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Professional baseball team Doosan has pulled off a dramatic walk-off comeback victory against NC. Securing at least fifth place, Doosan has advanced to the fall postseason for the first time in two years.
Reporter Kim Hyeong-yeol has the story.
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Doosan staged a thrilling comeback in the bottom of the 9th inning, overcoming a 5:3, two-run deficit.
With one out and the bases loaded following a hit by Park Jun-soon and two walks, Kim Min-seok roared in celebration after hitting a two-run, game-tying timely hit down the right-field line.
Amid the roaring cheers of Doosan home fans, Kang Seung-ho put the game away.
He hit a sharply struck ball into the infield off relief pitcher Shin Young-woo, driving the runner from third home.
Completing the 6:5 turnaround, Kang Seung-ho was greeted with a refreshing water bath. By widening the gap with sixth-place NC to eight games, Doosan guaranteed at least fifth place regardless of the remaining matches, officially clinching a postseason berth for the first time in two years.
[Kang Seung-ho / Doosan Infielder: It was a game that secured our postseason berth, and I feel great knowing I contributed to the victory.]
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SSG also pulled off a massive comeback in the bottom of the 9th inning after trailing LG 3:0.
Following Cho Hyung-woo's two-run timely hit, they tied the game on a wild pitch by LG closer Son Joo-young, and then Jeong Jun-jae delivered a left-field timely hit to secure a thrilling 4:3 comeback win.
Third-place LG fell into a four-game losing streak.
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KT's Hilliard hit his 40th home run of the season right in front of KIA's home run leader Kim Do-young.
Hilliard closed the gap with Kim to just one home run, and league leader KT won 3:2, reducing its magic number for the regular season title to six.
Second-place Samsung defeated Hanwha, propelled by Choi Hyung-woo's home run, to extend its winning streak to four games.
[Video Editing: Lee Jae-sung]
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