"One of next year's starting candidates" — August ERA in the single digits, top performance; manager's high expectations [Jamsil Field]

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The heroes of the Hero Legion will take the field again after overcoming their defeat from the previous day (the 29th).

Kiwoom Heroes will play an away regular-season game against Doosan Bears at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium at 6 p.m. on the 30th in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League.

Kiwoom has recorded 42 wins, 75 losses, and 3 ties this season, placing them last in the league. They trail the ninth-place SSG Landers by eight games.

Kiwoom has set its starting lineup as follows: Seo Geon-chang (second baseman), Choo Jae-hyun (center fielder), Davison (designated hitter), Hyu-ra (left fielder), Choi Ju-hwan (first baseman), Kim Woong-bin (third baseman), Kim Keun-hee (catcher), Kwon Hyeok-bin (shortstop), and Lee Hyung-jong (right fielder). The starting pitcher is Jeon Jun-pyo.

Compared to the previous day, the batting order from first to fourth remains unchanged. Choi Ju-hwan, who was excluded from the previous day's starting lineup, has been placed in the fifth spot.

Additionally, Kim Woong-bin, who batted fifth the previous day, has moved down one spot to sixth. An Chi-hong, who was the designated hitter, has been removed from the starting lineup. Instead, Davison will serve as the designated hitter. Lee Hyung-jong, a veteran, will start at right field in place of Won Seong-jun, who started the previous day.

Kiwoom starter Jeon Jun-pyo has appeared in 15 games this season with one loss and no wins, posting an ERA of 3.93. He has recorded 34⅓ innings pitched, allowing 26 hits (including three home runs), issuing 31 walks, striking out 22 batters, and giving up 16 runs (15 earned). His WHIP stands at 1.66, and his batting average against is an impressive 0.206.

Notably, since switching to a starting role in the July 28 match against LG Twins, Jeon has posted an ERA of 1.74 over four August starts, with 20⅔ innings pitched, allowing 11 hits (one home run), issuing 16 walks, hitting one batter, striking out 12 batters, and giving up four runs (four earned).

Ahead of today's game, Kiwoom manager Seol Jong-jin expressed his expectations for Jeon Jun-pyo: "We expect him to pitch with minimal runs allowed through at least the fifth inning. He has been pitching well recently, and we hope he maintains that level today."

When asked about Jeon Jun-pyo's potential inclusion in the starting rotation for next season, Seol stated, "He is currently one of the candidates. After the season ends, we plan to develop a certain strategy before the closing camp or spring training and then proceed with training."

Meanwhile, Doosan has set its starting lineup as follows: Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Kim Min-seok (designated hitter), Severino (first baseman), Kim Daehun (right fielder), Jo Su-haeng (left fielder), and Jeong Soobin (center fielder). The starting pitcher is Choi Min-seok.

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