Tanner and Kwak Bin will face off in the first round of the wild card.
The NC Dinos and Doosan Bears will play the first game of the wild card game of the "2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Postseason" at NC Park in Changwon on October 19.
NC and Doosan fought fiercely with SSG Landers until the end of the season. Doosan confirmed fifth place first, and NC and SSG confirmed fourth and third place, respectively, in the final game of the season, and the wild card matchup between NC and Doosan was completed. 토토사이트
The wild card game is a best-of-three series in which the fourth-place team starts with one win advantage. NC should secure a semi-playoff ticket if it wins one game, and Doosan should win two games. Doosan, which has no tomorrow without victory, and NC, which does not want to create tomorrow.
NC predicted Tanner as the starting pitcher for Game 1. In a situation where Peddy, who took the mound against KIA on the 16th, cannot play, he will put forward Tanner, the strongest card.
In response, Doosan chose Kwak Bin as the starting pitcher for the first game. Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop announced early that he would use Kwak Bin and Brandon as starters in the wild card game.
Tanner was strong at home this season with three wins and one loss and a 2.81 ERA in seven games, and against Doosan, he pitched in one game with one win and a 1.50 ERA. Kwak Bin lost one game and had a 3.07 ERA in three games against NC this season, and he allowed one run in four innings in one game at NC Park.
The two teams had eight wins and eight losses in the regular season this year. There has never been a time when a fifth-place team has succeeded in an "upset" in a wild card game.