1 postseason spot up for grabs as KBO regular season winds down
As the regular season in South Korean baseball heads toward the finish line, just one postseason spot is still up for grabs, with two rival clubs trying to earn a bye to a playoff round. In the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), the top five teams at the end of each regular season advance to the postseason. The pennant winner earns a bye to the Korean Series, and for this year, it will be the KT Wiz, who secured the best record in the regular season Monday with four games to spare. The Samsung Lions are locked into the second spot, which will give them a bye to the best-of-five second round. A loss to the LG Twins on Wednesday meant the Doosan Bears will finish in fifth place, as their slim hope of climbing further up the standings evaporated. The Bears will be the visiting team in the wild card round starting next Wednesday. This leaves the Twins and the Kia Tigers fighting for the No. 3 seed and a bye to the best-of-five first round. The team that finishes in fourth place will be the host of the wild card round, where it will only need a win or a tie in two attempts to advance. The Bear
