'Fateful 4th vs. 5th Matchup Confirmed' Doosan Announces Starting Lineup for KIA Game; Son Ah-seop to DH [Jamsil On-Site]

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A matchup between the 4th and 5th place teams. It would not be an exaggeration to call this a decisive Wild Card playoff game previewed in advance. Doosan Bears has released its starting lineup for the showdown against KIA Tigers.

Doosan will face KIA in a regular-season home game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League at 6:30 p.m. on the 23rd.

Doosan finished the season with 66 wins, 62 losses, and 5 ties, securing sole 5th place in the league. The gap to 4th-place KIA is five games. If Doosan wins today, with only 10 games remaining this season, it can narrow the gap to four games.

Doosan's starting lineup is arranged as follows: Jung Soobin (center fielder), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Severino (first baseman), Son Ah-seop (designated hitter), Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Oh Myung-jin (second baseman), and Jo Su-haeng (right fielder). The starting pitcher is Jacklog.

Jacklog has recorded 7 wins, 7 losses, and an ERA of 4.09 this season. Over a total of 147⅓ innings, he allowed 160 hits (including 19 home runs), issued 29 walks, struck out 127 batters, gave up 78 runs (67 earned), posted a WHIP of 1.28, and held opponents to a batting average against of 0.272. He has achieved 12 quality starts (starting pitcher pitching at least six innings while allowing three or fewer earned runs).

Against KIA this season, in three games, he recorded 1 win, 1 loss, an ERA of 3.54, over a total of 20⅓ innings, allowed 17 hits (including 2 home runs), issued 4 walks, hit one batter, struck out 19 batters, gave up 8 runs (all earned), and held opponents to a batting average against of 0.218.

Before the game, Doosan manager Kim Won-hyung commented on Son Ah-seop: "There are some positive aspects from a record perspective if he starts. However, no matter how good his records are, the opponent is a pitcher who throws at speeds up to 150 km/h. Since it has been a while since he started, I think he just needs to fulfill his role to a certain extent. Rather, the batters placed in the lineup above Son Ah-seop need to perform well."

Meanwhile, facing Doosan, KIA set its starting lineup as follows: Kim Ho-ryeong (center fielder), Kim Min-gyu (left fielder), Kim Seon-bin (second baseman), Castro (first baseman), Na Sung-beom (right fielder), Han Jun-su (designated hitter), Park Min (shortstop), Kim Tae-gun (catcher), and Byun Woo-hyeok (third baseman). The starting pitcher is Adam Oller.

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