'Wa' and FedEx, surprise appearance today (the 9th)! Park Jin-man: "Plan to check condition for about one inning in the 6th → additional pitching depending on status"

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Samsung Lions foreign ace Chris FedEx will make a sudden live mound appearance in the away game against the SSG Landers on the 9th. He is expected to pitch as a relief pitcher for the first time in ten days, following his last outing against the Hanwha Eagles on the 29th of last month (6 scoreless innings).

Samsung will play an away game against SSG at Incheon SSG Landers Field today.

The most notable card today is Samsung's starting pitcher. Samsung announced that Asian quota right-handed pitcher Miyamori Satoshi would start the game. This season, in 16 games (15⅓ innings), Satoshi has a record of 1 win, 2 losses, 2 holds, and 1 save with an ERA of 5.86. Today marks his first start of the season in his 17th appearance. Against SSG, he has a record of 1 loss in 2 games (1⅔ innings) with an ERA of 5.40. In his most recent appearance against Doosan, he recorded ⅔ scoreless innings and 1 strikeout.

Samsung Lions manager Park Jin-man met with reporters on the scene before today's game and explained the pitching plan for starter Satoshi: "We initially planned for him to pitch about three innings. After he pitches, we will assess the situation and decide whether to have him continue or end it at three innings."

In addition, the plan for FedEx's appearance was unexpectedly revealed. Manager Park stated, "We determined that FedEx is in a physical condition where he can pitch," adding, "We plan to have him appear around the 6th inning as a condition check." Regarding the number of innings, he added, "I am thinking about one inning, but depending on the pitch count and his physical condition, he may pitch more or it may end at one inning."

Initially, FedEx's return was expected to be later, but the player's strong will led to a schedule adjustment. Manager Park elaborated on the background of the sudden appearance: "The original plan considered using him as a starter around Monday, but his physical condition improved rapidly, and he directly requested to pitch."

With fall baseball approaching, Samsung plans to carefully examine mound conditions through Satoshi's use as an opener and FedEx's mid-game check before concretizing their postseason strategy. The starting pitchers for the fall baseball are expected to be composed of Hurado, FedEx, Choi Won-tae, and Won Tae-in.

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