While the Doosan Bears played well against the KIA Tigers last weekend, they will face the NC Dinos four times this week. Depending on this week’s results, it will be decided whether they will fall into a chaotic battle for the top five again or whether they will be able to aim for third place.
Doosan will play against Jamsil NC on September 19th. On this day, Jang Won-jun and Eric Peddy will be on the starting mound. Peddie, who ranked first in the league’s ERA this season (2.21), is the undisputed best ace pitcher in the league. In fact, from Doosan’s point of view, with veteran left-hander Jang Won-jun, who is a replacement starter, an asymmetric starting matchup was achieved. In addition, they have to face Peddy in the second consecutive away game at Changwon NC on the weekend. The difficult starting matchup continues this weekend.
Doosan coach Lee Seung-yeop met with reporters before the game on the 19th and said, “I thought I was avoiding Pedi, but I ended up meeting him twice this week (laughter). Avoiding it is one way, but if we fight and win, it is also an opportunity to achieve greater results and become stronger. Rather, I think it went well. “I don’t know the outcome, but I have to give it a try.”안전놀이터
Doosan must send key starting pitcher Kwak Bin to the Hangzhou Asian Games national team after appearing against the Gwangju KIA Tigers on the 18th. On the 18th, Kwak Bin achieved his 11th win of the season with a quality start with 6 innings, 102 pitches, 8 hits, 5 strikeouts, no walks, and no runs, and was able to prepare to join the national team with a lighter mind.
Coach Lee said, “It was an important day for our team and the national team. I am glad that Kwak Bin can go to the national team with good results and feel relieved. If you go to the national team, I hope you can put aside worrying about your team and focus only on the national team. He seems to have a good attitude since he said he would pour his whole soul into it (laughter). He nodded, saying, “I hope that Kwak Bin and his teammates will achieve results in this year’s Asian Games, where young players are the main players, as he has not been able to achieve good results in the recent Olympics and WBC.”
Doosan replaces Kwak Bin’s vacancy with right-hander Kim Dong-ju. Doosan will begin a starting rotation starting with Jang Won-jun on the 19th of this week, followed by Choi Seung-yong, Brandon, Kim Dong-ju, and Alcantara. Choi Won-jun, who returned from a finger blister injury, plans to stand by behind Jang Won-jun as 1+1 on the 19th. Depending on the pitching process and results on this day, the starting pitcher for the Changwon NC game on the 24th will also be decided.
Meanwhile, in the NC match on the 19th, Doosan had Su-bin Jeong (center fielder), Jae-ho Kim (shortstop), Seok-hwan Yang (designated hitter), Eui-ji Yang (catcher), Rojas (left fielder), Seung-ho Kang (first baseman), Joon-young Park (third baseman), and Gye-beom Park ( Second baseman) – Cho Soo-haeng (right fielder) takes the lead in the starting batting order to face Peddy. On this day, after pitcher Kwak Bin and outfielder Kim Tae-geun were deleted, pitcher Choi Won-jun and outfielder Kim Dae-han were registered.
Coach Lee said, “Kim Tae-geun suffered a bruise two days ago when he hit the fence while on defense during a weekend game. Since he had to be out for a while, Kim Dae-han, who has a similar style, was promoted to the first team. “The plan is for him to take on a backup role later in the game.”