{
  "id": 16573820,
  "title": "Lions manager acknowledges rest advantage over KBO postseason foe gone after rainout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/lions-manager-acknowledges-rest-advantage-over-kbo-postseason-foe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T08:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261026/lions-manager-acknowledges-rest-advantage-over-kbo-postseason-foe-gone-after-rainout"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Samsung Lions recently acknowledged that their rest advantage over the Kia Tigers has ended following a rainout during the KBO postseason. Despite finishing second in the regular season and earning a bye to the second round, the Lions' opponents had also benefitted from additional time off between playoff rounds. The Tigers finished off a three-game sweep of the LG Twins earlier in the week before being granted an extra day off due to the postponed Game 1 of their series against the Lions. According to Lions manager Park Jin-man, both teams now start the postseason with equal energy levels and stamina, making it a battle of power on equal footing.",
  "summary": "The Samsung Lions last played a competitive game two weeks ago at the end of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) regular season. By finishing in second place, they earned a bye to the best-of-five second round in the postseason. Their opponents, the Kia Tigers, had to play an extra round of the postseason to reach this point. But they have also had enough time off between the two rounds. The…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Back from injury, Lions captain willing to do whatever it takes to win in KBO postseason",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/back-from-injury-lions-captain-willing-to-do-whatever-it-takes-to-win-16576611",
        "published": "2026-10-26T07:14:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}