'Four-peat' broken: KIA alters starting lineup, places Byun Woo-hyuk at first base and Kim Ho-ryeong leads off [Busan]

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KIA Tigers aim to break their losing streak.

KIA will play an away regular-season game against Lotte Giants at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium on the 9th at 6:30 p.m. in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League.

KIA has fallen into a four-game losing streak. After losing 2-10 to Lotte in the first game of the weekend three-game series on the 7th, they fell again with a 3-11 defeat the following day (the 8th). They aim to end the first half of the season on a high note with a victory today.

For today's game, KIA set its starting lineup as follows: Kim Ho-ryeong (center fielder), Park Jae-hyun (left fielder), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Na Sung-beom (right fielder), Castro (designated hitter), Han Jun-su (catcher), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Byun Woo-hyuk (first baseman), and Park Min (shortstop). The starting pitcher is Yang Hyeon-jong.

Compared to the previous day, Park Jae-hyun and Kim Ho-ryeong swapped batting order positions. The lineup through Kim Sun-bin remains the same as yesterday. Instead of Han Jun-su wearing the catcher's mask, Castro entered as the designated hitter. The first baseman also changed from Castro to Byun Woo-hyuk. The starting shortstop was also switched from Park Min to Kim Kyu-seong.

Yang Hyeon-jong has appeared in 15 games this season with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses and an ERA of 4.05. Against Lotte, he has appeared in one game this season with a record of 1 win and no losses, posting an ERA of 1.80 (5 innings, 4 hits allowed, 1 home run allowed, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts, 3 runs allowed, 1 earned run).

Meanwhile, Lotte set its starting lineup for today as follows: Hwang Seong-bin (center fielder), Go Seung-min (first baseman), Reyes (left fielder), Han Dong-hee (designated hitter), Jeon Min-jae (shortstop), Han Tae-yang (second baseman), Son Ho-young (right fielder), Kim Se-min (third baseman), and Son Seong-bin (catcher). The starting pitcher is Kim Jin-wook.

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