Can the Hanwha Eagles end a six-game losing streak by turning to ace Ryu Hyun-jin?
Kim Kyung-moon-led Hanwha Eagles revealed the starting lineup for their first regular-season meeting of the season against the Lotte Giants on the 18th at Busan Sajik Stadium.
Lee Won-seok (center field) Peraza (right field) Moon Hyun-bin (left field) Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter) Chae Eun-seong (first base) Lee Do-yoon (second base) Kim Tae-yean (third base) Choi Jae-hun (catcher) Shim Woo-jun (shortstop) were listed in the starting lineup. The starting pitcher is Ryu Hyun-jin. With Ryu Hyun-jin registered on the roster, infielder Park Jeong-hyun was removed from the roster.
With Noh Si-hwan sent down to the second team due to poor form, the empty third base position will be handled by Kim Tae-yean for the time being, and he was also listed in the starting lineup that day. Kang Baek-ho had been scheduled to be excluded from the starting lineup in the previous day's (17th) game. He felt stiffness in his leg and was expected to be on standby in the late stages of the game. But because the game was called off due to rain, he was able to rest fully for a day and returned to the starting lineup.
It remains to be seen whether Hanwha, mired in a six-game losing streak, can use the previous day's rainout as a tonic to break the losing streak.
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