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The Doosan Bears, who struggled as their ace faltered, secured a thrilling comeback victory.
On the 30th, Doosan defeated SSG Landers 5-3 in a home game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League held at Incheon SSG Landers Field.
With this win, Doosan improved to 50 wins (45 losses, 3 ties), maintaining their fifth-place position while staying one game ahead of fourth-place KIA Tigers. Meanwhile, SSG remained in ninth place with a record of 37 wins, 58 losses, and 4 ties.
Doosan lined up its batting order as follows: Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Yunion Severino (designated hitter), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Yang Ui-ji (catcher), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Son A-seop (right fielder), Kang Seung-ho (first baseman), and Jung Soobin (center fielder). Choi Min-seok started on the mound.
SSG countered with this lineup: Jeong Jun-jae (second baseman), Park Sung-han (shortstop), Bly Maddis (left fielder), Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter), Jeon Ui-san (first baseman), Choi Ji-hoon (center fielder), Han Yu-seom (right fielder), Ahn Sang-hyun (third baseman), and Lee Ji-young (catcher). Thomas Hatch started for SSG.
Choi Min-seok, the top pitcher of the first half, struggled from the beginning of the game. In the bottom of the first inning, Jeong Jun-jae reached base with a left-field single, followed by walks to Park Sung-han and Maddis.
With no outs and bases loaded, Doosan got lucky. After securing a strike with a 3-0 count, Kim Jae-hwan was turned into a double play at first base, catcher, then first baseman via an inside cutter. This was the best possible situation to prevent runs. Choi then struck out Jeon Ui-san and finished the inning without allowing any runs.
Doosan started the top of the second with Yang Ui-ji's single. Ahn Jae-seok followed with a double, scoring one run. When Son A-seop hit a pitcher's grounder, Ahn advanced to third base and scored on an error by the catcher, adding two more runs.
However, Choi Min-seok continued to struggle in the second inning. He allowed a single and a stolen base to Choi Ji-hoon. When Han Yu-seom hit a shortstop grounder, Park Chan-ho threw to third base to retire the lead runner, but he then walked Ahn Sang-hyun before giving up a center-field single to Lee Ji-young. Once again, luck was on Doosan's side: Han Yu-seom, running from second to home, was stopped by Jung Soobin's quick throw from center field, preventing another run.
Despite this, Choi Min-seok walked Jeong Jun-jae and Park Sung-han consecutively, allowing a bases-loaded walk that scored one run. It was fortunate that Park Chan-ho quickly chased down Maddis' well-placed hit in the outfield, minimizing further damage.
Doosan found stability afterward. In the third inning, they allowed a single with one out but turned Choi Ji-hoon into a double play. The fourth inning ended with three up, three down. However, in the fifth, Park Sung-han singled with one out, and Maddis hit a two-run home run to left-center field — his third of the season. Doosan immediately fell behind 2-3 and Choi was pulled from the mound.
Doosan quickly activated its bullpen and prevented further runs. Lee Byung-hun (2/3 inning), Kim Jeong-woo, and Kim Taek-yeon (both 1 inning) held strong until the top of the eighth with two outs, when they handed the ball to Lee Young-ha.
Thanks to the bullpen's solid performance, Doosan seized its opportunity. Hatch, who had been on the mound through the seventh inning, was pulled after allowing a bases-loaded situation with no outs. Although Jung Soobin flew out to left field and Park Chan-ho turned a double play, Doosan failed to score until the eighth inning, which they did not miss.
Against reliever Choi Min-jun, Severino drew a walk and Park Jun-soon hit a double to tie the game. Kim Min-seok then delivered a go-ahead RBI single. Following Ahn Jae-seok's infield single, consecutive hits by Jo Su-haeng and Park Ji-hoon extended the lead to 5-3. Notably, this comeback was especially meaningful as it featured two hits from pinch-hitter Jo Su-haeng, an RBI single from Park Ji-hoon, and a key base-running play by pinch-runner Kim Daehan that tied the game.
Lee Young-ha, who entered in the eighth with one out, took the mound again in the ninth and retired all three batters to earn his 15th save of the season.
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