LG 'This Player' Jamsil Rival Match Suddenly Starts with Leadoff Lineup: Why? It Happened Only Once... Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop Speaks Directly [Jamsil On-site]

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LG Twins announced its starting lineup for the first game of the weekend three-game series against Doosan Bears.

LG will face Doosan at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium at 6:30 p.m. on the 19th for a 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season home game.

LG came up to Seoul after finishing a midweek three-game series in Gwangju with one win and two losses. The outcome of this three-game series is crucial as the team aims to maintain its lead.

LG constructed its starting lineup in the following order: Song Chan-ui (right fielder), Park Hae-min (center fielder), Austin (designated hitter), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop), Moon Jung-bin (first baseman), Moon Sung-ju (left fielder), Lee Ju-heon (catcher), and Gu Bon-hyeok (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Lee Jeong-yong.

It is notable that Song Chan-ui is starting as the leadoff hitter. Song Chan-ui has started as the number one batter only once, on April 23, 2025.

Song Chan-ui has appeared in 46 games this season, recording a batting average of 0.290 (38 hits in 131 at-bats), 6 home runs, 11 doubles, 1 triple, 27 RBIs, 30 runs scored, 1 stolen base (0 failed), 17 walks, 36 strikeouts, a slugging percentage of 0.527, an on-base percentage of 0.404, and an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.931. His on-base percentage ranks third on the team, behind Hong Chang-ki (0.427) and Moon Bo-kyung (0.413).

Ahead of today's game, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, the team's commander, explained the reasoning behind using Song Chan-ui as the leadoff hitter: "(Song) Chan-ui's on-base percentage is the second highest on the team, after (Hong) Chang-ki and (Moon) Bo-kyung. This year, the team as a whole has struggled to get on base, so we need to get on base more often," he emphasized.

Meanwhile, Doosan, facing LG, set its starting lineup in the following order: Jung Soobin (center fielder), Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Son Ah-seop (designated hitter), Cameron (right fielder), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Oh Myung-jin (second baseman), and Yoon Jun-ho (catcher). The starting pitcher is Wes Benjamin.

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