Four hits by one LG batter, how did the Doosan skipper view it? "It could happen, but the most regrettable point was..." [Jamsil Field]

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After suffering a blow from LG Twins the previous day (19th), Doosan Bears made changes to its starting lineup.

Doosan will face LG in a 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season away game at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium at 5 p.m. on the 20th.

On this day, Doosan set its starting lineup in the following order: Jung Soobin (center field), Ryu Seung-min (left field), Cameron (right field), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Kim Min-seok (designated hitter), Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), and Lee Yu-chan (second baseman). The starting pitcher was Kwak Bin.

Compared to the previous day, Son Ah-seop was removed and replaced by Kim Min-seok at designated hitter. Notably, Park Chan-ho's batting order dropped from second to sixth. Oh Myung-jin was also excluded from the starting lineup, with Lee Yu-chan taking the second base position. Additionally, the starting catcher changed from Yoon Jun-ho the previous day to Yang Eui-ji.

Doosan skipper Kim Won-hyeong explained the decision to lower Park Chan-ho's batting order, saying, "It was to move Ryu Seung-min up one spot."

Doosan suffered a comeback loss 2-3 the previous day. Particularly painful was giving up a total of four hits to LG's Song Chan-ui, including one home run and two doubles, as the starting pitcher.

This season, Song Chan-ui has recorded an impressive .500 batting average (10 hits in 20 at-bats) against Doosan, along with three home runs, four doubles, five RBIs, five runs scored, four walks, one hit-by-pitch, and five strikeouts.

Manager Kim said, "Song Chan-ui has been strong against our team. However, I believe that when he is in good condition, he can hit like that. But I think we shouldn't have given a walk before allowing the five-inning home run (two-run homer). That's because it would lead to Song Chan-ui, who is in good hitting form, coming up next."

He continued, "On one hand, it seems we exerted a lot of effort against Goo Bon-hyuk just to end the inning against Song Chan-ui. Did that have a counterproductive effect? He would know that himself. That part was regrettable in yesterday's game."

He then added, "It might have been better to give up a hit. If we give a walk to the previous batter, the probability of throwing a strike to the next batter increases. Conversely, if we give up a hit, we can be more cautious when facing the following batter. That seems to be what happened yesterday."

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