If they win against NC on the 23rd, it will be their first 7-game winning streak of the season. KIA Yang Hyeon-jong vs NC Castano starting pitcher matchup
The KIA Tigers, who are currently at the top of the standings, are aiming
for their first 7-game winning streak of the season. KIA won all 6 games from the SSG Landers game on the 14th to the Hanwha Eagles game on the 21st. This is already their third 6-game winning streak of the season. They
won 6 games in a row from the LG Twins game on April 9th to the Hanwha Eagles game on the 14th, and they swept all 6 games from the Samsung Lions game on the 2nd to the LG game on the 11th.
After the second six-game winning streak of the season, they seemed to be losing their pace after losing two in a row, but they quickly went on a winning streak again, showing the power of the ‘1st place team’.
Now, if they win the NC Dinos game at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 23rd, they will achieve the most winning streak of the season, 7.
KIA is currently not at full strength. Starting pitcher Lee Eui-ri is out for the season due to elbow surgery, and closing pitcher Jeong Hae-young is out due to a shoulder injury. Starting pitcher Yoon Young-chul is also out due to injury.
Even so, no team has emerged to compete with KIA. They are maintaining the top spot in both season ERA (4.41) and team batting average (0.299), and are showing a strong performance in both pitching and hitting, such as tying for first place in team home runs (111). In particular, the batting lineup led by ‘young blood’ Kim Do-young with a batting average of 0.348, 24 home runs, and 29 stolen bases, and veteran Choi Hyeong-woo, who is demonstrating his problem-solving ability with the highest RBI (89), is enough to overwhelm the opponent. NC, which they met on the way to a 7-game winning streak, is a team that KIA is absolutely strong against. KIA has faced NC 9 times this season, winning 8 (and losing 1). They have completely reversed NC’s momentum at the beginning of the season by gaining a one-sided advantage. KIA, which was trailing NC by 1 game until May 16, won all 3 games against NC starting on the 17th. With this as a stepping stone, KIA has taken sole possession of 1st place, while NC has fallen to 3rd place, 4 games behind KIA. This meeting could also have a big impact on the flow of the season for both teams. As of the 22nd, KIA, which is currently 6.5 games behind 2nd place LG, can solidify its lead if it continues its winning streak. On the other hand, NC, which is in 5th place and is picking up momentum after faltering in the middle of the season, must overcome KIA to climb back to the top of the rankings. KIA’s starting pitcher for the first game of the week and its 7th consecutive win will be homegrown ace Yang Hyeon-jong. Yang Hyeon-jong has 6 wins, 3 losses, and an ERA of 4.06 in 18 games this season. Although he has 2 wins (undefeated) in the 6 games since June, his ERA is only 5.74, and he is giving up runs in every game, which is a concern. NC, which needs to stop KIA, will send out starting pitcher Daniel Castano. Castano has 8 wins, 5 losses, and an ERA of 4.02 in 18 games. He appeared once this year against KIA and recorded 7 innings and 3 runs (2 earned runs). 토토사이트
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