KIA vs KTW Dream11 Match Preview: Having suffered a real shocker in the last round, the defending champions Kia Tigers will be looking for an immediate return to winning ways when they play hosts to KT Wiz in the Korean Baseball League action on Tuesday (IST).
Tigers suffered a 3-4 home defeat in the last match against current bottom-rooted SK Wyverns. The extra-innings defeat snapped a five-game winning run for the reigning champions. With the defeat, the Tigers slipped down to 5th on the power ranking with 10-8 record.
KT Wiz are also coming into this game on the back of a 7-9 home defeat at the hands of LG Twins. It was their second straight defeat and third in the last four games. KT are now he seventh-best team in the league with 7-10 return, but six of those wins came in the last 12 games.
KIA Tigers may be the defending champions but they have a horrible record against KT Wiz. The Tigers have suffered defeat in each of the last seven meetings against the Wiz while producing single-digit run totals in all those games.
Match Details
Kia Tigers
KT Wiz
Kia Tigers (Expected Lineup)- Na Ji-Wan, Park Chan-Ho, Jang Yeon-Seok, Choi Hyong-Woo, Preston Tucker, Choi Won-Joon, Na Ji Wan, Kim Sun-Bin, Lee Woo Sung
KT Wiz (Expected Playing Lineup)- Park Kyung Su, Jang Sung-Woo, Cho Yong-Ho, Bae Byung-ok, Kang Baek-Ho, Yoo Han-joon, Hwang Jae Gyun, Mel Rojas Jr, K Baek-Ho
Indeed, KT Wiz will look at their past record against Kia Togers and definitely look to keep their supremacy over Kia Tigers, but the champions are in good form and will be a tough nut to crack here. A win for the Tigers looks the most likely outcome from this game.
Outfield– N Ji-wan (VC), J Yong-ho, C Hyung-woo
Infield– S Woo-jin, P Chan-ho sr (C), K Sun-bin, H-Yoon-ho
Pitcher- O Despaigne
Catcher- B Yong-Hwan
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