Doosan’Autumn Mound ‘mercenaries are in charge

Doosan Bears’ Chris Plexen, who started the first leg of the professional baseball semifinals (near-PO) on day four, took his hat off and bowed his head to Dustin Nippert, who started as a starter. It was a courtesy to the seniors who led Doosan to win the Korean Series in 2015. And this fall, Plexen is showing a special activity that goes beyond Nippert.

Doosan also won 1 PO series win against kt wiz on Day 9. Doosan had the highest semi-PO (0.581) and PO (0.556) win rates of 10 clubs until last season. In fall baseball this season, he has recorded 3 wins so far, proving his fall DNA.

The power source with which Doosan can reign as a strong player on the big stage for a long time is the alien special ace. The reason Doosan was able to win the Korean Series in 14 years in the 2015 season was because of the existence of the ‘Nineim’ Nippert. Doosan ranked third in the regular league that year, starting from the playoffs, and Nippert appeared in a total of 5 games, including the Korean Series, winning 3 in 32.1 innings and an average ERA of 0.56. did. Niefert also led the second consecutive Doosan championship the following year.

Josh Lindblom and Seth Hurankov’s strong double were at the center of the strong victory of 2018 and last year. In particular, Frankoff caught 19 strikeouts with a 1.42 ERA in 13 innings in the second games of the Korean Series in 2018, and led the victory last year with 6 innings in the third game of the Korean Series.

This season it’s Flexen. In KBO’s first season, Flexen became the league’s most powerful pitcher since October (31.2 innings, 3 ERA). This postseason, he has struck out 22 with a 1.37 ERA in two 13.1 games. A fastball running at more than 150 km per hour is thrown into the corner of the strike zone, mixing a curve with a large drop to block the opponent’s batting line.

Raúl Alcántara (20 wins, 2.54 ERA) is also struggling. Alcantara was slow in the second game between the LG Twins and the June PO with a residual injury. If kt and Alcantara, who are scheduled to start in Game 3, find the ball during the regular season, Doosan’s knockdown will be plentiful this year.

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