The manager also gave a thumbs-up to the Bears' protagonist who wrote history for the first time in 45 years. The skipper praised 'six players'... Doosan reclaims 4th place → LG closes in from 3rd with a 1.5-game lead

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Doosan Bears manager Kim Won-hyeong, who defeated the Hanwha Eagles to reclaim 4th place, shared his thoughts on the victory.

On the 13th, Doosan defeated Hanwha 9-6 in a regular-season home game at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium as part of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League.

With this win, Doosan avenged their loss from the previous day (the 12th), finishing with 54 wins, 46 losses, and 4 ties, while sweeping the three-game series against Hanwha with two wins and one loss. On the same day, after KIA Tigers lost to Samsung Lions, Doosan jumped into 4th place, surpassing KIA. The gap between them and 3rd-place LG Twins is 1.5 games.

Doosan will now head to Gwangju for a fateful three-game away series against '5th-place' KIA.

On this day, Doosan starter Choi Min-seok pitched well over five innings (94 pitches total), allowing six hits and one walk while hitting one batter, striking out three batters, and giving up two earned runs to secure his 10th win of the season.

With this victory, Choi Min-seok became the youngest pitcher in the Bears' 45-year history to reach 10 wins in a single season at age 20 years, one month, and 11 days. (Previous Bears record: Im Tae-hoon on June 26, 2009, against Samsung Lions at Jamsil at age 20 years, eight months, and 29 days; League-wide youngest record: Ju Hyung-gwang of Lotte on August 31, 1994, against OB Bears at Jamsil at age 18 years, five months, and 30 days.)

Following Choi Min-seok, Park Chi-guk (2/3 innings, one earned run), Lee Byung-hun (2/3 innings, three earned runs), Kim Taek-yeon (1 2/3 innings, scoreless), and Lee Young-ha (one inning, scoreless) took the mound in succession to secure the team victory.

In an offense that generated a total of 11 hits, Park Chan-ho recorded three hits, while Yang Eui-ji and Jo Su-hyeong each recorded multi-hit games.

Doosan scored runs in every inning from the first through the fourth, taking control of the game early. In the bottom of the first, with two outs and runners on first and third, a runner scored at home when Noh Si-hwan committed an error on Yang Eui-ji's ground ball to third base. In the bottom of the second, with no outs and runners on first and third, An Jae-seok scored on Jo Su-hyeong's ground ball to second base.

Doosan extended their lead to 5-0 in the bottom of the third with sacrifice flies from Kim Min-seok, Park Chan-ho, and Jo Su-hyeong. Then, in the bottom of the fourth, Yang Eui-ji hit a three-run homer to make it 8-2. Later, Doosan's bullpen allowed runs, narrowing the gap to 8-6, just two runs behind. However, they added another run in the bottom of the seventh on an opponent's wild pitch and ultimately won 9-6.

After the game, manager Kim Won-hyeong specifically praised six players. He said, "Choi Min-seok did his job as a starter by minimizing runs allowed during critical moments. Congratulations on becoming the youngest pitcher in club history to reach 10 wins," giving him a thumbs-up. The manager continued, "Kim Taek-yeon followed up by handling multiple innings under tight pressure and breaking the opponent's momentum. Closer Lee Young-ha held the ninth inning well," praising the pitchers.

Manager Kim also said, "Yang Eui-ji showed the demeanor of a fourth hitter by hitting a decisive home run among other performances. Park Chan-ho and Jo Su-hyeong also contributed with three hits and two hits respectively," applauding their efforts.

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