'De facto semi-wild card showdown': Doosan makes 3 lineup changes against LINE! '20-year-old' Park Chan-ho starts with a .625 batting average against Koo Chang-mo; 'Fateful first NC game' — Lineup revealed [Jamsil on-site]

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This is effectively the start of the semi-wild card showdown. The Doosan Bears are set to face the NC Dinos in a fateful decisive match. The manager has steeled his resolve.

Doosan will play an away game against NC at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the afternoon of the 12th at 5 p.m. This is the first of five remaining head-to-head matchups between the two teams this season. Doosan holds a 8-3 advantage over NC in their overall record for this season.

Doosan has recorded 63 wins, 59 losses, and 4 draws this season, placing them alone in fifth place in the league.

NC has posted 58 wins, 60 losses, and 2 draws, ranking them alone in sixth place in the league. The gap between the two teams is three games.

Depending on the results of today's (12th) and tomorrow's (13th) doubleheader, the gap could widen to five games or shrink to one game.

On this day, Doosan set its starting lineup in the following order: Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Severino (designated hitter), Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman), Jo Su-haeng (center fielder), and Kim Daehyun (right fielder). The starting pitcher is Jacklog.

Jacklog has recorded 7 wins, 7 losses, and an ERA of 3.86 this season. Against NC this season, he went winless in two games with an ERA of 6.75. Over a total of 9⅓ innings, he allowed 13 hits (including one home run), issued 2 walks, hit 2 batters, recorded 6 strikeouts, and gave up 10 runs (7 earned), resulting in a batting average against of 0.351.

Doosan manager Kim Won-hyeong told reporters ahead of today's game, "As our recent performance has dipped somewhat, we've found ourselves chasing others, which has caused concern for both the players and myself. The opponent is on an upswing in momentum, while our team's atmosphere has somewhat cooled. However, in baseball, it is always possible to create a difference that can turn the tide at any moment."

He continued, "Even if the opponent is playing well, if we can connect our performance with a victory in this first game, our players' confidence will rise significantly. That is why I am determined to secure a win today."

Regarding today's lineup, he explained, "There are no major changes. Compared to the lineup from two days ago (the recent game on the 10th), (Jung) Soobin has been removed and (Jo) Su-haeng has been added. In the second baseman position, (Oh) Myeong-jin has been replaced by (Park) Jun-soon. Additionally, (Ryu) Seung-min has been replaced by (Kim) Daehyun, resulting in a total of three changes. Soobin's condition has not been very good recently. Although Jun-soon's batting form has dipped somewhat this season, his record against NC starting pitcher Koo Chang-mo is too strong to ignore, so we changed the lineup."

'The 20-year-old' Park Jun-soon was very strong in his head-to-head record against Koo Chang-mo this season: 8 at-bats, 5 hits (batting average .625), 1 home run, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Meanwhile, ahead of the NC game on the 13th, Manager Kim has announced that Choi Min-seok will start as pitcher.

Meanwhile, NC set its starting lineup in the following order: Kim Ju-won (shortstop), Kwon Hee-dong (left fielder), Blaine (first baseman), Kim Hwi-jip (third baseman), Park Geon-woo (right fielder), Lee Woo-seong (designated hitter), Kim Hyung-jun (catcher), Cheon Jae-hwan (center fielder), and Kim Han-byul (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Koo Chang-mo.

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