'What a relief' Doosan infield commander returns to starting lineup after just one day! Why was Severino moved up to the second spot? [Jamsil on-site]

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What a relief. Doosan Bears' infield commander Park Chan-ho has returned to the field after missing one day.

Doosan will face Samsung Lions in a 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season home game at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the afternoon of the 26th at 6 p.m.

Doosan had already lost both games against Samsung. On the 24th, they started with Choi Min-seok, who leads the KBO League in ERA this season, but he collapsed early after pitching 2⅔ innings (72 pitches), allowing 7 hits, 4 walks, striking out 1, and giving up 10 runs (4 earned). The previous day (the 25th), foreign pitcher Jacklog started but took the loss after allowing 4 runs over 6 innings.

Now, on this day, Doosan will aim for a victory with domestic ace Kwak Bin starting.

The starting lineup has also been announced. Doosan set their batting order as follows: Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Severino (first baseman), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Yang Ui-ji (designated hitter), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Kim Daehun (right fielder), Jung Soobin (center fielder), and Yoon Jun-ho (catcher).

Compared to the previous day, Park Chan-ho has returned to the leadoff spot. Park had been excluded from the starting lineup and sat out entirely the previous day due to discomfort in his shoulder and elbow. Additionally, Severino, who batted sixth the day before, has been moved up to the second spot in the order. Instead of Yang Ui-ji batting as designated hitter, Yoon Jun-ho will now wear the catcher's mask.

Ahead of today's game, Doosan manager Kim Won-hyung explained the lineup construction: "We considered keeping yesterday's lineup, but there was also input from the hitting coach. Recently, (Kim) Min-seok hasn't been performing well. Yesterday, (Yang) Ui-ji hit three hits and showed good form. So we thought it would be better to have them handle opportunities later in the order. Instead of placing (Ahn) Jae-seok and (Kim) Min-seok at the back, we moved Severino forward."

Regarding Park Chan-ho, he added: "It's not a major injury. His elbow and shoulder felt a bit uncomfortable and heavy yesterday, so he rested, but today he is fine."

Meanwhile, Kwak Bin has appeared in 18 games this season with an 8-4 record and a 2.80 ERA. Over a total of 103 innings, he allowed 93 hits (8 home runs), issued 29 walks, recorded 120 strikeouts, gave up 36 runs (32 earned), posted a WHIP of 1.18, and held opponents to a .237 batting average. He also delivered 11 quality starts (starting pitcher allowing 3 or fewer earned runs over at least 6 innings). Against Samsung this year, he pitched one game with no decision, a 4.50 ERA, allowing 5 hits, 1 walk, striking out 7, and giving up 3 runs (3 earned) over 6 innings.

Meanwhile, facing Doosan, Samsung set their starting lineup as follows: Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Kim Sung-yoon (right fielder), Gu Ja-wook (left fielder), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Diaz (first baseman), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), Lee Jae-hyun (shortstop), Kim Young-woong (third baseman), and Kang Min-ho (catcher). The starting pitcher for today is Austin Bos, making his KBO debut.

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