Doosan defeats 'Jamsil rival' LG to advance to PO... Competing with Samsung for Korean Series berth

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The Doosan Bears decisively defeated their "Jamsil rival" LG Twins and secured a spot in the playoffs (PO, best-of-three series) for the second consecutive year.

Doosan, who finished 4th in the regular season, crushed LG 10-3 in the final Game 3 of the 2021 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Wild Card Series (Semi-Playoffs, best-of-three series) held at Jamsil Stadium on the 7th, powered by the outstanding performance of Jeong Su-bin and Jose Fernandez, who combined for 8 RBIs.

With this, Doosan advanced to the playoffs with a series record of 2 wins and 1 loss, surpassing 3rd place LG. Starting from the 9th, they will compete against the Samsung Lions, who finished 2nd in the regular season, for a ticket to the Korean Series.

Jeong Su-bin, the table setter of Doosan's offense, received overwhelming support by winning 56 out of 72 votes from the press corps after the game, earning the Semi-Playoffs Most Valuable Player (MVP) award.

With Doosan's victory, the record that the team winning the first game in the best-of-three Semi-Playoffs always advances to the next round continued without exception.

From 1989 to 2021, in a total of 18 best-of-three Semi-Playoff series, the team that won the first game advanced to the playoffs all 18 times.

Doosan also maintained an advantage in postseason series against LG, having met six times with a 4-2 win-loss record.

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