Hanwha's 19-year-old rookie starts again against KIA! Already in a '5G' consecutive streak → Could he secure the leadoff starter spot? Starting lineup revealed, including 'two national team players' [Daejeon on-site]

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As the Hanwha Eagles aim for a winning series, they have unveiled their starting lineup.

Hanwha will face the KIA Tigers in a 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season home game at Daejeon Hanwha Life Eagles Park at 6:30 p.m. on the 11th.

Although Hanwha lost 4-6 to KIA on the 9th, they secured a thrilling 4-3 victory by a single run the previous day (10th), resetting the midweek series record to one win and one loss.

For today's game, Hanwha's starting lineup is arranged as follows: Oh Jae-won (center fielder), Peraza (right fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Kim Tae-yeon (first baseman), Lee Do-yoon (second baseman), Choi Jae-hoon (catcher), and Sim Woo-jun (shortstop). Ryu Hyun-jin is the starting pitcher.

Notably, 19-year-old rookie Oh Jae-won, who has been performing well as a leadoff hitter recently, is set to start for five consecutive games.

Oh Jae-won remained hitless in two at-bats against the Lotte Giants on the 6th but drew two walks to reach base multiple times. On the 7th against Lotte, he delivered an outstanding performance with four hits in six at-bats and three runs scored. On the 8th against the KIA Tigers, he recorded one hit in four at-bats with one RBI, and on the 9th against KIA, he drew two walks without a hit, fulfilling his role.

Additionally, Noh Si-hwan and Moon Hyun-bin, who have been confirmed for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games baseball national team, will also start in the lineup.

Hanwha's starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has appeared in 11 games this season, posting a 7-2 record with a 2.97 ERA. Over a total of 63⅔ innings, he has allowed 55 hits (including four home runs), issued nine walks, recorded 51 strikeouts, and surrendered 27 runs (21 earned). His WHIP (walks plus hits per inning pitched) stands at 1.01, and his batting average against is 0.232. He has achieved five quality starts (six innings pitched with three or fewer earned runs).

Meanwhile, facing Hanwha, the KIA Tigers have set their starting lineup as follows: Park Jae-hyun (left fielder), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Kim Do-young (designated hitter), Na Sung-beom (right fielder), Adellin (first baseman), Han Jun-su (catcher), Byun Woo-hyeok (third baseman), Park Min (shortstop), and Kim Ho-ryeong (center fielder). Adam Oller is the starting pitcher.

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