LG Twins beat Doosan Bears in Jamsil finale and secure top-four finish

The LG Twins beat the Doosan Bears 7-5 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on October 7, 2026, in the rivals’ final regular-season game there before the stadium’s planned demolition. The win guaranteed LG at least fourth place in the Korea Baseball Organization standings and fixed Doosan in fifth, giving the game an immediate postseason consequence.

Yonhap News Agency reported that LG moved to 77 wins, 63 losses and one tie, with three games still to play. Doosan stood at 73 wins, 65 losses and five ties. LG could still finish third, but the Bears’ fifth-place position was settled by the result.

How the Jamsil game turned

LG took a 3-0 lead in the second inning when Lee Jae-won hit a three-run home run off Doosan starter Choi Min-seok. Yonhap reported that the ball traveled nearly 144 meters and struck the batter’s eye in center field. It was an early advantage in a game that quickly changed direction.

Doosan answered with five runs in the top of the third, all scored with two outs. An Jae-seok drove in the first run, and Kim Min-suk’s single brought home two more to tie the game. Kang Seung-ho then singled in two runners to put the Bears ahead 5-3, according to Yonhap’s account.

LG took the decisive lead in the fifth on a play involving Lee Jae-won again. His ground ball struck the third-base bag; An Jae-seok fielded it but made an errant throw to first, allowing two runners to score. Yonhap reported that four LG relievers then limited Doosan to one hit over the final four innings.

LG starter Im Chan-gyu was credited with his 15th win. He had entered the game tied on 14 wins with Choi and another pitcher, Ko Young-pyo of the KT Wiz. The pitching decision gave Im the lead in that tally at the time of Yonhap’s report, though the game’s lasting team consequence was LG’s secured top-four finish.

What the result means for the KBO postseason

The KBO sends its top five clubs to the postseason. The fourth- and fifth-place teams meet in the wild-card round, while the third-place club advances directly to the next round. LG’s win therefore ensured it would finish no lower than a wild-card place; Doosan’s fifth-place finish left it in that opening matchup.

Third place was still available to LG when Yonhap reported the result. The Kia Tigers remained third at 76 wins, 62 losses and two ties after beating the Lotte Giants 12-4 on October 7. Yonhap said Kia had four games left, including a game against LG on the final day of the season. Those standings describe the position after Wednesday’s games, not the clubs’ eventual finishing order.

Where LG and Doosan plan to play after Jamsil

The result also marked the end of the Seoul rivals’ regular-season meetings at the existing Jamsil Baseball Stadium. Yonhap reported that the ground is scheduled for demolition after the 2026 KBO season to make way for a domed ballpark. Its report did not give a demolition start date or establish that work on the replacement dome had been completed.

Seoul Metropolitan Government announced in July 2024 that the city, the KBO and both clubs had agreed to use Jamsil Main Stadium as a temporary baseball home while the dome is built. The city’s stated plan covers five seasons, from 2027 through 2031, with LG and Doosan continuing at the existing baseball stadium through the 2026 season.

The city said it would convert the main stadium’s soccer field and running track into a baseball field and remodel indoor areas for dugouts and player facilities. It planned roughly 18,000 spectator seats. For major games and postseason fixtures, the city said upper-level seating could lift capacity above 30,000 if safety monitoring supported opening those areas.

Seoul said the temporary-venue decision followed five joint working-group meetings involving the city, the KBO and the two clubs. Their review included crowd capacity and safe spectator routes near the surrounding construction area. Those details explain the intended move, but the 2024 announcement does not establish that the converted ground is ready or that every element of the schedule remains unchanged.