'An Woo-jin ultimately removed from the first-division roster' Kiwoom Heroes' top priority is to break their losing streak 'Starting lineup announced' Foreign ace leads the counterattack [Gocheok]

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First, they must break the losing streak. Kiwoom Heroes announced their starting lineup for the second game of their midweek three-game series against KIA Tigers.

Kiwoom will face KIA at 6:30 p.m. on the 27th at Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome in a 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season home game.

For today's game, Kiwoom's starting lineup is arranged as follows: Seo Geon-chang (designated hitter), An Chi-hong (second baseman), Im Byung-wook (right fielder), Choi Ju-hwan (first baseman), Lee Hyung-jong (left fielder), Kim Woong-bin (third baseman), Kim Geon-hee (catcher), Kwon Hyuk-bin (shortstop), and Park Ju-hong (center fielder). The starting pitcher is Alcantara.

Kiwoom removed An Woo-jin from the first-division roster and instead newly called up Yeom Seung-won. An Woo-jin was forced to leave early in the fourth inning yesterday (26th) due to blisters on his fingers.

Kiwoom was overwhelmed by a strong performance from KIA's starting pitcher Kim Tae-hyung yesterday and suffered a 2-5 defeat without mounting any significant counterattack.

Kiwoom finished with 20 wins, 1 tie, and 29 losses, placing 10th in the league. With a recent three-game losing streak, breaking the streak is their top priority.

Alcantara has appeared in 9 games this season, recording 4 wins, 3 losses, and an ERA of 2.81, serving as Kiwoom's ace. Over a total of 57⅔ innings, he has allowed 62 hits (6 home runs), issued 9 walks, recorded 53 strikeouts, and surrendered 19 runs (18 earned). His on-base plus slugging per inning (WHIP) stands at 1.23, and his batting average against is 0.271.

Meanwhile, facing Kiwoom, KIA set their 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 (second baseman), Na Sung-beom (right fielder), Han Jun-su (designated hitter), Kim Tae-gun (catcher), and Park Min (shortstop). The starting pitcher is Neil.

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