SAMSUNG'S STARTING LINEUP IS STRONGER THAN KIA'S. WON TAE-IN'S CONFIDENCE, "I'M CONFIDENT THAT I WON'T BE PUSHED BACK."

Defending champion KIA will be able to start rotation with two foreign pitchers and three native left-handers (Yang Hyun-jong, Lee Eui-ri and Yoon Young-chul) when left-hander Lee Eui-ri returns in June. Hanwha, where Moon Dong-ju, who is already throwing a maximum speed of 159km, also has a good five-man rotation by recruiting Eom Sang-baek, the s