{
  "id": 13702468,
  "title": "Battle for 3rd seed in KBO postseason comes down to regular-season finale",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/battle-for-3rd-seed-in-kbo-postseason-comes-down-to-regular-season-13702468",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T11:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261011/battle-for-3rd-seed-in-kbo-postseason-comes-down-to-regular-season-finale"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The fight for the third seed in the South Korean baseball postseason is down to the final regular-season game between the Kia Tigers and the LG Twins. On Sunday, the Tigers fell short of securing the No. 3 spot after losing to the Lotte Giants 4-1 at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field. If the Tigers had won, they would have earned a direct spot in the best-of-five first round as the third seed, while the Twins would have been dispatched to the wild card round as the fourth seed.\n\nThe Doosan Bears, who secured the No. 5 seed on Wednesday, will face the wild card series. With the Tigers' loss on Sunday, the winner of Monday's matchup between the Tigers and the Twins in Gwangju will claim the coveted third seed. This game will mark the final regular-season contest for both teams. As of now, the Tigers are in third place with a 78-63-2 record, while the Twins are in fourth place at 78-64-1. The Tigers hold a slight edge in their head-to-head series against the Twins.",
  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Battle for 3rd seed in KBO postseason comes down to regular-season finale",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/battle-for-3rd-seed-in-kbo-postseason-comes-down-to-regular-season",
        "published": "2026-10-11T09:49:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Battle for 3rd seed in KBO postseason comes down to regular-season finale",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/battle-for-3rd-seed-in-kbo-postseason-comes-down-to-regular-season-13698954",
        "published": "2026-10-11T11:12:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}