Accra:The Kia Tigers will seek their second consecutive victory in the ongoing South Korean baseball postseason series, with American ace Adam Oller taking the mound on Sunday.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the LG Twins will counter with their homegrown right-hander Im Chan-kyu. The Tigers secured a 5-1 victory in the first game of the best-of-five first round in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason. Starter James Naile delivered seven innings of one-run ball, and slugger Kim Do-yeong hit two home runs. With Oller pitching, the Tigers aim to push the Twins to the brink.
Adam Oller, who finished second in the league with a 3.13 ERA and fourth with 180 strikeouts, will make his KBO postseason debut. During the regular season, Oller had a 2-1 record and a 2.40 ERA in five encounters with the Twins, striking out 31 batters in 30 innings and allowing three home runs.
On the other side, Im Chan-kyu tied for the league lead with 15 wins, despite a 4.46 ERA, his worst since 2022. In two regular-season games against the Tigers, Im recorded a 0-1 record and a 6.23 ERA, including a match in the final regular-season game where he gave up two runs on four hits in 3 1/3 innings. Im allowed two homers in 8 2/3 innings against the Tigers, one to Park Jae-hyun and another to Na Sung-bum.