'How could this be?' Boss Nae collapses without scoring a single run, Severino explodes with two more hits, Kwak Bin's heroic effort of the season's highest pitch count delivers an '8K scoreless perfect game' [Jamsil On-Site Review]

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The Doosan Bears, led by their 'first starter' Kwak Bin's heroic effort of the season's highest pitch count, defeated the Samsung Lions and avoided a series sweep.

On the 26th, Doosan secured a decisive 7-0 victory over Samsung in a regular-season home game at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium as part of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League schedule.

Following a heavy 4-15 loss on the 24th and a 1-4 defeat the previous day (25th), Doosan had faced the threat of a series sweep. However, today's victory laid the groundwork for a comeback next week.

Doosan solidified its sole fifth-place position in the league with 48 wins, 3 draws, and 44 losses. Meanwhile, Samsung ended its winning streak at 'three' games, finishing with 57 wins, 2 draws, and 35 losses.

Samsung's lineup for the day featured Kim Ji-chan (center field), Kim Sung-yoon (right field), Gu Ja-wook (left field), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Diaz (first base), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second base), Lee Jae-hyun (shortstop), Kim Young-woong (third base), and Kang Min-ho (catcher). The starting pitcher was Austin Nae, making his KBO debut today.

Compared to the previous day, Choi Hyung-woo returned to the designated hitter position. Additionally, Gu Ja-wook replaced Kim Heon-gon in left field, while Kang Min-ho took over the catcher's mask instead of Kim Do-hwan. The starting second baseman also changed from Shim Jae-hoon to Ryu Ji-hyuk.

Doosan's lineup was arranged as Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Severino (first base), Park Jun-soon (second base), Yang Ui-ji (designated hitter), Kim Min-seok (left field), Ahn Jae-seok (third base), Kim Daehun (right field), Jung Soobin (center field), and Yoon Joon-ho (catcher). The starting pitcher was Kwak Bin.

Ahead of today's game, Doosan manager Kim Won-hyung explained the lineup arrangement: "I considered keeping yesterday's lineup, but there was also input from the hitting coach. Recently, (Kim) Min-seok has been struggling a bit. 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. Therefore, instead of placing Ahn Jae-seok and Kim Min-seok at the back, we put Severino forward." Regarding Park Chan-ho, who missed yesterday's game but returned today, he added: "It's not a serious injury. He felt some discomfort and heaviness in his elbow and shoulder yesterday, so he rested, but he is fine today."

With both starting pitchers performing well, Doosan broke the '0' tie in the fourth inning. In the bottom of the fourth with one out, Severino hit a double that dropped just inside the right-field line. Park Jun-soon then hit a fly ball to center field; Severino tagged up and advanced to third base. Yang Ui-ji followed with a sacrifice fly to left field against Nae, bringing Severino home from third.

Doosan continued its momentum as Kim Min-seok hit an infield single that dropped just inside the right-field line, maintaining the 1st-and-2nd base opportunity. Ahn Jae-seok then smashed a two-run double to left-center field, making it 2-0.

In the sixth inning, Samsung replaced Nae with Kim Tae-hoon as their second pitcher. Against Kim Tae-hoon, Doosan added two more runs. Leadoff hitter Severino hit a ground ball single to center field and was replaced by pinch runner Kang Seung-ho. Park Jun-soon then reached base on a hit-by-pitch, keeping the 1st-and-2nd base opportunity alive. Although Yang Ui-ji struck out, Kim Min-seok hit a sacrifice fly to left field. At that moment, an error by left fielder Gu Ja-wook on the throw allowed Park Jun-soon, who was on first base, to circle third and score. The score became 4-0.

Ultimately, Doosan added three more runs in the eighth inning to seal the victory. Leadoff hitter Kang Seung-ho reached base on a hit-by-pitch against the new pitcher Miyaji, who was immediately replaced. Kang Seung-ho then successfully stole second base. Park Jun-soon followed with a ground ball single to left field, creating a 1st-and-3rd base opportunity. Yang Ui-ji then hit a two-run double that dropped just inside the left-field line. Immediately after, with one out, Ahn Jae-seok hit a sacrifice fly to center field, making it 7-0.

Doosan starter Kwak Bin delivered an outstanding performance over six innings, allowing three hits, one walk, one hit-by-pitch, and striking out eight batters without surrendering any runs, securing his ninth win of the season. Today, Kwak Bin recorded his highest pitch count in a single game this season (113 pitches). The previous record was 109 pitches, set on June 9 against Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium and on June 20 against LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium. His career-high single-game pitch count is 119 pitches, achieved on September 20, 2022, against NC Dinos at Jamsil Stadium. Kim Jung-woo, Kim Taek-yeon, and Lee Young-ha each pitched one inning. In Doosan's lineup, which recorded ten hits total, Severino, Yang Ui-ji, Kim Min-seok, and Ahn Jae-seok all contributed with multi-hit performances.

In contrast, Samsung starter Nae took the loss in his KBO debut, pitching five innings without allowing any walks or hit-by-pitches, giving up five hits and two earned runs (two unearned). Samsung's offense saw Kim Ji-chan perform well with a multi-hit game, but the team managed only scattered four hits overall.

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