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| 1st semi-PO match between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 9th. SSG coach Lee Soo-yong is lost in thought. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.09/ |
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Both teams made changes to the lineup. He will take the lead as the best member to target the opponent.
SSG Landers and Samsung Lions will face off in the first round of the semi-playoff at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 9th. SSG has Mitch White as its starting pitcher and Samsung has Choi Won-tae as its starting pitcher.
SSG sends out White first as Drew Anderson, who was expected to be a starter in the first round, is in poor condition due to enteritis symptoms. Anderson, who is undergoing a recovery process, is expected to take the mound after Game 3.
White went 11-4 with a 2.87 ERA in 24 games this season. At the end of the regular season, he won four consecutive games in five games. This season, his opponent against Samsung had one loss and a 3.92 ERA in four games, and his performance at Incheon's home stadium was very strong compared to that of the away game (ERA 3.77), with 6 wins and 2 losses and a 1.86 ERA in 11 games. He pitched in the second inning of the daytime game, which was a good performance with two wins, no losses and an ERA of 2.08.
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| The match between the Samsung Lions and SSG Landers at Daegu Lions Park on the 11th. SSG White is catching his breath. Daegu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.11/ |
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Samsung has also already consumed Ariel Furado and Won Tae-in cards in the wild card game, and fourth starter Choi Won-tae will play in the first game as Kherson Garabito is also used as a bullpen.
Choi Won-tae, who spent his first season after moving from Samsung, posted an 8-7 record with a 4.92 ERA in 27 games and a 2-1 record with a 3.18 ERA in 5 games against SSG. He slowed down with one win and one loss in three games and a 3.63 ERA in away games in Incheon and a 4.05 ERA in three games during the day.
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| The Samsung Lions and Kiwoom Heroes match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 25th. Samsung's Choi Won-tae is pitching hard. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.25/ |
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The SSG lineup, which will face Choi Won-tae, set up shortstop Park Sung-han and second baseman Ahn Sang-hyun 'Table Setter'. Ahn Sang-hyun has been strong enough to hit two home runs with a batting average of .385 OPS of 1.000 in 20 games against Samsung this season.
SSG placed Choi Jung at No. 5, not No. 3, and placed a 'clean-up trio' that led to left fielder Eredia, right fielder Han Yu-sum, and third baseman Choi Jung. Heredia also had a strong batting average of 378 with an OPS of 1.018 in 12 games against Samsung this season. SSG put strong batters in the match against Samsung at No. 2 and 3.
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| 1st semi-PO match between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 9th. SSG Ahn Sang-hyun is training for defense. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.09/ |
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First baseman Ko Myung-joon is the sixth hitter, center fielder Jihoon Choi is the seventh hitter, and big shot prospect Ryu Hyo-seung is listed as the eighth-designated hitter. The starting catcher was placed in the 9th batting order, working with White as Cho Hyung-woo.
"I've seen a lot of data thoroughly," Lee said of the lineup. He also checked his batting condition a lot. Choi Jung did not have any hits against Choi Won-tae this season, he said, explaining the deployment of the fifth batting order. He then added that "Park Sung-han, Ahn Sang-hyun, Eredia, and Han Yu-seom, who had good records against each other, were good to the front."
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| The first round of semi-PO Samsung-SSG held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 9th. Samsung's Kim Hun-gon is training before the game. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.9/ |
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Samsung made some changes compared to the wild card game. Shortstop Lee Jae-hyun and center fielder Kim Sung-yoon were placed in 'Table Setter', and Koo Ja-wook was placed as the designated hitter and third hitter. First baseman Diaz and third baseman Kim Young-woong are also 'clean-up trio'.
Left fielder Kim Tae-hoon, catcher Kang Min-ho, right fielder Kim Heon-gon and second baseman Yang Yang-geun were placed in the bottom batting order.
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| 1st semi-PO match between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 9th. Samsung manager Park Jin-man is interviewing before the game. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.09/ |
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Coach Park Jin-man made a change in the game against the wild card because there were too many ups and downs on the hitting side. Relativity was considered during the season. Kim Tae-hoon stepped up, and Yang Yang-geun also entered. "I thought about Kim Heon-gon and Kim Ji-chan, but there was a good flow in the wild card match, and Kim Heon-gon had the momentum, so I decided to play first."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
