LG-Doosan's fate 3 consecutive games, water bomb notice on the first day 'Fecal Batteries'...Doubleheader If Canceled, Who's in favor

Sep 20, 2024

The game between Kiwoom and LG, which was scheduled to be held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 12th, was canceled due to rain. The canceled game was scheduled for the 26th. It's raining on the ground covered with tarpaulin. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.12/

If it's canceled due to rain, doubleheader. To whom is it advantageous.

The day has come to determine the fate of the LG Twins and the Doosan Bears.

The two teams will play three consecutive games at Jamsil Stadium from the 20th. It is an additional schedule, and the two teams' games were arranged like three consecutive games on the weekend.

It was exquisite. Coincidentally, the two teams are engaged in a fierce third place war. The third and fourth places are the difference between the sky and the ground. Third place goes straight to the semi-playoff, while fourth place has to play a wild-card game. If you go to the semi-playoff with ace pitchers in the wild-card game, you will be at a disadvantage.

With three consecutive games ahead, the two teams have two wins. Both teams declared an all-out war because Doosan could change its ranking if it won all three games.

However, there are variables. A lot of rain is forecast across the country on the 20th, when the first game will be held. Jamsil Stadium is forecast from afternoon to night, but if it rains as predicted, the amount is considerable, making it difficult to hold the game.

There is not much time left until the end of the season. The problem is that there is no reserve date if this game is canceled due to rain. The preliminary date of the game was originally scheduled for the 24th, but the NC Dinos-Doosan match, which was canceled earlier, preempted the preliminary date on the 24th. On the same day, LG's away match against SSG Landers was canceled, so they have to go to Incheon to play the game.

If there is no preliminary date, then the next thing is a doubleheader. If the game is canceled on the 20th, the two teams will play a doubleheader on the 21st.

The game between the Doosan Bears and the Lotte Giants, which was scheduled to be held at Jamsil Stadium on the 13th, was canceled by rain. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.08.13/

If so, who would be advantageous if the schedule changes to a doubleheader. It is difficult to predict the results, but theoretically, it may be in LG's favor.

LG in the past only needs to be swept away at least. Usually, a doubleheader is said to have a high probability of winning and losing one game. This is because it is difficult for one team to concentrate on both games. For example, Doosan cannot use Yang Eui-ji, its main catcher, as a catcher in two doubleheaders. If it is held normally, it can play as a catcher in both games. Doosan, which needs all three wins, may not be happy with a double header.

On top of that, LG played in Busan until the 19th. Doosan, on the other hand, was in Jamsil. LG's travel distance was burdensome, but they can take a break. Doosan will want to continue its four-game winning streak right away.

Sportschosun DB

LG is a Hernandez-Son Joo-Young-Enthroation. Doosan was followed by Kwak Bin, Kim Min-gyu, and Balazovic. If it had been canceled due to rain, not a doubleheader, Doosan could have had an advantage by not having to use temporary starter Kim Min-kyu. However, it is a doubleheader, so Kim Min-kyu has to take the mound in the end. Usually, when teams are canceled due to rain and doubleheaders the next day, they put the players who were designated as second-round starters into the day game and turn the first-round picks into the second-round doubleheader. It's for the rhythm of the players. Of course, there are cases where it changes through interviews with players.

In this case, it is highly likely to be Son Joo-young and Kim Min-gyu in Game 1 and Hernandez and Kwak Bin in Game 2.

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