 1,161 days, No. 1 hitter Ko Jong-wook...Six left-handed hitters against So Hyung-joon
Jun 18, 2025
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Prior to the match against KT Wiz in Gwangju on the 18th, KIA made the starting lineup with Ko Jong-wook (left wing), Park Chan-ho (striker), Oh Sun-woo (right wing), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Patrick Wizdom (third baseman), Han Jun-su (catcher), Hwang Dae-in (first baseman), Kim Kyu-sung (second baseman), and Choi Won-jun (middle fielder).
Ko Jong-wook got the opportunity to start as the first hitter in three years after the Gwangju Lotte Giants match on April 14, 2022. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho fixes left fielder Lee Chang-jin, who recently returned from a hamstring injury, in the first batting order It made a difference. Ko Jong-wook has three hits and one RBI in nine at-bats in six games this season.
It is a choice considering KT right-hander ace Cho Hyung-joon. Cho Hyung-joon is 5-2 with 71 ⅔ innings and a 3.01 ERA in 12 games this season. Cho Hyung-joon started against Suwon KIA on the 31st of last month and pitched six scoreless innings.
KIA will deploy six left-handed hitters, including Ko Jong-wook, Oh Sun-woo, Choi Hyung-woo, Han Jun-su, Kim Kyu-sung, and Choi Won-jun, to prepare to attack Cho Hyung-jun.
KIA's starting pitcher is left-hander Yoon Young-chul. He recorded 1-6 losses, 35 innings and a 5.14 ERA in nine games this season. It has been steadily on the upward curve since the reorganization of the second division, and on the 6th, he reported his first win of the season with six scoreless innings against the Hanwha Eagles in Gwangju, setting the stage for a rebound.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
