Three-game winning streak: KIA's "last 10 games" feature two batters hitting over .400 → Kim Do-young follows behind [Gocheok]

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The KIA Tigers are moving again to continue their upward momentum from a weekend sweep, aiming for a four-game winning streak.

KIA will face the Kiwoom Heroes in a 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season home game at Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome at 6:30 p.m. on the 26th.

KIA currently sits alone in fourth place in the league with 25 wins, one draw, and 22 losses this season. Notably, they swept a three-game series against the SSG Landers last weekend, riding a three-game winning streak.

For today's game, KIA set its starting lineup as follows: Park Jae-hyun (left fielder), Kim Ho-ryeong (center fielder), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Adellin (first baseman), Kim Sun-bin (designated hitter), Na Sung-beom (right fielder), Kim Kyu-sung (second baseman), Kim Tae-gun (catcher), and Park Min (shortstop). Kim Tae-hyung is the starting pitcher.

Notably, KIA's Kim Ho-ryeong, batting second, has been hitting over .400 in his last 10 games.

Kim Tae-hyung has recorded no wins and one loss this season with an ERA of 5.76. Over 25 innings, he has allowed 35 hits (including four home runs), issued 16 walks, recorded 12 strikeouts, and surrendered 21 runs (16 earned). His WHIP stands at 2.04, and his batting average against is 0.327. Against Kiwoom this season, he appeared in one game on the 15th of last month, pitching three innings, allowing six hits (two home runs), issuing one hit-by-pitch, and giving up three runs (all earned).

Meanwhile, facing KIA, Kiwoom set its starting lineup as follows: Seo Geon-chang (second baseman), Ahn Chi-hong (designated hitter), Im Byung-wook (right fielder), Lee Hyung-jong (left fielder), Choi Ju-hwan (first baseman), Kim Woong-bin (first baseman), Kim Woong-bin (second baseman), Kim Geon-hee (catcher), Kwon Hyuk-bin (shortstop), and Park Ju-hong (center fielder). An Woo-jin is the starting pitcher.

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