Battle for 3rd seed in KBO postseason comes down to regular-season finale
The weekslong battle for the third seed in the South Korean baseball postseason will come down to the final regular-season meeting between the combatants. The Kia Tigers blew a chance to clinch the No. 3 spot at home Sunday, when they lost to the Lotte Giants 4-1 at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in the southwestern city of Gwangju. A victory would have given the Tigers a direct ticket to the…
The fight for the third spot in the South Korean baseball postseason is set to be decided by the final regular-season match between the Kia Tigers and the LG Twins. The Kia Tigers squandered an opportunity to secure the third position on Sunday, losing to the Lotte Giants 4-1 at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field. If the Tigers had won, they would have received a direct invitation to the first round of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason as the third seed, while their opponents, the LG Twins, would have been placed in the wild card round as the fourth seed.
The Doosan Bears, who managed to secure the No. 5 seed, will join the wild card series against the Tigers. With the Tigers' defeat, the outcome of the decisive match between the Tigers and the Twins on Monday will determine the third seed. That game will kick off at 6:30 p.m. and will be the last game of the regular season for both teams.
Currently, the Tigers hold the third position with a record of 78-63-2, whereas the Twins are in fourth place with a similar 78-64-1 record. The Tigers have a slight advantage in their head-to-head series against the Twins.
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