2018 Korean Series
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The 2018 Korean Series is the championship series of the 2018 KBO League season. The Doosan Bears, as the regular season champions, automatically advanced to the Korean Series, where they will face the SK Wyverns. The series began on November 4.
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Background
The Doosan Bears won the 2015 and 2016 Korean Series. They lost the 2017 Korean Series to the Kia Tigers.[1] Doosan had the best winning percentage during the 2018 KBO League season, advancing directly to the Korean Series. The team with the regular season's best record has won 15 of the previous 16 Korean Series.[2]
The Bears are facing the SK Wyverns. The Wyverns finished the regular season with the second-best record in the league, and they advanced to the playoff round.[2] The Wyverns defeated the Nexen Heroes in the KBO League playoffs to reach the Korean Series.[3]
Summary
SK Wyverns leads the series, 2–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | November 4 | SK Wyverns – 7, Doosan Bears – 3 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 3:17 | 25,000 |
| 2 | November 5 | SK Wyverns – 3, Doosan Bears – 7 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 3:14 | 25,000 |
| 3 | November 7 | Doosan Bears – 2, SK Wyverns – 7 | Munhak Baseball Stadium | 3:13 | 25,000 |
| 4 | November 8 | Doosan Bears at SK Wyverns | Munhak Baseball Stadium | 18:30 | - |
| 5 | November 9 | Doosan Bears at SK Wyverns | Munhak Baseball Stadium | 18:30 | - |
| 6 | November 11 |
SK Wyverns at Doosan Bears | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 14:00 | - |
| 7 | November 12 |
SK Wyverns at Doosan Bears | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 18:30 | - |
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Matchups
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| SK Wyverns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Doosan Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Ángel Sánchez (1–0) LP: Josh Lindblom (0–1) Home runs: SK: Han Dong-min (1), Park Jung-kwon (1) DOO: None Attendance: 25,000 Boxscore |
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Josh Lindblom started Game 1 for Doosan, while Park Jong-hoon started for the Wyverns.[4] For the Wyverns, Han Dong-min hit a two-run home run in the first inning, and Park Jung-kwon hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning. Choi Joo-hwan had all three runs batted in for Doosan. Ángel Sánchez earned the win in relief for the Wyverns while Lindblom took the loss for Doosan.[2]
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| SK Wyverns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Doosan Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 7 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||
| WP: Seth Frankoff (1–0) LP: Moon Seung-won (0–1) Sv: Ham Deok-ju (1) Home runs: SK: None DOO: Choi Joo-hwan (1) Attendance: 25,000 Boxscore |
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Seth Frankoff started Game 2 for Doosan.[6] He had ten strikeouts in 6 2⁄3 innings, earning the win. Moon Seung-won started for the Wyverns. Doosan's Choi Joo-hwan hit a two-run home run and recorded a third RBI in the eighth inning. Kim Kang-min drove in all three runs for the Wyverns.[5]
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Doosan Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| SK Wyverns | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 7 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||
| WP: Merrill Kelly (1–0) LP: Lee Yong-chan (0–1) Home runs: DOO: None SK: Jamie Romak (1), Lee Jae-won (1) Attendance: 25,000 Boxscore |
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The series continued with the first of three games at Munhak.
Game 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Doosan Bears | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SK Wyverns | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The SK Wyverns lead the series 2–1, but can Doosan tie it up? The second of three games at Munhak.
Composite line score
2018 Korean Series (2–1): SK Wyverns lead Doosan Bears.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| SK Wyverns | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Doosan Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Home runs: SK: Han Dong-min (1), Lee Jae-won (1), Park Jung-kwon (1), Jamie Romak (1) DOO: Choi Joo-hwan (1) Total attendance: 75,000 Average attendance: 25,000 |
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See also
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