'Multi-hit performance the day before' Son Ah-seop to start for '2 consecutive games'; why is Ryu Seung-min excluded from the starting lineup? [Gocheok]

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Will Doosan Bears be able to avenge their defeat against Kiwoom Heroes the day before (on the 3rd)?

Doosan will face Kiwoom in an away game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season at Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome at 6 p.m. on the 4th.

Doosan currently holds a record of 40 wins, 2 draws, and 40 losses. They are in 6th place, trailing 5th-place Hanwha Eagles by 0.5 games.

For today's game, Doosan set the starting batting order as follows: Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Son Ah-seop (right fielder), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Yang Eui-ji (designated hitter), An Jae-seok (third baseman), Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Jung Soobin (center fielder), Yoon Jun-ho (catcher), and Kang Seung-ho (first baseman). The starting pitcher is Choi Seung-yong.

Compared to the previous day, Son Ah-seop, who had been used as a designated hitter, will now play in right field. Meanwhile, Yang Eui-ji, who started as catcher the day before, has moved to the designated hitter position.

Additionally, Ryu Seung-min was excluded from the starting lineup. Ryu has struggled recently, recording just 2 hits in 21 at-bats over his last five games. In contrast, Son Ah-seop, who returned to the starting lineup the previous day and recorded a multi-hit game including one hit, will start for two consecutive games.

Before today's game, Doosan manager Kim Won-hyung explained the decision to exclude Ryu Seung-min from the starting lineup: "We felt his hitting form had dipped slightly recently. Given that he has started in nine consecutive games, we were concerned about his physical condition. I didn't expect him to keep starting like this (laughs)."

Meanwhile, Kiwoom set their starting lineup against Doosan as follows: Seo Geon-chang (second baseman), Choo Jae-hyun (center fielder), Davison (first baseman), Hyura (left fielder), An Chi-hong (designated hitter), Park Chan-hyuk (right fielder), Yeo Dong-wook (third baseman), Kim Dong-heon (catcher), and Kwon Hyeok-bin (shortstop). The starting pitcher is Park Jun-hyun.

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