SEOUL (Interstat) — Kia Tigers will visit LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on Monday for a Korea Baseball Organization matchup between teams separated by one game in the standings. Kia enters 72-59-2, while LG is 71-61-2. The forecast for game time calls for 77 degrees.

Kia right-hander Shirakawa Keisho is a player to watch. In his most recent outing, he allowed three earned runs on five hits over 3 1/3 innings with four strikeouts against LG. In the start before that, he worked five hitless innings with four walks and four strikeouts against NC. He struck out four batters in each of his past two appearances.

LG catcher Park Dong-won is a player to watch. He went 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs in the most recent meeting against Kia. He also has recent multi-hit efforts, including a 2-for-2 game at Shinsegae and a 1-for-2 showing in another game there. Park also went 1 for 2 against Lotte.

Kia has won the past three meetings between the teams. The Tigers took the latest matchup 6-5, following a 5-4 victory, and also beat the Twins 5-1 earlier in the season series. Kia has won six of the past 10 meetings overall. LG’s most recent win in the series came earlier this season.

LG has lost seven straight games, including three at Shinsegae and two against Kia. Before the skid, the Twins beat Hanwha 4-3 and 2-1, and routed KT Wiz 12-1 and NC 9-2. Kia has won two in a row after a three-game losing streak against KT Wiz. Kia’s most recent loss was 7-5 to KT Wiz, and the Tigers also lost 3-2 and 8-5 in 10 innings to KT Wiz. The Tigers also beat NC 8-6 and 5-1 and shut out Kiwoom 2-0 in recent play.

In the latest meeting, Kia’s bullpen delivered 2 2/3 scoreless innings. Lee Tae-yang pitched 0.2 innings with no hits and one walk, Jeon Sang-hyun worked a scoreless inning with no hits and one strikeout, and Lee Eui-lee tossed a scoreless inning with no hits and three walks. LG’s Kim Yun-sik allowed one earned run on one hit over three innings with two walks and three strikeouts, and Kim Jin-su threw two scoreless innings with one walk and one strikeout.

Kia’s next scheduled game is against Samsung, while LG is set to host NC. The teams are scheduled to meet again later in the month.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Kia Tigers 7, LG Twins 4. Interstat’s ELO system gives LG a 53.7 percent probability to win.