It would be fun if the two of you got together. Will Ponce vs Tolhurst face off? It really feels like Game 1 of KS.
Sep 20, 2025
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Will the ace of the No. 1 team Anders Tolhurst and the ace of the No. 2 team and Cody Ponce, who reigns as the best pitcher in the KBO League this season, face off on the first day of a three-game series for the regular league championship.
It became possible on the date.
Tolhurst and Ponce will start side by side on the 20th. Tolhurst will start the home game against the Samsung Lions in Jamsil on the 20th after a normal five-day break after starting against KIA in Jamsil on the 14th.
Ponce originally decided to take the mound in an away game against KT Wiz, which was scheduled to be held in Suwon on the 19th, but decided to take the mound on the 20th, a day after the rain was canceled.
If the two take the mound normally on the 20th, they can take the mound in the LG-Hanwha Single Tree Bridge match in Daejeon on the 26th, Friday after a five-day break.
As of the 19th, LG and Hanwha are three games apart. LG's winning magic number is three games away from LG and Hanwha before the 6. If LG wants to confirm the championship before the showdown, LG needs to win three games and Hanwha needs to lose three games, which is unlikely. In the end, there is a high probability that the game will be won in three consecutive games in Daejeon.
Then, the first game is the most important, so LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop announced Tolhurst as the starting player for the first game on the 26th. He also announced Chirinos and Lim Chan-kyu as starters for the 27th and 28th games. Hanwha has yet to announce the selection of the three consecutive games from the 26th to the 28th.
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LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop also expected Ponce to be the starting pitcher for Hanwha on the 26th. Ahead of the match against Samsung in Jamsil on the 20th, head coach Yeom said, `Yesterday's Hanwha-KT match was canceled due to rain, so Ponce could appear in Friday's game in the rotation.' It would be fun to see Tolhurst and Ponce play together on Friday"An interesting response was made.
Ponce is trying to win the KBO League's first four-time pitcher title. Until the 19th, he has 17 wins and no losses, a 1.70 ERA, 236 strikeouts, and a 100% winning rate, ranking first in four categories. Strikeout is setting a new season record.
Tolhurst, who came as Hernandez's replacement pitcher, is 5-1 with a 1.54 ERA in six games. On the 9th, he showed a sluggish performance of five runs in four innings against Kiwoom in Gocheok, and except for that game, his ERA is an amazing 0.29. At that time, Tolhurst responded that it was difficult to throw properly because the pitcher's plate on the mound at the Gocheok Sky Dome was slippery, and he was worried about his sluggish performance at Gocheok with two hits and no runs in six innings against KIA in Jamsil on the 14th.
Will Tolhurst and Ponce really compete in Daejeon on the 26th. The preview could be the first game of the Korean Series.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
