NC Dinos Tanner Turley (29) and Doosan Bears Kwak Bin (24) face off as starters in the first game of the wild card game.
KBO announced on the 18th, “The starting pitchers for the first game of the wild card game will be Tanner for NC and Kwak Bin for Doosan.”
NC and Doosan will clash in the first game of the postseason wild card match of the '2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League' held at NC Park in Changwon on the 19th. NC (75 wins, 2 draws, 67 losses), ranked 4th in the league, needs only 1 win or draw to advance to the semi-playoffs, and 5th place Doosan (74 wins, 2 draws, 68 losses) needs 2 wins to advance to the semi-playoffs. there is
Tanner recorded 5 wins, 2 losses, and an average ERA of 2.92 in 11 games (64⅔ innings) this season. After August, he is on good pace with 4 wins, 2 losses, and an ERA of 2.47 in 8 games (47⅓ innings). He appeared in one game against Doosan and won in 6 innings, allowing 7 hits, 1 walk, striking out 4, and allowing 3 runs (1 earned).
Kwak Bin played 23 games (127⅓ innings) this season with 12 wins, 7 losses, and an average ERA of 2.90. At the Hangzhou Asian Games, he was unable to pitch even a game due to an injury, but he appeared on the mound against KIA on the 13th and showed off his health by pitching 6 innings, allowing 2 hits, 2 walks, 9 strikeouts, and 1 run. He performed well against NC, with 3 games (14⅔ innings), 1 loss, and an ERA of 3.07.
NC and Doosan had a tight match with 8 wins and 8 losses in the regular league. In the NC batting lineup, Son A-seop (batting average of .338, 8 RBIs), Kwon Hee-dong (batting average of .381, 1 home run, 5 RBIs), and Jason Martin (3 home runs, 8 RBIs) performed well against Doosan. In the Doosan batting lineup, Yang Eui-ji (batting average .349, 2 home runs, 5 RBI), Kang Seung-ho (batting average .333, 2 home runs, 7 RBI), and Kim Jae-hwan (3 home runs, 9 RBI) were strong against NC.