fate made by rain. We are going to catch the second place of the undefeated killer, who was disappointed in his first appearance in the first half. Starting the nail game against LG
Jul 22, 2025
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KIA Tigers ace James Nail will start the home game against LG at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 22nd.
Nail, who finished the first half with 5 wins, 2 losses and a 2.39 ERA, was originally scheduled to start against the NC Dinos on the 17th, the first game of the second half, but the game was postponed for three consecutive days due to heavy rain in Gwangju, so the game was postponed to the game against LG on the 22nd. After the game against LG on the 22nd, he is scheduled to take the mound again against Lotte in Busan on the 27th.
It's a very important week for KIA. This is because they will meet No. 2 LG and No. 3 Lotte at once.
The difference between fourth-place KIA and third-place Lotte is only 0.5 games. It's 2.5 games behind LG, which is in second place. If you make a good performance this week, you will have a situation where you can rise to second place at once. It's quite encouraging for Nail to make two appearances in this important series.
They even throw well to LG and Lotte. In two years, he had a 2.52 ERA with three wins and no losses in six games against LG, and a 1.80 ERA in five games against Lotte.
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He pitched in five games last year and had a very good performance with three wins, no losses, and an ERA of 2.43. LG was KIA's competitor, and thanks to Nail's good pitching, KIA was able to gain an overwhelming advantage of 12 wins and 4 losses against LG with many wins.
We only met once this season, unfortunately. On April 27, he faced Lim Chan-kyu in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, and recorded four hits, four walks, three strikeouts and two runs in six innings. He led 2-0 with one hit and two walks until the fifth inning, then gave up two hits and two walks in the sixth inning and allowed two runs to go down from a 2-2 tie. At that time, he won 3-2 with Kim Sun-bin's timely hit and bullpen pitching.
This time, the opposing pitcher is the fifth starter. However, Song Seung-ki, a left-handed player with eight wins and a 3.39 ERA in the first half, cannot be off guard.
Will nail give KIA a victory by showing off its strong side to LG again this time.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
