KIA's "flower boy" makes surprise start against LG! Manager Lee Beom-ho: "A winning card" — short and powerful words of "expectation" [Jamsil on-site]

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The KIA Tigers, rebounding from the shock of a heavy defeat the previous day, aim to regain momentum.

KIA will face the LG Twins in an away regular-season game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium at 5 p.m. on the 30th.

On the previous day (the 29th), KIA suffered a decisive 2-12 loss, ending their winning streak at six games. Today, they aim to win again and reset the weekend series record to zero.

KIA holds a record of 28 wins, 1 draw, and 23 losses, placing fourth in the league. LG has 31 wins and 20 losses, sitting in second place. The gap between the two teams is three games.

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

Notably, "flower boy" Oh Seon-woo is starting at first base. This season, Oh has appeared in 14 games, recording a batting average of 0.184 (7 hits in 38 at-bats), 2 home runs, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs, 3 runs scored, 6 walks, 13 strikeouts, a slugging percentage of 0.395, an on-base percentage of 0.295, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.690.

Oh Seon-woo, who was removed from the first-team roster twice this season, was called up to the first team on the 23rd. He then played one at-bat in a game against Kiwoom on the 27th and recorded 1 hit in 2 at-bats against LG the previous day.

KIA manager Lee Beom-ho, the team's commander, expressed high expectations for Oh Seon-woo's start by calling him "a winning card" in a brief but powerful statement.

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