KIA aims for its long-awaited 9-game winning streak! Today (18th), changes were made to the starting lineup: Kim Do-young moved from 4th to 3rd, Kim Seon-bin was excluded, and Na Sung-beom returned. [Jamsil on-site]

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KIA Tigers are finally challenging for a 9-game winning streak. KIA's starting lineup has been revealed.

On the 18th at 5 p.m., KIA will play an away regular-season game against the Doosan Bears at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium.

KIA defeated Doosan 7-3 in the first of a three-game weekend series on the previous day (17th). With this victory, KIA reached 10 wins (7 losses), surpassing SSG Landers, who had no game on the 17th, to take sole possession of 4th place.

Additionally, KIA achieved an 8-game winning streak for the first time in 632 days. The previous 8-game winning streak occurred from the the 14th, 2024, game against Gwangju SSG Landers through the the 24th, 2024, game against Gwangju NC Dinos.

Today, KIA set its starting batting order as follows: Dale (shortstop), Kim Ho-ryeong (center field), Kim Do-young (third base), Castro (left field), Na Sung-beom (designated hitter), Han Jun-soo (catcher), Park Min (second base), Kim Gyu-seong (first base), and Park Jae-hyun (right field).

Compared to the previous day, the most notable change is that Kim Do-young was moved up from the 4th spot to the 3rd spot in the batting order. Additionally, Na Sung-beom and Han Jun-soo, who were excluded from the starting lineup the previous day, have returned. On the other hand, Kim Seon-bin was once again excluded from the starting lineup. KIA's starting pitcher is Adam Oller.

Meanwhile, facing KIA, Doosan set its starting lineup as follows: Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Son Ah-seop (right field), Park Jun-soon (second base), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Kim Min-seok (left field), Cameron (designated hitter), Kang Seung-ho (first base), Park Ji-hoon (third base), and Jeong Su-bin (center field). The starting pitcher is left-handed pitcher Choi Seung-yong.

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