Follow Hanwha. Will he be buried in the fight for the second place. Song Seung-gi, Chirinos Son Joo-young will make the strongest lineup in the three consecutive Gwangju KIA games
Jul 21, 2025
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It's an important challenge time for the LG Twins.
This is because they have to play three consecutive games during the week with the KIA Tigers' 1, 2, and 3 starters in the second half of the year in Gwangju. It is urgent to close the gap with the Hanwha Eagles, which is far from the first place, but it is urgent to resist the pursuit of the Lotte Giants, the third place in the second game, and the KIA Tigers, the fourth place in the 2.5 game difference.
LG, which had a 2-1 win in the opening series of the second half against Lotte, can build an atmosphere to challenge Hanwha with a more upward trend if it wins at KIA, but if it gives up a win to KIA, it could be in a situation where it focuses on the second place fight in a difficult atmosphere.
In this three consecutive games, Song Seung-ki, Yonny Chirinos, and Son Joo-young are likely to take the mound in the order of rotation.
All three can be said to be ace players in LG. The combination is the best card to face KIA, which is only a half-game difference from the third-place Lotte Giants.
Song Seung-ki is LG's best hit product this season. He went 8-5 with a 3.39 ERA in 17 games in the first half. He is the fifth starter, but he also met with foreign pitchers such as NC Logan, Hanwha Weiss, Doosan Cole Irvin, Kiwoom Rosenberg, and Alcantara and showed pitching that is not pushed back.
Chirinos started first and went 7-4 with a 3.65 ERA in 18 games. He got off to a good start with 4-1 losses and a 1.67 ERA in seven games until April, but has since begun to show signs of anxiety. In particular, the part where he threw too well until the 4th and 5th innings and suddenly collapsed is regrettable. In terms of physical strength and player protection, he will take a break for more than two weeks after the match against Samsung on the 5th and now take the mound against KIA.
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However, all three of them do not have very good performances against KIA.
Song Seung-ki took the mound twice and won one game, but his ERA was not good at 11.05, and Chirinos also played in two games, with 1-1 losses and an ERA of 4.38. Son Joo-young did not record a win or loss in two games, but his ERA was 3.72, which was better than his season ERA.
Song Seung-ki became the winning pitcher with seven hits and two runs in five innings at Jamsil on April 4, but he showed sluggish performance with seven hits (one home run) in two ⅓ innings at Jamsil on June 28.
Chirinos became the winning pitcher with three hits and one run in seven innings in Jamsil on April 6
At the Jamsil game on June 29, he became a losing pitcher with seven hits and five runs in five ⅓ innings.
Son Joo-young took the mound in Gwangju on April 25 and allowed seven hits and five runs (three earned runs) in three ⅔ innings, and in Jamsil on June 27, he recorded a quality start of four hits and two runs (one earned run) in six innings.
With Oler unable to take the mound for the time being, James Nail and Kim Do-hyun Yang Hyun-jong are expected to take the mound in turn. The first day will be a match between Song Seung-ki and Nail, the second day between Chirinos and Kim Do-hyun, and the third day between Son Joo-young and Yang Hyun-jong.
The opponent's 4 wins and 4 losses this season will also have an advantage in the three consecutive games.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
