Doosan to clinch postseason berth with win today (the 30th): 'Starting lineup revealed' — Severino at No. 6 [Jamsil on-site]

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Will the Doosan Bears secure their spot in the fall baseball playoffs today (the 30th)?

Doosan will play its 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season home game against the NC Dinos at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium at 6:30 p.m. on the 30th.

Doosan currently holds a sole fifth-place finish in the league with a record of 68 wins, 63 losses, and 5 ties this season. The gap to sixth-place NC Dinos (62 wins, 71 losses, 2 ties) is seven games.

If Doosan defeats NC on this day, it will clinch a postseason berth even if it loses all remaining games in the season.

Furthermore, even if Doosan loses both games against NC on the 30th and the 1st of next month, it will still make the fall playoffs if it wins two of its remaining six games.

For this game, 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 (designated hitter), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Severino (first baseman), Jo Su-haeng (right fielder), Yoon Jun-ho (catcher), and Jung Soobin (center fielder). The starting pitcher is Jacklog.

Jacklog has appeared in 28 games this season, recording a record of 7 wins, 7 losses, and an ERA of 4.11. However, he has struggled against NC this season, going winless in three games with an ERA of 8.16. In games against NC, he pitched a total of 14⅓ innings, allowing 22 hits (including 2 home runs), issuing 3 walks, hitting 2 batters, striking out 8, and giving up 16 runs (13 earned).

Ahead of today's game, Doosan manager Kim Won-hyung said, "We need to play today and tomorrow with a sense of slight relief after yesterday's win." He emphasized, "However, the reason we must do our best in the remaining games is that the standings are not yet finalized. We are preparing for what comes next, so we must give it our all in every game."

Meanwhile, facing Doosan, NC set its starting lineup in the following order: Kim Ju-won (shortstop), Cheon Jae-hwan (right fielder), Blaine (designated hitter), Kim Hwi-jip (third baseman), Kim Hyung-jun (catcher), Kwon Hee-dong (left fielder), Han Jae-hwan (first baseman), Kim Han-byul (second baseman), and Oh Tae-yang (center fielder). The starting pitcher is Riley.

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