'Expulsion rumors' foreign hitter Cameron Daz turns the tables with a home run, recording a massive explosion of 3 hits, 5 RBIs, and 5 times on base! Doosan secures a 16-6 landslide victory and a 'three-game winning streak in great form' [Gocheokreview]

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Doosan Bears completely defeated the Kiwoom Heroes and secured a pleasant three-game winning streak. Cameron Daz, who had been the subject of expulsion rumors due to his 'overworked defense,' has now become a lucky charm for Doosan.

On the 1st, Doosan defeated Kiwoom 16-6 in an away game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season held at Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome.

With this victory, Doosan improved to 13 wins, 1 draw, and 15 losses, needing just two more wins to reach a .500 winning percentage. Meanwhile, Kiwoom recorded 11 wins and 18 losses. Kiwoom fell into a two-game losing streak.

Doosan's starting pitcher Min-seok Choi allowed 6 hits, 2 walks, and 4 strikeouts over 4 innings, giving up 5 runs (4 earned), and left the mound without a decision. Kim Myeong-shin, Park Chi-guk, Kim Jeong-woo, and Choi Ju-hyeong each pitched a scoreless inning. In the 9th inning, Tamura came out and allowed 1 run over 1 inning. In the batting lineup that rained down 15 hits, Cameron went 3-for-3 with 1 home run, 5 RBIs, 3 runs scored, and 2 walks. Park Jun-soon went 3-for-5 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored, while Kim Ki-yeon went 3-for-3 with 3 RBIs and 3 runs scored, each making a strong impact.

Kiwoom's starting pitcher Ha-young Min allowed 5 hits (2 home runs), 3 walks, and 2 strikeouts over 4 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), and also left the mound without a decision. Won Jong-hyun (1 scoreless inning), Kim Jae-woong (1/3 inning, 4 runs), Jeon Jun-pyo (2/3 inning, 1 run), Lee Jun-woo (1 inning, 6 runs), and Jung Da-hoon (2 scoreless innings) pitched in succession. In the batting lineup that managed 11 hits, Ahn Chi-hong recorded 3 hits, while Choi Ju-hwan, Im Byung-wook, and Kim Geon-hee each had multi-hit performances.

Kiwoom started with Ha-young Min. The batting order was set as follows: Taehyun Jeon (left fielder), Brooks (designated hitter), Ahn Chi-hong (second baseman), Choi Ju-hwan (first baseman), Im Byung-wook (right fielder), Park Soo-jong (center fielder), Kim Dong-heon (catcher), Yang Hyeon-jong (third baseman), and Oh Sun-jin (shortstop).

Facing Kiwoom, Doosan started with Min-seok Choi. The batting order was set as follows: Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Cameron (right fielder), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Yang Ui-ji (designated hitter), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Jung Soobin (center fielder), Oh Myeong-jin (first baseman), and Kim Ki-yeon (catcher).

Kiwoom took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 2nd inning with Park Soo-jong's two-run single to center field and Yang Hyeon-jong's sacrifice fly to left field. Doosan responded in the top of the 3rd when foreign hitter Cameron hit a three-run home run to take a 3-2 lead. In the top of the 4th, Ahn Jae-seok's solo home run and Kim Ki-yeon's sacrifice fly extended the lead to 5-2.

Kiwoom did not give up easily. In the bottom of the 4th, Im Byung-wook's two-run single to left-center field and Kim Geon-hee's two-run double to left-center field tied the game at 5-5.

The seemingly tight contest took a sharp turn when Doosan scored 5 runs in the 6th inning and 6 runs in the 7th inning, creating a big inning.

In the top of the 6th, Doosan pulled away to 10-5 with Kim Ki-yeon's and Cameron's RBI hits and an opposing wild pitch. In the top of the 7th, Cameron and Park Jun-soon's consecutive RBI hits, Jung Soobin's and Oh Myeong-jin's consecutive bases-loaded walks, and Kim Ki-yeon's RBI hit extended the lead to 16-5. Although Kiwoom scored one run in the 9th, the game ended with a landslide victory for Doosan.

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