"The momentum of last year's nine-game winning streak is emerging." Will another miraculous comeback unfold? If they win today (13th), the gap to '1G' will be narrowed to just one game → 'Park Min-woo returns' Starting lineup announced [Jamsil]

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Can NC Dinos, aiming for another miraculous comeback, narrow the gap with Doosan Bears to just one game?

On the 13th at 5 p.m., NC will face Doosan in an away regular-season match of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium.

NC secured a thrilling one-run victory, 10-9, on the previous day (12th), led by starting pitcher Chu Chang-mo.

With this win, NC extended their winning streak to four games, finishing with 59 wins, 60 losses, and 2 ties. They currently hold sole possession of 6th place in the league standings. NC has narrowed the gap with 5th-place Doosan (63 wins, 60 losses, 4 ties) to two games.

NC now has four remaining matchups against Doosan, including today's game.

For today's lineup, NC arranged the starting order as follows: Kim Ju-won (shortstop), Kwon Hee-dong (left fielder), Park Min-woo (second baseman), Blandin (first baseman), Kim Hwi-jip (third baseman), Park Geon-woo (designated hitter), Kim Hyung-jun (catcher), Park Si-won (right fielder), and Choi Jeong-won (center fielder). Starting pitcher Natsuki Toda will take the mound.

Compared to the previous day, Park Min-woo has returned as the starting second baseman in place of Kim Han-byul. With Park Min-woo batting third, Blandin, Kim Hwi-jip, and Park Geon-woo shifted down one spot each to the 4th, 5th, and 6th positions in the lineup. While Park Geon-woo replaced Lee Woo-seong at designated hitter compared to yesterday, Park Si-won and Choi Jeong-won were added to the starting lineup for the first time today.

Before the game, NC manager Lee Ho-jun expressed his expectations: "The atmosphere from last year's nine-game winning streak at the end of the season is emerging. Even when we are behind, there is more conversation among players both inside and outside the dugout. Previously, everyone was just quiet, but now it seems lively. Whenever that happens, the atmosphere always looks good."

Starting pitcher Toda has appeared in 24 games this season as NC's Asia quota pitcher, recording 7 wins, 9 losses, and an ERA of 4.99. Over 124⅓ innings, he allowed 150 hits (including 19 home runs), issued 42 walks, recorded 94 strikeouts, and gave up 78 runs (69 earned). His WHIP stands at 1.54, and his batting average against is 0.299. He has achieved eight quality starts (six innings or more with three or fewer earned runs).

Against Doosan this season, Toda has no wins and two losses, with an ERA of 4.09. In 11 innings, he allowed 15 hits (including one home run), issued 3 walks, recorded 11 strikeouts, and gave up 6 runs (5 earned), resulting in a batting average against of 0.333.

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