'Last 4G batting average of 0.462' Doosan Park Chan-ho will be a top hitter in 2 consecutive games, "I have to survive and do it." [the site of a water source]

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Doosan Bears leadoff Park Chan-ho (31) is on the rise again, making him a top hitter for the second consecutive game.

Doosan announced its starting lineup ahead of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season KT Wiz at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 10th.

On the same day, Doosan formed a lineup of Park Chan-ho (striker), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Yang Eui-ji (designated hitter), Daz Cameron (right fielder), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman), Yoon Joon-ho (catcher), and Jung Soo-bin (middle fielder). The starting pitcher is Kwak Bin.

Against this, KT consisted of Choi Won-jun (center fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (first baseman), Ahn Hyun-min (right fielder), Sam Hilliard (left fielder), Jang Sung-woo (designated hitter), Ryu Hyun-in (third baseman), Oh Yoon-seok (second baseman), Han Seung-taek (catcher), and Lee Kang-min (striker). The starting pitcher is Matt Sauer.

Park Chan-ho appears to be the head of Doosan's charge again. Park Chan-ho, who signed a four-year FA contract worth 8 billion won and joined Doosan ahead of this season, once had a bad start to the season, with a batting average of 0.160.

However, starting with the Hanwha Eagles game last weekend, he seems to be stretching little by little, recording a batting average of 0.462 and an on-base percentage of 0.588 in the last four games.

Doosan manager Kim Won-hyung had Park Chan-ho's top hitter for two consecutive games, saying, "We have to survive. "I have to do it again," he said. "The third batting order continues to not be fixed. (Park) Jun-soon has a good feeling, but if I hit No. 1, No. 3 is another concern, so I turned Jun-soon to No. 3 and raised Chan-ho to No. 1."

As the head coach said, young players have been cheering up in Doosan recently. On the mound, Choi Min-seok (20) pitched two consecutive scoreless games, winning his first win in the previous appearance.

It is Park Joon-soon (20) at the batter's box. Park Joon-soon is a contact tool that has been recognized since high school, leading Doosan's batting average of 0.393 (11 hits in 28 at-bats), one home run, six RBIs and two runs, and an on-base percentage of 0.414 slugging percentage of 0.607.

Coach Kim Won-hyung said, "Young players are doing well according to their goals. The season is long, so I hope you can overcome it well even if there is a crisis in the middle. I hope you watch the seniors and follow them," he said with a smile.

Another point to watch is starting pitcher Kwak Bin. Kwak Bin (27), who throws a fastball up to 158 kilometers per hour, fell into an unexpected slump with a 7.27 ERA in two games and 12 hits, six walks and nine strikeouts in eight ⅔ innings.

Manager Kim Won-hyung said, "I'm expecting about six innings from Kwak Bin today. "If you throw that much, I think you've done your job enough," he said.

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