9 games of sprint until the All-Star break. Hanwha LG Lotte Kia 3.5G race to win first place. Matchup Who has the advantage?
Jul 01, 2025
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Since there is a six-day break, all teams are going all out in the remaining first half. The first place in the first half of these nine games will be determined.
Currently, the Hanwha Eagles and the LG Twins are fiercely competing for the first place by one game. On top of that, the Lotte Giants also rose again, trailing Hanwha in third place with a two-game gap and LG in one game.
The KIA Tigers have now become a team that cannot be ignored. In June alone, it gained a tremendous rise of 15 wins, 2 draws, and 7 losses, and immediately rose to fourth place with a 3.5 game gap with Hanwha. Analysts say that if Kim Do-young, Na Sung-beom, and Kim Sun-bin, who are out due to injuries, return, they will be able to enter the first-place fight in the second half of the year.
Hanwha will play three consecutive games against NC, Kiwoom, and KIA in turn. It was strong against NC with 6 wins and 3 losses, and better against Kiwoom with 6 wins and 1 losses. It is also good for KIA with five wins and three losses. First of all, it is not bad to secure a lot of wins against NC and Kiwoom, and then play the final series of the first half against KIA, which is a good trend.
Cody Ponce and Ryan Weiss' two-top were so good that Ryu Hyun-jin and Moon Dong-ju, who returned, also pitched well. Um Sang-baek is still anxious, but Hwang Joon-seo and Cho Dong-wook are holding on from behind, so it is possible to quickly switch to the bullpen.
LG will have the last nine consecutive games against Lotte, Samsung and Kiwoom. First of all, it is urgent to keep second place in the three consecutive games against Lotte. He is slightly ahead of Lotte with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, and 5 wins and 4 losses.
It is a burden to meet Lotte and Samsung, which have good hits. This is because the starting lineup has not been very good recently. It is difficult to easily put the bullpen in as Kim Jin-sung and Jang Hyun-sik, who should also play key roles, showed unstable pitching. In the end, the hit should be made to ease the burden on the mound. Kiwoom is leading with 6 wins and 3 losses, but if its batting trend improves recently and remains until it meets LG, it could be the last series of the burdensome first half. Kia also has two wins and four losses this year, which is not good. Doosan is a little ahead of Doosan with five wins and four losses.
KIA will finish the first half with SSG, Lotte, and Hanwha. With 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses against SSG, 4 wins, 2 losses against Lotte, and 3 wins and 5 losses against Hanwha, the opponent against the 3 teams is not very good, but expectations are higher than worries as they have been playing in such a good atmosphere recently. James Nail, who is in the second division for rest, can return on the 3rd and Adam Oler on the 8th.
In order to see the game in the second half of the year, we have to match the 50% range in games against Lotte and Hanwha, the No. 1 competitors.
What kind of unusual events will happen in the nine games to change the ranking table. As the heat wave has come to the point that a heat wave warning has been issued, how players manage their physical strength can also have a big impact on the game. You have to be one game ahead to make a good start in the second half.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
