Dinos making another late push for KBO postseason berth
A year after squeezing themselves into the Korean baseball postseason with a late push, the NC Dinos are trying to mount another run as the 2026 campaign enters its final stretch. Starting this week in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), teams will begin playing makeup games, instead of a pair of three-game sets. The Dinos are in sixth place at 55-59-2 (wins-losses-ties), 4 1/2 games behind…
After securing a postseason berth last year by winning their final nine regular-season games, the NC Dinos are once again aiming for a late push in the 2026 campaign as the KBO season nears its conclusion. Currently sitting sixth place with a record of 55-59-2, the Dinos trail the Doosan Bears by just 4 1/2 games for the final postseason spot.
The Dinos experienced a seven-game winning streak, which was broken Sunday, while the Bears concluded a five-game slide on the same day. The gap between these two teams narrowed from eight games on August 30 to a mere 3 1/2 games prior to Sunday's action. The two rivals are set to face off at the Bears' home stadium, Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, for two games over the weekend.
Despite the Bears holding an 8-3-0 advantage in their season series against the Dinos, the Dinos possess seven games in hand, making the current 4 1/2-game gap appear surmountable. Last season, the team capitalized on this advantage by winning their remaining nine games to secure the final postseason spot.
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