Will the sixth showdown of the professional baseball season between Doosan Bears and KT Wiz be able to proceed normally?

Doosan Bears and KT Wiz are preparing for their sixth confrontation of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League season, which will be held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 1st.

As of 3:10 p.m., light rain is falling at Jamsil Stadium. The home team Doosan has installed tarpaulins for rain protection after the game ended on the 30th of last month, but in the morning, strong raindrops accompanied by thunder and lightning poured down, leaving the tarpaulin soaked. Doosan players are currently conducting batting practice indoors, while some fielders are outside in the first base foul area performing catch.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, there is a forecast for light rain in Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, where Jamsil Stadium is located, until 5 p.m. If the forecast holds, it is expected that after the rain stops at 5 p.m., ground maintenance work will be conducted, allowing for a normal start at 6:30 p.m. The home team Doosan is closely monitoring the changing rain forecasts.

The last two games were both claimed by KT. On the first day, they won 3-2, followed by a resounding victory of 8-3 with a strong lineup on the second day.

KT, riding a two-game winning streak, is in 5th place with a season record of 16 wins, 1 draw, and 14 losses, while Doosan, mired in a two-game losing streak, stands in 8th place with a record of 12 wins and 18 losses. In their season head-to-head, KT leads with 4 wins to 1 loss.

KT has announced Song Hyung-jun as the starting pitcher for the series sweep. Song Hyung-jun's season record stands at 2 wins and 1 loss from 5 games, with an earned run average of 1.16. In his most recent outing on the 25th against Hanwha Eagles, he pitched 6 innings, yielding only 1 hit, 1 walk, and recording 10 strikeouts without allowing a run, but did not achieve a victory.

This year against Doosan, he became the losing pitcher on March 26 in Suwon despite a quality start of 6 innings with 3 earned runs. Since his professional debut in 2020, he has shown overwhelming dominance against Doosan with a record of 9 wins and 2 losses over 15 games, sporting an earned run average of 1.83.

In response, Doosan has pulled out the card of Choi Won-jun, who is currently serving as the native ace in place of Kwak Bin. Choi Won-jun has a season record of 3 losses and no wins from 6 games, with an earned run average of 4.40. In his last outing on the 25th against Lotte Giants at Jamsil, he was the losing pitcher after giving up 3 earned runs in 5 innings.

This year against KT, he recorded no decision after 4 innings with 3 earned runs on March 25 in Suwon.

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