KBO Postseason – Playoff
Injury report for KIA Tigers at Samsung Lions (KBO Postseason – Playoff, Daegu Samsung Lions Park): injury news for KIA Tigers could not be confirmed; Samsung Lions have 3 out and 0 doubtful.
KIA Tigers
Injury info unavailable
PO Game 1 (rained out Oct 25 by the typhoon, moved to the 26th). SP James Naile unchanged (13-7, 3.49 ERA, league-high 183 IP & 20 QS; 7 IP, 1 R in the semi-PO; 2-0, 3.24 vs Samsung). Swept LG 3-0 in the semi-PO and gets an extra day of rest. Lineup: Park Jeong-woo, Park Jae-hyun, Kim Do-yeong, Castro, Na Sung-bum, Kim Sun-bin, Han Jun-su (DH), Kim Tae-gun, Ha Joo-seok
Samsung Lions
- Kim Jae-yoonRPOut
Right serratus anterior and fascia damage (Grade 1 on MRI); needs two weeks of full rest, left off PO roster and unlikely for the Korean Series (league saves leader)
- Lee Seung-hyunRPOut
Lower back pain; left off PO roster (left-handed reliever)
- Baek Jung-hyunRPOut
Latissimus dorsi injury; left off PO roster (left-hander)
- Koo Ja-wookOFProbable
Left hamstring (0.5–1 cm tear at biceps femoris origin) on Sept. 30; recovered and on PO roster, but not yet running bases or fielding, so expected at DH or as pinch-hitter
PO G1 SP Chris Paddack kept (7-3, 2.95 ERA; 0-2, 5.25 vs KIA; recovered from early-October back tightness). Closer Kim Jae-yoon out. Choi Hyung-woo benched, Koo Ja-wook batting 3rd at DH (per pre-rainout lineup)