The commanding officer also expects FedEx again! "He showed such a great performance in his first game, so naturally..." [Jamsil]

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"Ace" Chris FedEx leads the Samsung Lions, and their starting lineup for the first game of the weekend three-game series against Kiwoom Heroes has been revealed.

Samsung will face Doosan at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 24th at 6:30 p.m. in an away regular-season match of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League.

Samsung is currently leading the league alone with 55 wins, 2 draws, and 34 losses this season. They hold a 2.5-game lead over second-place KT Wiz and a 4-game lead over third-place LG Twins.

During the midweek series against Kiwoom Heroes, Samsung finished with two wins and one loss. After securing a victory in yesterday's match (the 23rd), they aim for their second consecutive win today.

For today's game, Samsung set its starting batting order as follows: Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Kim Sung-yoon (right fielder), Gu Ja-wook (left fielder), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Diaz (first baseman), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), Lee Jae-hyun (shortstop), Kim Young-woong (third baseman), and Kang Min-ho (catcher).

The starting pitcher is Chris FedEx. Standing 196 cm tall and weighing 98 kg, FedEx has appeared in 132 games (119 starts) in his MLB career with a record of 32 wins, 43 losses, an ERA of 4.83, and a WHIP of 1.26. He averages 8.02 strikeouts per nine innings and issues 2.04 walks per nine innings. In the minor leagues, he has pitched in 40 games (35 starts), posting a record of 13 wins, 7 losses, an ERA of 1.92, and a WHIP of 0.82.

He made his KBO debut on the 18th against Lotte Giants, pitching six scoreless innings with one hit allowed, one walk, and seven strikeouts to earn the win. Today marks his second appearance as he aims for his second victory.

Ahead of today's game, Samsung manager Park Jin-man said, "He showed such a great performance in his first game, so naturally, we expect a lot from him," smiling before adding, "We're thinking of keeping his pitch count under 100." Samsung had a hard-fought battle against Kiwoom that went into extra innings (11th inning) yesterday. In particular, closer Kim Jae-yun pitched 2⅔ innings. Manager Park stated, "Today, everyone is on standby except for (Kim) Jae-yun and (Lee) Jae-hee. Since no pitchers have thrown consecutive days, we'll do our best."

Meanwhile, Doosan set its starting lineup as follows: Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Severino (designated hitter), Jung Soobin (center fielder), Kang Seung-ho (first baseman), and Jo Su-haeng (right fielder). Their starting pitcher is Choi Min-seok, who leads the KBO League in ERA.

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