What is the status of Chirinos, the biggest variable for LG's victory. The possibility of Son Joo-young in Game 3 seems not to be able to play Game 4 in the middle of nowhere yet.
Oct 27, 2025
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An unexpected variable occurred in the LG Twins, who won the first game of the Korean Series in a good mood. And it's still going on. This is the relief of 13-win pitcher Yoni Chirinos.
It has not yet been decided whether Chirinos, who failed to take the mound in Game 2, will take the mound in Game 3 or Game 4.
LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop reported Chirinos' condition ahead of Game 2 of the Korean Series against the Hanwha Eagles in Jamsil on the 27th. When asked by reporters, "I'm still undergoing treatment…"We have not been able to give a definite answer on the current state.
Coach Yeom said, `The best-case scenario at the moment is for Chirinos to come out in Game 3. But I won't write it in a hurry. "I'll use it when I recover," he said. "'Ju-young (Son) can go out in the third game.'"
"We haven't decided on the selection of Game 3 yetYeom, who said ," announced that he will make a careful decision, saying, `I'm watching because the third-round pick will also play in the seventh game.'
Will Chirinos' bile symptoms be difficult not only in Game 3 on the 29th but also in Game 4 on the 30th. Coach Yeom said, `I don't think it's enough to not even be able to get out of the fourth game," he said, "not to a serious extent.
Chirinos were initially being discussed with Tolhurst as a first-round pick. Coach Yeom eventually decided to start Tolhurst as a starter for the first game because he had to start Game 5 after four days off, and naturally, Chirinos seemed to have been decided as a starter for the second game.
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It was a sudden change. Coach Yeom said in an interview after Game 1 that `Chirinos complained of bile pain in his side after sleeping and waking up"I thought about it, but (Im) Chan-gyu thought it wasn't bad in Jamsil, so I decided it was Chan-gyu. Chirinos will see the recovery and give it to Game 3 and 4. There are always variables."
Hanwha is likely to start Cody Ponce in Game 3 and Ryan Weiss in Game 4. For LG, if Chirinos takes the mound in Game 3, Son Joo-young will appear in Game 4, and if Chirinos comes in Game 4, Son Joo-young will take the mound in Game 3.
Chirinos played as LG's first starter this season and recorded 13 wins, 6 losses and an ERA of 3.31 in 30 games. In the game against Hanwha, he was very good with one win and one loss with a 1.40 ERA in three games.
He once took the mound on August 9 (8-1 win) in Jamsil and became a winning pitcher with five hits and one run in seven innings, and he took the mound twice (2-5 losses on April 30 and 1-4 losses on September 26) in Daejeon, but the content was not bad with 10 hits and three runs (two earned runs) in 12 ⅓ innings.
Son Joo-young won nine games as a fifth starter last year and won his first double-digit victory since his debut with 11 wins, 6 losses and an ERA of 3.41 this season. In the game against Hanwha, he pitched in two games and had a good 1.38 ERA with one win and no loss. On May 29, he faced Weiss in Jamsil (3-1 win) and became a winning pitcher with five hits and one run in seven innings, and on August 10 in Jamsil (4-5 loss), he faced Moon Dong-joo and recorded six hits and two runs (one earned run) in six innings.
Whether it is Game 3 or Game 4, this will be the first time in Daejeon's new stadium.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
