'Aiming for Third Place!' Doosan Manager Kim Won-hyung praised 'Total of 8 players' named, saying "Thank you to the fans who filled the stands"

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Doosan Bears' "winning manager" Kim Won-hyung, who concluded the weekend three-game series against LG Twins with two wins and one draw in a winning streak, shared his thoughts on the victory.

On the 2nd, Doosan defeated LG 8-3 in a regular-season home game at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium as part of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League.

With this win, Doosan improved to 52 wins, 45 losses, and 4 draws, securing sole fourth place in the league. The gap between them and third-place LG has narrowed from three games to just two. Next week, Doosan will play a midweek home series against NC Dinos, followed by a weekend matchup against Samsung Lions in Daegu.

Doosan's starting pitcher Benjamin pitched six innings, allowing four hits (including one home run), no walks, striking out eight batters, and giving up three earned runs (all self-earned), delivering a quality start (six innings with three or fewer earned runs) to earn his fifth win of the season. Kim Jung-woo, Takada, and Park Chi-kook each pitched one inning responsibly.

In the lineup that recorded 13 total hits, Kim Daehun, Oh Myung-jin, Park Jun-soon, Kim Min-seok, and Jo Su-haeng all delivered multi-hit performances.

Doosan took a 2-0 lead with Kim Min-seok's RBI double in the bottom of the first inning and Kim Daehun's RBI single to left field in the bottom of the second. After surrendering a two-run homer to Lee Ju-heon that tied the game in the third, Doosan fell behind 3-2 when Song Chan-ui hit an RBI double to center-left in the fourth.

However, Doosan went on to score without allowing any further runs, closing out the victory. In the fourth inning, a sequence of Jo Su-haeng's RBI double, Park Chan-ho's two-run go-ahead RBI double, and Park Jun-soon's RBI single to left field extended their lead to 6-3. Ultimately, Doosan added one run each in the seventh and eighth innings to secure an 8-3 victory.

After the game, "winning manager" Kim Won-hyung specifically named all eight players. Manager Kim said, "Benjamin delivered another quality start in his second appearance of the week, laying the foundation for a win. Kim Jung-woo, Takada, and Park Chi-kook also pitched well," praising the pitchers.

He continued, "In the batter's box, Kim Daehun maintained excellent hitting form with multi-hit performance, fulfilling his role as leadoff hitter excellently. In the fourth inning, Jo Su-haeng showed focus after a failed bunt and recorded an RBI, while Park Chan-ho delivered the go-ahead run with an aggressive swing in a favorable count." He added, "In the seventh and eighth innings when extra runs were needed, Jung Soobin and Park Chan-ho executed smart base-running plays that allowed us to pull away decisively," giving them high praise.

Finally, Manager Kim said, "The players worked hard under the hot weather this week. I also want to thank the fans who filled the stands."

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