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Veteran Choi Hyung-woo, with 2,718 hits, returns to cleanup duty as Samsung unveil lineup in title chase

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

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  • The Samsung Lions will face the LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium as they try to end a two-game losing streak.
  • Samsung lost 4-3 after surrendering four runs in the sixth inning despite leading 3-0, leaving them second in the standings, 0.5 games behind KT Wiz.
  • Veteran Choi Hyung-woo, who has 2,718 career hits, returns to the cleanup spot.

Samsung Lions are looking to stop a two-game slide when they meet the LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in their 13th game of the season between the teams.

Samsung let a 3-0 lead disappear in the previous game, giving up four runs in the sixth inning before losing 4-3. The defeat followed a seven-game winning streak and pushed the Lions out of first place.

Samsung now sit second, half a game behind the KT Wiz. Veteran Choi Hyung-woo, who has recorded 2,718 hits, returns to the cleanup position, while catcher Park Se-hyuk is included in the lineup as the team tries to keep its title challenge on track.

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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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