Samsung Killer Front Deployment No. 5, not Choi Jeong No. 3, reveals the lineup for the 1st round of SSG semi-PO (Incheon Site)
Oct 09, 2025
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SSG will face the Samsung Lions in the first round of the semi-playoff at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 9th. SSG, which finished third in the regular season, predicted Mitch White as the starting pitcher for Game 1. 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.
The SSG lineup, which will face Samsung starter 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.
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.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
