The rain has stopped. The ground condition is not bad. The game is expected to start normally.
The professional baseball teams LG Twins and NC Dinos will face off in their third match of the season on the 22nd at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul.
It rained heavily in the Seoul area from the morning, but the rain stopped just before the game was about to start. Although the rain continued until 4 p.m., raising the possibility of a rainout, the rain gradually weakened, and by 5 p.m., it had completely stopped.
Once the rain stopped, the groundskeeping staff at Jamsil Stadium began to remove the waterproof covers from the home plate, mound, and infield ground and proceeded with ground maintenance work. There was some water pooled behind third base and second base, and new soil was being laid down. The puddles on the outfield warning track were also being addressed with soil work.
LG will send out its starting lineup of Hong Chang-ki (right fielder), Moon Sung-joo (designated hitter), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (left fielder), Park Dong-won (catcher), Koo Bon-hyuk (shortstop), Park Hae-min (center fielder), and Shin Min-jae (second baseman). Starting shortstop Oh Ji-hwan is rested and excluded from the lineup. Moon Bo-kyung (to manage fatigue) and Park Dong-won (back discomfort), who were excluded from the lineup against SSG on the 20th, have returned to the starting lineup.
LG registered pitchers Sung Dong-hyun and Kim Young-jun to the first team roster on this day. Both players are making their first appearances on the first team this season. Pitchers Kim Joo-won and Woo Kang-hoon were removed from the first team the day before.
NC's starting lineup includes Park Min-woo (second baseman), Kim Joo-won (shortstop), Son Ah-seop (right fielder), Oh Young-soo (designated hitter), Kwon Hee-dong (left fielder), Kim Hwi-jip (third baseman), Seo Ho-cheol (first baseman), Kim Hyung-jun (catcher), and Cheon Jae-hwan (center fielder). Davidson (chest discomfort), Park Gun-woo (hamstring), and Kim Seong-wook (shoulder) are sidelined due to injuries.
On this day, the starting pitchers for both teams are expected to be Lim Chan-kyu for LG and Shin Min-hyuk for NC.
Lim Chan-kyu has appeared in four games, achieving four wins with an earned run average of 1.80. He is tied for first in wins and is ranked third in earned run average. After achieving his first complete game shutout in his debut against Hanwha, he has won all four games. His performances against Hanwha, KT, Kiwoom, and Samsung were flawless with no runs allowed in 1 game, 1 run in 1 game, 1 run in 1 game, and 2 runs in 1 game.
Shin Min-hyuk has recorded one win and one loss with an earned run average of 3.60 in three games this season. After undergoing surgery to remove bone fragments from his elbow last September, Shin has pitched five innings in all three games.
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