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Doosan and KIA were scheduled to play Game 14 of the season between the "2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League" teams at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 16th, but it was canceled in the aftermath of heavy rain. The canceled match will be held on Monday, the 18th. Both Doosan and KIA should prepare for a hard march to play eight consecutive games from the 17th to the 24th.

KIA manager Kim Jong-kook is not happy with the news of rain. As of the 16th, KIA has played only 117 games of the season. Among the 10 clubs, KIA is the only team that has failed to exceed 120 games. For KIA, which is fighting a fierce battle for the top five rankings, the situation will be burdensome only if they play all-out war to the end as much as the number of remaining games.

Adjustment of the starting rotation has become inevitable. Head coach Kim said, "If we play on Monday, it will be eight consecutive games. "First of all, Thomas Panoni will start tomorrow (17th), so I think Panoni will go out and (Hwang) Dongha will be pushed back a day," he said. This means that Hwang Dong-ha, who was selected as a starting pitcher on the 16th, will take the mound in the game on the 18th.

Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop is also burdened by the schedule of staying one more day in Gwangju Wonjeong. Doosan is trying to put off ace Raul Alcantara, who was scheduled to take the mound on the 16th as a starting pitcher on the 17th, a day later.

Director Lee said, "It's very burdensome. I played Monday in Busan last time, and I will play Monday again in two weeks. It seems like there will be no rain for a while, so you should think that you are playing eight games. I have to calculate the pitching rotation again. "If this happens, Kwak Bin will not be able to throw it again on the 22nd, so the rotation will be mixed up," he explained.

Meanwhile, in addition to Gwangju, Daejeon (KT-Hanwha match), Sajik (Kium-Lotte match), and Changwon (Samsung-NC match) were canceled due to rain. The Daejeon match was organized on Monday, the 18th, and the Sajik match was organized on Tuesday, the 19th. The Changwon game will be organized later.