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 position in the Korean baseball postseason last year through a final push, the NC Dinos are once again striving to advance this 2026 season. Beginning this week, KBO teams will participate in makeup games in lieu of the customary three-game sets. Currently, the Dinos sit sixth with a record of 55-59-2, trailing the Doosan Bears by 4 1/2 games in the race for the final postseason berth.
The Dinos' recent seven-game winning streak came to an end on Sunday, while the Bears concluded their five-game downward spiral on the same day.
The two teams' early fluctuations had previously narrowed the gap between them from eight games on August 30 to a more manageable 3 1/2 games prior to Sunday's games. As these rivals face off at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul over the weekend, the Bears boast a 8-3-0 advantage in their season series against the Dinos. However, the Dinos' current 4 1/2-game deficit may not be insurmountable, given their seven games in hand.
Last year, the Dinos capitalized by winning their final nine regular-season games to claim the last postseason spot.
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