1st place KIA vs 2nd place LG Jamsil Stadium showdown
The match between 5th place SSG and 8th place Lotte, and 3rd place Samsung and 4th place Doosan is also of interest.
The 10 professional baseball teams that had a short All-Star break are resuming their fierce battle for rankings.
With the gap between 1st and 10th place being just 13 games, even the top teams have no time to catch their breath.
Lower-ranked teams have hopes of making the leap to the top.
A big match that will steal the attention of baseball fans has been scheduled for the first week of the second half of the season starting on the 9th.
The KIA Tigers, who finished the first half in first place, will play three games in a row against the second-place LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul from the 9th to the 11th.
KIA led LG in head-to-head matches in the first half with 6 wins and 3 losses.
James Nail, who ranked first in ERA (2.66) in the first half of the season, pitched well in the LG game with 1 win and an ERA of 1.96 in 3 appearances.
KIA's replacement foreign player Cam Aldred also pitched once against LG and although he did not get a win, he pitched well, allowing 2 hits and 2 runs (unearned) in 6 innings.
KIA is expected to field Nail, Aldred, and homegrown ace Yang Hyeon-jong as starters for the first three games of the second half.
In the first half, LG did not have a pitcher who won as a starter against KIA.
Dietrick Enns and Son Ju-young each started three times against KIA, but failed to secure a win.
In the first three games of the second half, LG plans to deploy Casey Kelly, Ens, and Lim Chan-gyu.
LG manager Yeom Gyeong-yeop predicted, "We will have a proper fight for rankings starting in the second half."
With starting shortstop Oh Ji-hwan about to return, LG's offense and defense could get a boost.
The results of the three-game series between 5th place SSG Landers and 8th place Lotte Giants in Incheon during the week could be a turning point in the battle for mid-ranking positions.
The gap between SSG and Lotte is only 3 games.
Lotte, which finished March and April in last place (winning percentage of 0.276, 8 wins, 21 losses, 1 draw), narrowed the gap with the middle ranks by rising to 3rd place in winning percentage in May (0.565, 13 wins, 10 losses, 1 draw) and 1st place in winning percentage in June (0.609, 14 wins, 9 losses, 1 draw).
SSG has been holding on to 5th place with a winning percentage of around 0.500 throughout the season.
The lower-ranking teams, including Lotte, look at the rankings, conscious of the gap with 5th-place SSG.
SSG, which narrowly edged Lotte with 4 wins and 3 losses in the first half of the match, needs to gain the upper hand in the first three games of the second half to escape Lotte's pursuit.
Another game to watch is the three-game weekend series between the Samsung Lions and Doosan Bears at Jamsil from the 12th to the 14th.
Samsung suffered five consecutive losses at the end of the first half, slipping from second place to fourth place.
However, the gap with 3rd place Doosan Bears is not that big, with a 1 game gap and a 5 game gap with 1st place KIA.
Samsung made a major personnel change during the All-Star break, replacing all of its first-team head coach, pitching coach, batting coach, and battery coach.
Head coach Lee Byeong-gyu, pitching coach Jeong Min-tae, and battery coach Lee Jeong-sik were sent down to the Futures team, and hitting coach Lee Jin-young changed his role to assistant hitting coach. Bullpen coach Kwon Oh-joon was also sent down to the rehabilitation team.
Futures manager Jeong Dae-hyun was promoted to first-team head coach and pitching coach, third-team coach Tachibana Yoshiie was promoted to batting coach, and second-team coaches Kang Young-sik and Chae Sang-byeong were promoted to first-team bullpen coach and battery coach, respectively.
With the team undergoing a major coaching staff shakeup, many eyes are paying attention to the Samsung dugout.
Doosan, which suffered a crushing defeat to Samsung in the first half with 1 win and 8 losses, is looking to get revenge in their first match in the second half. 온라인카지노사이트
The match between 5th place SSG and 8th place Lotte, and 3rd place Samsung and 4th place Doosan is also of interest.
The 10 professional baseball teams that had a short All-Star break are resuming their fierce battle for rankings.
With the gap between 1st and 10th place being just 13 games, even the top teams have no time to catch their breath.
Lower-ranked teams have hopes of making the leap to the top.
A big match that will steal the attention of baseball fans has been scheduled for the first week of the second half of the season starting on the 9th.
The KIA Tigers, who finished the first half in first place, will play three games in a row against the second-place LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul from the 9th to the 11th.
KIA led LG in head-to-head matches in the first half with 6 wins and 3 losses.
James Nail, who ranked first in ERA (2.66) in the first half of the season, pitched well in the LG game with 1 win and an ERA of 1.96 in 3 appearances.
KIA's replacement foreign player Cam Aldred also pitched once against LG and although he did not get a win, he pitched well, allowing 2 hits and 2 runs (unearned) in 6 innings.
KIA is expected to field Nail, Aldred, and homegrown ace Yang Hyeon-jong as starters for the first three games of the second half.
In the first half, LG did not have a pitcher who won as a starter against KIA.
Dietrick Enns and Son Ju-young each started three times against KIA, but failed to secure a win.
In the first three games of the second half, LG plans to deploy Casey Kelly, Ens, and Lim Chan-gyu.
LG manager Yeom Gyeong-yeop predicted, "We will have a proper fight for rankings starting in the second half."
With starting shortstop Oh Ji-hwan about to return, LG's offense and defense could get a boost.
The results of the three-game series between 5th place SSG Landers and 8th place Lotte Giants in Incheon during the week could be a turning point in the battle for mid-ranking positions.
The gap between SSG and Lotte is only 3 games.
Lotte, which finished March and April in last place (winning percentage of 0.276, 8 wins, 21 losses, 1 draw), narrowed the gap with the middle ranks by rising to 3rd place in winning percentage in May (0.565, 13 wins, 10 losses, 1 draw) and 1st place in winning percentage in June (0.609, 14 wins, 9 losses, 1 draw).
SSG has been holding on to 5th place with a winning percentage of around 0.500 throughout the season.
The lower-ranking teams, including Lotte, look at the rankings, conscious of the gap with 5th-place SSG.
SSG, which narrowly edged Lotte with 4 wins and 3 losses in the first half of the match, needs to gain the upper hand in the first three games of the second half to escape Lotte's pursuit.
Another game to watch is the three-game weekend series between the Samsung Lions and Doosan Bears at Jamsil from the 12th to the 14th.
Samsung suffered five consecutive losses at the end of the first half, slipping from second place to fourth place.
However, the gap with 3rd place Doosan Bears is not that big, with a 1 game gap and a 5 game gap with 1st place KIA.
Samsung made a major personnel change during the All-Star break, replacing all of its first-team head coach, pitching coach, batting coach, and battery coach.
Head coach Lee Byeong-gyu, pitching coach Jeong Min-tae, and battery coach Lee Jeong-sik were sent down to the Futures team, and hitting coach Lee Jin-young changed his role to assistant hitting coach. Bullpen coach Kwon Oh-joon was also sent down to the rehabilitation team.
Futures manager Jeong Dae-hyun was promoted to first-team head coach and pitching coach, third-team coach Tachibana Yoshiie was promoted to batting coach, and second-team coaches Kang Young-sik and Chae Sang-byeong were promoted to first-team bullpen coach and battery coach, respectively.
With the team undergoing a major coaching staff shakeup, many eyes are paying attention to the Samsung dugout.
Doosan, which suffered a crushing defeat to Samsung in the first half with 1 win and 8 losses, is looking to get revenge in their first match in the second half. 온라인카지노사이트