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| The game between Lotte and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st ended with a 6-6 draw between the two teams. Lotte players are taking a disappointing step. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.21/ |
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| The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Doosan Bears at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 21st. Doosan manager Cho Sung-hwan, who won, welcomes the players. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.21/ |
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| On the 16th, the match between LG and SSG at SSG Landers Field in Incheon won 10-7. SSG players sharing the joy of victory. Incheon= Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.16/ |
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It's fun to look at the ranking table on the 21st.
The first-place LG Twins and the second-place Hanwha Eagles are 4.5 games apart. As Hanwha has lost five consecutive games, it feels like it is losing power to chase LG.
However, the third-place SSG Landers and the ninth-place Doosan Bears are only 5.5 games apart. As many as seven teams are within 5.5 games of each other. The fifth-ranked KT Wiz and Doosan are only three games apart.
In other words, except for the Kiwoom Heroes, who are ranked 10th, nine teams still have the possibility of reaching the 5th round. In the last race in the heat with 26 games to go and as many as 33 games to go, the all-time top-five battle will be held.
Lotte and Doosan are the main characters who made this mess.
According to the rankings on July 31, the gap between third-place Lotte and fourth-place SSG was five games, leaving aside No. 1 Hanwha and No. 2 LG. And NC in 8th place and Doosan in 9th place also have a five-game difference. In other words, it could be summarized as the third-place Hanwha, LG Lotte, the fourth-place SSG, KT, KIA, Samsung, NC, and the second-tier system of Doosan and Kiwoom.
In August, Lotte fell sharply, and Doosan rose sharply.
Lotte led 6-0 against LG in Jamsil on the 21st and ended with a 6-6 draw, ultimately failing to escape its 10th consecutive loss. In August alone, he came in last place with three wins, two draws and 12 losses. Lotte, which had maintained its third place and aimed for the first and second place, is now down to fourth place and is in danger of being in the fifth.
On the contrary, Doosan has won seven consecutive games, showing tremendous fighting power that does not appear to be ninth at all. In August alone, the team ranks second overall with 11 wins and 6 losses. Doosan, which exceeded its first 50% monthly winning rate with 10 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in July, seems to be showing its strength as the team is clearly overhauled under the acting coach Cho Sung-hwan.
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| The KBO League KT Wiz and Samsung Lions match held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 26th. In the heat wave warning, KT fans are enjoying the water coolly and watching baseball. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.26/ |
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| KIA won the game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 7th with a score of 6-5. Manager Lee Bum-ho is welcoming Yang Hyeon-jong, the winning pitcher. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.07/ |
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| The NC-Doosan match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 12th. NC manager Lee Ho-joon, who won 3-2, is smiling broadly. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.12/ |
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On top of that, the last-place Kiwoom is sprinkling red pepper powder. Kiwoom is ranked third with 10 wins and 7 losses in August. With three wins against NC, two wins and one loss against KIA, and two wins and one loss against KT, it showed a spicy taste to the competing teams in the fifth round. Doosan and Lotte each had one win and two losses.
Despite difficulties in forming the starting lineup, SSG ranked fourth, beating Lotte, which has fallen to 10 consecutive losses with 9 wins and 7 losses at a time when there are not many consecutive wins and losses.
NC was also in good form with eight wins, one draw and seven losses. It was painful to lose three games to Kiwoom, but he showed stability by recording two wins against KIA, two wins and one draw against KT, two wins and one loss against Hanwha, and one win and one loss against Doosan.
Samsung was not very good. Although he recorded 2 wins and 1 loss to SSG and 2 wins and 1 draw to Lotte, losing 3 losses each at home to No. 1 LG and KIA was a big pain. In August, he came down to eighth place with seven wins, one draw and 10 losses.
KT was not good with 6 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses. It recorded a winning series of 2-1 losses to Samsung and Hanwha, but it was weak against the five-tier competitors, including one win against Kiwoom, one win and two losses against SSG, and one draw and two losses against NC.
The first-place LG and the second-place Hanwha Eagles should be considered a de facto confirmation of fall baseball. Seven teams will fight for the remaining three cards. It is a situation where we have to go all out until the end of the season. How much power you can use to the fullest without injury is expected to be the key to the semifinals.
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| The match between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 7th. Samsung achieved the Winning Series by winning over SSG. Coach Park Jin-man, who is sharing high fives with Furado after the game. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.07/ |
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| A game between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Lotte Giants at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 22nd. Kiwoom's acting coach Seol Jong-jin and Lim Ji-yeol, who won, are happy. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.22/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
