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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi In-young = The schedule for the first leg of the Wild Card (WC) final, the first game of the professional baseball postseason, was delayed one day due to rain, but pitchers Starters traded to Casey Kelly (LG Twins) and Jake Brigham (Kium Heroes). There is not.
The wild card first leg between LG and Kiwoom, which was scheduled for Day 1 at 2 pm at Seoul’s Jamsil Stadium, was delayed until 6:30 pm on Day 2 due to heavy rain.
LG and Kiwoom announced on Day 1 that they will send Kelly and Brigham, who were announced as starting pitchers, in the game on Day 2.
Kelly posted a 15-7 ERA with a 3.32 ERA in the regular season this year. In particular, in the second half of the year, he played the role of LG’s ace fighting with an average ERA of 11-1 and 2.22.
Kelly started against NC Dinos in the first game of the wild card game last year, leading the team to the semifinals by leading a 3-1 win with a run in 6 innings.
LG is aiming to advance to the semifinals with Kelly ahead for the second year in a row.
Kelly is a “natural enemy” who made three games against Kiwoom, won three games and posted a 1.42 ERA.
Kelly tied Kiwoom’s hitters well with a 0.191 hitting ratio. However, Im Byeong-wook (1 hit in 2 at-bats) and Park Jun-tae (2 hits in 5 at-bats) need to be careful.
Kiwoom Brigham posted a 9-5 ERA and a 3.62 ERA in the regular season this year.
In the first half of the season, he left a hole due to a sore elbow, leading to a 1.26 average ERA, but in the second half he survived with an 8-4 average ERA.
Against LG this year, he was slow with an average ERA of 5.74 with 1 win and 2 losses in 3 games.
Despite being beaten by Kelly by record, Brigham, who has been in KBO League 4 this year, has a lot of experience.
This is Brigham’s ninth postseason appearance. Even before the wild card decision, he made an appearance in 2018. However, he had two losses in the postseason and still no win.
Brigham is aiming for his first postseason win with second-half momentum.
LG’s hitters are strong against Brigham with a 0.293 batting average. Notable among them are Park Yong-taek (1 hit in 2 at-bats), Oh Ji-hwan, Chae Eun-sung and Lee Chun-woong (more than 5 at-bats with 2 hits).
LG, who is fourth in the regular season, is in a better position than Kiwoom, who is fifth, and is in the wild card game. LG reaches the semifinals by only drawing in the first leg of the wild card game.
On the other hand, Kiwoom can advance to the semi-finals only after winning the first and second games.
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