'7-game winning streak in rapid pursuit' — Is this a burden for KIA? → Directly meeting the commander's thoughts? [Jamsil Field]

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Doosan Bears are set to face the 'storming' KIA Tigers, who are currently on a hot streak. What are the thoughts of the manager?

Doosan will play a 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season home game against KIA at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium at 6:30 p.m. on the 17th.

KIA is currently riding a powerful 7-game winning streak this season, recording 9 wins and 7 losses. They share 4th place with SSG Landers. In contrast, Doosan has a recent 5-game record of 1 win and 4 losses, and an overall season record of 5 wins, 1 draw, and 10 losses, placing them alone in 9th in the league.

Doosan set their starting lineup for the day as follows: Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Park Ji-hoon (third baseman), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Cameron (right fielder), Yang Seok-hwan (designated hitter), Kang Seung-ho (first baseman), Lee Yu-chan (left fielder), and Jo Su-haeng (center fielder). The starting pitcher is foreign ace Jacklog.

Doosan is facing a team on a recent winning streak, specifically a 7-game winning streak. From the manager's perspective, must this not be a burden?

Before the game, Doosan manager Kim Won-hyung addressed this question, stating, ""Whether it's a winning streak or a losing streak doesn't matter. We need to win. In any case, it seems we are more important than the opponent"."

Manager Kim added, ""I have always told my players that if I am prepared, I can fight and win against any strong team. However, if I am not prepared and lack something, I cannot easily win even against a weak team"."

He further emphasized, ""Therefore, we are the important factor. It is more important how we perform than the opponent"," showing his determination.

Regarding the exclusion of Jung Soo-bin and Son Ah-seop from the starting lineup, he explained the background: ""Jung Soo-bin has been playing in games continuously. His timing was not good, so he was excluded from the starting lineup today to rest. There was also an opinion in the batting department to consider placing a left-handed batter"."

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