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The first game of the 2026 Korean Series will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday night at KT Wiz Park in Suwon. KT Wiz manager Lee Kang‑chul has named American right‑hander Davis Daniel the starting pitcher, while Samsung Lions manager Park Jin‑man has selected right‑hander Choi Won‑tae. Both pitchers have mixed postseason records, and the matchup is expected to be a key battle for game‑winning momentum.
The opening contest of the 2026 Korean Series is slated to be a pitching duel between two right‑handers. In the 6:30 p.m. Tuesday night start at KT Wiz Park in Suwon, the regular‑season champions will tether Korean League Hall of Famer Lee Kang‑chul’s American import Davis Daniel to the mound against Samsung Lions manager Park Jin‑man’s own right‑hander Choi Won‑tae. The best‑of‑seven series, which pits the league’s top teams, began on Sunday after the Lions beat the Kia Tigers 6‑1 in Game 5 of the playoff series and earned a berth against the Wiz.
In a press gathering on Monday morning in Suwon, Lee declared Daniel the Game 1 starter for the series, a move that follows the pitcher’s unusual career trajectory. Signed by the Wiz in July to replace the unreliable Matt Sauer, Daniel posted a 5‑2 record with a 2.13 ERA over 10 regular‑season starts, largely due to his home‑field advantage at the park. He is 4‑0 with a 1.16 ERA in five outings at the venue, a stat line that the Wiz executives hope will tip the scales in the team’s favor against the Lions.
"We had a chance to test Daniel against the Lions at the end of the regular season, but we decided not to show him against them," Lee said. "He has pitched himself into the No. 1 job for us over the course of the season."
Lee’s comments come after a late‑season suspension of the early‑season starter, which created an opening for Daniel to step into a leadership role. His mix of fastball and slider has earned him praise from teammates, and his previous outings at KT Wiz Park show that the venue’s dimensions may favor his control. The Wiz have conducted a grief‑pitched power forward like Daniel to keep the Lions’ hitters off balance.
Choi will start for Samsung, a pitcher who has seen the ball at home the Wicked–Good idolization of equation. In his eighth Korean Series appearance, Choi has allowed 14.14 ERA over seven innings, giving up 12 runs (one unearned) on 11 hits and four walks. The most recent match was a start against the Tigers, when Choi was taken out in the third inning after allowing two runs on three hits. Despite the mediocre stats, the Lions consider Choi a range‑finding righty who can throw economical pitches and bend Lions’ lineup against the problem the Korean system of the stadium. Park, however, does not wait until the stadium so that the home‑field advantage
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