'Batting average 0.247' Son Ah-seop excluded for two consecutive days → Kim Won-hyung: "His condition is fine; he hit well yesterday, so we will keep the lineup as is" to challenge for a five-game winning streak

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Doosan Bears manager Kim Won-hyung pulled out the card of a "lineup expert" to continue the momentum of a four-game winning streak. Veteran outfielder Son Ah-seop (38), who has shown decent form with a .297 batting average (37 at-bats, 11 hits) in the last 10 games, was excluded from the starting lineup for two consecutive days. This is not due to any injury concerns.

Manager Kim Won-hyung, meeting with reporters ahead of the home game to be held on the 7th at Jamsil Baseball Stadium located in Seoul Songpa-gu, responded to questions about Son Ah-seop being excluded from the starting lineup for two consecutive games by stating, "There is no problem with his condition," but added, "However, since the flow of the batting order and the active offensive power were so good in yesterday's (6th) game, we decided to maintain today's lineup exactly as it was yesterday to carry that momentum forward."

On this day, Doosan arranged its batting order as follows: Jung Soobin (center fielder), Cameron (right fielder), Oh Myung-jin (second baseman), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Kim Min-seok (designated hitter), Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Park Ji-hoon (third baseman), Jo Su-haeng (left fielder), and Kang Seung-ho (first baseman). Only Ahn Jae-seok, who played third base the previous day, was left out of the starting lineup due to slight discomfort in his lower back. Left-handed foreign pitcher Wes Benjamin will take the mound as the starting pitcher.

The previous day (6th), Doosan secured a decisive 9-1 victory, surging to a four-game winning streak, despite Kiwoom's ace pitcher An Woo-jin starting on the mound, thanks to a total of 15 hits across the lineup. On the 6th, Son Ah-seop did not even appear as a substitute.

Son Ah-seop, who was traded from Hanwha Eagles to Doosan on April 14, has recorded 28 games this season with a .247 batting average (97 at-bats, 24 hits), 1 home run, 12 RBIs, and an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.595. However, he has been performing well in the last 10 games.

Regarding the secret to his strong hitting in the game on the 6th, manager Kim Won-hyung elaborated on the reason for maintaining the lineup: "Actually, pitcher An Woo-jin is a top-class pitcher, including foreign players, across the entire KBO League. We had planned to have him pitch only five innings to decide the game in the later stages, but it seems the overall condition of our batters was good."

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