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The standings of LG Twins and Doosan Bears are now tied. With this being the final year for Jamsil Stadium, the possibility of a postseason (PS) showdown between the two teams for the first time in five years is growing.
Doosan secured two wins and one draw against LG in a three-game series held at Jamsil from the 31st of last month through the 2nd. As a result, the gap between third-place LG and fourth-place Doosan has narrowed to just two games.
Just 40 days ago on June 24, then-first-place LG and fifth-place Doosan were separated by an 11.5-game lead. However, since then, Doosan surged with a record of 17 wins, 2 draws, and 8 losses, while LG struggled with 8 wins, 1 draw, and 18 losses, erasing the 9.5-game gap entirely.
Since the founding of the KBO League in 1982 through last year, a total of 44 years, LG (including its predecessor MBC) and Doosan (including OB) have faced each other in autumn baseball playoffs only six times, which is not many. They first met in the 1993 Qualifying Playoffs (Qual PO), where LG won with two victories against one loss. In the 1998 Qual PO, LG also won with two victories.
However, the dynamic changed after the 2000s. Doosan defeated LG 4 wins to 2 losses in the 2000 Playoffs (PO) and advanced to the Korean Series (KS). They again beat LG 3 wins to 1 loss in the 2013 PO. In both 2020 and 2021, they met consecutively in the Qual PO, with Doosan emerging victorious both times. Ultimately, in autumn baseball matchups between the two teams, Doosan is now on a four-game winning streak following a two-game losing streak.
A KS showdown has never occurred. For this season's "KS Jamsil Derby" to take place, one of the two teams must finish first in the regular season.
Interest in the PS showdown between LG and Doosan is heightened because Jamsil Baseball Stadium will be demolished after this season. The two teams, who have shared Jamsil as their home stadium, will play their home games at a converted Olympic Stadium for the next five years, following plans to construct a new dome stadium by 2032.
As LG and Doosan bid farewell to Jamsil this autumn, fan expectations are growing that they can create a "final match" that will be remembered forever.
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