KIA's surge is remarkable, challenging for a five-game winning streak with its "ace" leading the way: 'Starting lineup revealed' [Gocheok]

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KIA Tigers is aiming for a five-game winning streak. The team has revealed its starting lineup for the second of three midweek games against the Kiwoom Heroes.

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

KIA is riding a wave of four consecutive victories. After sweeping a three-game series against the SSG Landers over the weekend, the team secured a 5-2 win over Kiwoom the previous day (the 26th), extending its winning streak to four games.

For today's game, KIA has set its starting lineup as follows: Park Jae-hyun (left fielder), Kim Ho-ryeong (center fielder), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Aderlin (first baseman), Kim Seon-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.

Compared to the previous day, Han Jun-su has been placed at the designated hitter position. Kim Seon-bin, who started as the designated hitter the day before, will start at second base today.

Neil has started all 10 games of this season, recording 1 win and 4 losses with an ERA of 4.15. Over a total of 56⅓ innings, he has allowed 54 hits (3 home runs), issued 10 walks, recorded 40 strikeouts, and surrendered 26 runs (26 earned). His WHIP (walks plus hits per inning pitched) stands at 1.14, and his batting average against is 0.248. He has achieved four quality starts (starting pitcher pitching at least six innings while allowing three or fewer earned runs).

Against Kiwoom, Neil has started once this season. On April 16, he pitched five innings, allowing six hits, one hit-by-pitch, three strikeouts, and one run (one earned).

Meanwhile, facing KIA, Kiwoom has set its starting lineup 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 Raul Alcantara.

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