The last train of the 5th round in the fog will be decided this weekend...'8 consecutive games vs. 6 consecutive games', a week of chaos, a more relaxed team
Sep 19, 2024
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The time of fate has begun, the three five-way contenders. It is a watershed moment for the semifinals of the 2024 season.
The fourth-ranked Doosan Bears and the sixth-ranked SSG Landers will enter a series of games in which their advance to autumn baseball is at stake. The starting line of the long journey in the heat of late summer.
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After the match against KIA on the 19th, the team will play three consecutive games against Jamsil rival LG Twins from the 20th. Doosan, which is two games behind third-place LG, will stage a final all-out war in hopes of reclaiming third place depending on the results of the game on the 19th.
After the three consecutive games against LG, games against SSG and NC Dinos will be held in Jamsil on the 23rd and 24th. A breathtaking six-game series that includes Monday's game. I'm glad that I can play at Jamsil Baseball Stadium without moving.
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Starting with the two consecutive games against Incheon Kiwoom on the 19th and 20th, he will enter the eight consecutive games of death. On the weekend, he will move to Suwon and play two games of destiny against KT Wiz on the 21st and 22nd. If there is a team that wins both games in this match, it is expected to be mixed.
On the 23rd, they will move to Jamsil and play against Doosan, and then play against LG at home Incheon on the 24th. On the 25th, he will move to Changwon and play two consecutive games against the NC Dinos.
It is a tough eight-game series following the competition in the Seoul metropolitan area and the away road in Changwon. If you let go of your mind a little, autumn baseball can move away at one point. A tough schedule that requires even a replacement starter. The burden of physical strength of the bullpen and the fielders, who have to wait every day, is also daunting.
The eight-game series is a rare schedule. It happened to be caught in the watershed of the Five Rivers amid twists and turns such as the cancellation of rain. In addition, it is burdensome for the team to face.
The team, which is already in the most disadvantageous position in sixth place, has the most disadvantageous remaining schedule in hand. A situation in which the spirit of the team is in desperate need of a miracle. The fact that there are nine games left, the most, is the last spark of the possibility of a dramatic come-from-behind five. Attention is also being paid to how the rain news will affect the 20th.
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All six remaining games will be played at home, and the opposing team is relatively easy.
After a day off after the home game against Samsung on the 19th, they will play two consecutive home games against SSG on the 21st and 22nd. It is expected that all-out efforts will be made to dampen the hopes of SSG, which cannot rest. After a day off and a game against Lotte at home on the 24th, he will take two days off and play two consecutive games against Kiwoom at home again.
There is also time to breathe in the middle, and the opposing team is less burdened, so it is a schedule that allows you to choose and focus.
KT, which is three games behind LG in third place, will begin its journey to '3rd place in the maximum target, and 4th place in the minimum target'. Even if you start from the wild card match, the difference between the fourth place, which only needs to win once, and the fifth place, which needs to win twice, is heaven and earth.
For KT, the goal is to secure at least the fourth place by occupying an advantageous position in the basket between the two teams.
◇Doosan-KT-SSG Remaining schedule (as of the 18th)
▶Doosan Bears (8 games)
The match against KIA in Jamsil on the 19th
Jamsil LG match (Wonjeong) on the 20, 21, and 22nd
Jamsil SSG match on the 23rd
Jamsil NC match on the 24th
Busan Lotte match on the 26th
On the 28th, the match against Changwon NC
▶KT Wiz (6 games)
Suwon Samsung match on the 19th
Suwon SSG match on the 21st and 22nd
Suwon Lotte match on the 24th
Suwon Kiwoom on the 27th and 28th
▶SSG Landers (9 games)
Incheon Kiwoom on the 19th and 20th
Suwon KT match on the 21st and 22nd
The match against Doosan Bears in Jamsil on the 23rd
On the 24th, the match against Incheon LG
On the 25th and 26th, the match against Changwon NC
Daejeon Hanwha match on the 28th
hschung@sportschosun.com
