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After a thrilling comeback victory in extra innings, the Doosan Bears have finally risen to 4th place. "Victory coach" Kim Won-hyung shared his thoughts on the win.
On the 28th, Doosan secured a 2-1 comeback victory against SSG in an away game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season held at Incheon SSG Landers Field.
With this win, Doosan continued its upward momentum from its home game against Samsung Lions on the 26th, securing back-to-back victories. Its record for the season is now 49 wins, 3 draws, and 44 losses.
As a result, Doosan pushed KIA Tigers, which lost to Samsung Lions on the same day, down to 5th place. With no games behind them in terms of win-loss difference, Doosan moved up to 4th place by one game ahead of 5th-place KIA in winning percentage.
On this day, Doosan fell behind early when Park Jun-soon committed an error in the first inning, allowing starting pitcher Benjamin to give up one run. However, after SSG starter Avila was replaced in the 7th inning, Severino hit a two-run double that dropped into center field, tying the game at 1-1.
The game went into extra innings, reaching the 10th. With Jo Byung-hyun replaced by Moon Seung-won for SSG, leadoff batter Park Jun-soon targeted Moon's first pitch—a slider (135 km/h) low and inside—and sent it over the left-field fence for a solo home run. This was Park's 14th home run of the season and the game-winning hit of the day.
Doosan starter Benjamin recorded 6 innings, allowing 4 hits, walking 1 batter, striking out 8, and giving up 1 unearned run. He faced a total of 24 batters and threw 88 pitches. Kim Jung-woo and Kim Taek-yeon each pitched one inning, followed by Lee Young-ha who threw two scoreless innings to secure the victory. In the offense that generated a total of 10 hits, Severino and Jeong Soobin both recorded multi-hit games.
After the win, Doosan manager Kim Won-hyung praised the pitchers: "Starter Benjamin pitched almost perfectly in his first game of the week. The relievers who followed also did their part, laying the foundation for the comeback victory. Lee Young-ha was especially crucial, shouldering two innings with all-out effort."
The manager continued, "In a situation where we were falling behind, Kim Daehyun reached base with a hit in the 7th inning, and Severino followed with a extra-base hit, shifting the momentum of the game. Severino has clearly improved as the season progresses." He added, "In the 10th extra inning, Park Jun-soon utilized his strength—his aggressiveness—by swinging boldly from the first pitch against Moon Seung-won, producing the best possible result," giving him a thumbs-up.
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