Jamsil Rivals LG and Doosan to Face Off in Postseason for 7th Time… Doosan Leads All-Time Series 4-2

The LG Twins and the Doosan Bears, Jamsil Baseball Stadium's "under-one-roof rivals," are set to clash in the postseason for the 7th time.

Regular-season 4th-place LG and 5th-place Doosan will play the wild card game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul at 6:30 PM on October 14.

LG will advance to the semi-playoffs (best-of-five) if they win or draw this match.

Doosan must win both games of the wild card series, which can last up to two games, to reach the semi-playoffs.

This matchup will decide which team has to pack their bags first from their shared home, Jamsil Baseball Stadium, which is scheduled for demolition after this year.

Following previous postseason encounters in 1993, 1998 (semi-playoffs), 2000, 2013 (playoffs), 2020, and 2021 (semi-playoffs), LG and Doosan are meeting in the postseason for the first time in 5 years and the 7th time overall, though this marks their first-ever clash in the wild card game.


In autumn tournaments, Doosan has frequently eliminated LG.

While LG claimed the playoff tickets in 1993 and 1998, Doosan secured advancement to the higher rounds in all four subsequent matchups.

In this season's head-to-head record, LG dominated Doosan with 11 wins, 1 draw, and 4 losses.

However, it is difficult to predict the outcome because LG's morale has dipped after pouring all their energy into securing 3rd place until the final day of the regular season without achieving it, whereas Doosan secured 5th place early on and has been preparing for the wild card game with composure.

Doosan plans to blunt LG's sharp edge by sending out their one-two punch of Gwak Bin and Choi Min-seok.

In the 2024 wild card game, Doosan suffered two consecutive losses to KT Wiz, becoming the first higher-seeded team to be eliminated by a lower seed.

This time, they are challenging for an "upset" against LG.

LG must improve the scoring capability of their batting lineup, which has struggled to recover even after September, to pass the first hurdle of the autumn baseball season.

Since Go Woo-seok, who made a strong contribution in the bullpen after returning to the team for the first time in 3 years with 3 wins, 1 loss, 1 save, 5 holds, and a 1.57 ERA, cannot play in the postseason, scoring more runs will significantly increase their chances of victory.

(Photo: Yonhap News)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.