Hanwha Eagles' Lee Do-yoon will start as the No. 1 hitter for the first time in 400 days.
Kim Kyung-moon's Hanwha will play an away game against the KT Wiz of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 15th. Hanwha's Wang Yen-cheng and KT's Ko Young-pyo will start as the starting pitchers that day.
Against Ko Young-pyo, Hanwha set the starting lineup as Lee Do-yoon (second base) Peraza (right field) Moon Hyun-bin (left field) Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter) Roh Si-hwan (third base) Heo In-seo (catcher) Kim Tae-yean (first base) Lee Won-seok (center field) Shim Woo-jun (shortstop).
Lee Do-yoon's last start as a lead-off hitter was on April 10 last year against Doosan at Jamsil. At the time Lee Do-yoon went 0-for-4, and he takes on the top-hitter starting responsibility for the first time in 400 days.
Kim Kyung-moon said before the game, "Do-yoon's been in good form lately. Young-mook (Hwang) or Won-seok (Lee) had been taking it, but today I slotted Do-yoon at No. 1." Lee Do-yoon has gone 9-for-24 with seven RBIs and four runs in his last six games, batting .375.
Meanwhile, Wang Yen-cheng, who will start as the starting pitcher, will challenge for his fourth win of the season that day. Wang Yen-cheng has thrown 44 1/3 innings over his previous eight games, going 3-2 with a 2.64 ERA. Sitting fourth in the league in ERA, he will face KT, the sole league leader, for the first time that day.<
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