'Sensation' KIA's 'First KBO Debut At-Bat Home Run' Outsider Starts Again! Hanwha RYU Opponent Starting Lineup Announced, "Kim Do-young to DH Until Today (6th)" [Gwangju Field]

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KIA Tigers, showing a terrifying momentum recently, announced their starting lineup to face Hanwha Eagles' starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin.

KIA will play a 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season home game against Hanwha at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field at 6:30 p.m. on the 6th.

KIA secured the upper hand by defeating Hanwha 12-7 in the first game of a three-game midweek series the previous day (5th). If KIA wins today, they will achieve a two-game winning streak and reach a .500 winning percentage (16 wins, 16 losses). Meanwhile, Hanwha is in a two-game losing streak. Their record in the last five games is one win and four losses. With a season record of 12 wins and 19 losses, their ranking has already dropped to 9th place.

Today, KIA's starting lineup was arranged in the following order: Park Jae-hyun (left fielder), Kim Ho-ryeong (center fielder), Kim Seon-bin (second baseman), Kim Do-young (designated hitter), Adellin (first baseman), Na Sung-beom (right fielder), Dale (shortstop), Han Jun-soo (catcher), and Park Min (third baseman). The starting pitcher is Adam Oller.

This is the same starting batting order as the previous day.

KIA manager Lee Beom-ho, the team's commander, said about Kim Ho-ryeong, "I was considering taking him out today, but he has been performing so well defensively. Even if his condition is not quite good, he is not the type to sit out of a game. We plan to push forward with him just like yesterday when the atmosphere is good."

Regarding Kim Do-young's condition as the designated hitter, he added, "He will play as the designated hitter until today, and from tomorrow (7th), he will return to his normal position. He completed all defensive training today. There should be no major issues."

Meanwhile, Oller has started six games this season, recording 4 wins, 1 loss, and an ERA of 1.64. Over a total of 38⅓ innings, he allowed 23 hits (1 home run), issued 11 walks, recorded 36 strikeouts, and gave up 8 runs (7 earned). His WHIP (walks plus hits per inning pitched) is 0.89, and his batting average against is 0.173. He has achieved four quality starts (starting pitcher pitching 6 innings or more with 3 or fewer earned runs).

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