Twins beat Seoul rivals Bears to grab KBO wild card, reach next postseason round
Austin Dean smoked a two-run home run, and starter Carlos Carrasco tossed six innings of one-run ball as the LG Twins edged out the Doosan Bears 4-1 to grab the wild card in the Korean baseball postseason Wednesday. As the fourth seed in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) regular season, the Twins only needed a tie or a win to advance to the next round. The Bears, as the fifth seed, had to win…
In a thrilling playoff matchup, the LG Twins triumphed over their Seoul rivals, the Doosan Bears, to secure the KBO wild card spot on Wednesday. Austin Dean delivered the decisive blow with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul. Starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco then shined, pitching six innings of one-run ball, including striking out three batters.
The Twins, as the fourth seed, only required a tie or a win to advance to the following round. Contrastingly, the Bears, the fifth seed, needed to secure two consecutive victories to progress, which proved challenging. Despite a strong pitching performance from Gwak Been, who struck out 10 in six innings, the Bears failed to capitalize.
After loading the bases in the top of the seventh, they managed to score only one run but then squandered opportunities in the eighth inning. The Twins capitalized on these chances, adding two more runs to clinch the victory. Carrasco made his KBO postseason debut, going the distance with four hits and three strikeouts. The Twins now face the third-seed Kia Tigers in the next round, a best-of-five series, starting on Saturday in Gwangju.
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