Ace right-handers set for duel in pivotal KBO postseason game

Two right-handed aces will go toe-to-toe in a crucial Korean baseball postseason game this week. The SSG Landers and the Samsung Lions are tied at one game apiece in their first-round series in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason. The Lions took the first game 5-2 on Thursday at Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, some 30 kilometers west of Seoul, and then the Landers responded with a 4-3 victory two days later at their home park. When the best-of-five series resumes at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, about 235 km southeast of the capital, the Lions will have homegrown star Won Tae-in on the mound. Won went 12-4 with a 3.24 ERA in the regular season — his fifth straight year with a sub-4.00 ERA. Last Tuesday, Won fired six shutout innings and struck out five batters to help the Lions beat the NC Dinos 3-0 to win the wild card round and book a ticket to the series against the Landers. Won made three regular-season starts against the Landers but did not have a win-loss record. He had a 3.71 ERA and surrendered 24 hits — more than against any opposiWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times