NC Edges Doosan 10-9 in Slugfest
The NC Dinos won 10-9 on the road against the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on September 12, extending their winning streak to four games. After falling behind 5-3 in the bottom of the first, NC tied the game with Kim Hwi-jip’s two-RBI double in the fifth, then pulled ahead again with Park Min-woo’s RBI single and Kwon Hee-dong’s two-run homer in the sixth. Doosan cut the deficit to one run on Severino’s two-RBI single in the eighth but couldn’t complete the comeback. The win kept NC in sole sixth place and narrowed the gap with fifth-place Doosan to two games.
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Austin’s One-Man Show Ends LG’s Skid
The LG Twins came from behind to beat the Samsung Lions 4-3 on the road at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on September 12, snapping a four-game losing streak. Austin Dean drove in all four runs, hitting back-to-back solo home runs in the third and fifth innings before adding a game-tying RBI single in the eighth. Samsung had taken the lead on Kang Min-ho’s two-run homer, but the absence of star hitter Koo Ja-wook, who sat out with a side injury from practice, proved costly. LG held the lead with scoreless relief from Kennedy in the eighth and Son Ju-young in the ninth.
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Daniel Fans Nine as KT Extends Win Streak
The KT Wiz beat the KIA Tigers 6-2 at home in Suwon on September 12, running their winning streak to five games. Starter Davis Daniel bounced back from a rough outing six days earlier to strike out nine over six innings while allowing just one run, earning his second win of the season. KT broke open the game with a big seventh inning, adding to earlier RBI hits from Choi Won-jun and Kim Hyun-soo. The win snapped a four-game losing streak against KIA dating back to June 21 and kept KT in sole first place.
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Han Dong-hee’s 3-Run Blast Powers Lotte Shutout
The Lotte Giants blanked the Kiwoom Heroes 8-0 on the road at Gocheok Sky Dome on September 12. Cleanup hitter Han Dong-hee went 2-for-5 with three RBIs, highlighted by a three-run homer off Kanakubo Yuto in the seventh inning — his 19th of the season — that put the game out of reach. Despite a delayed start to the season due to injury, Han is now just one home run away from his first career 20-homer season. Starter Rodriguez laid the groundwork with five scoreless innings.
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Hanwha Wins Five Straight for First Time in 377 Days
The Hanwha Eagles routed the LG Twins 19-3 at home in Daejeon on September 9, completing a five-game winning streak for the first time in 377 days. Starter Wang Yen-cheng earned his 11th win of the season with six innings of one-run ball, while the offense exploded for 12 runs in the eighth inning alone. With playoff hopes slim, manager Kim Kyung-moon vowed to keep fighting, citing his belief that winning streaks come after losing streaks. Hanwha remained seven games behind fifth-place Doosan.
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SSG’s Noh Kyung-eun to Undergo Season-Ending Surgery
The SSG Landers announced that veteran pitcher Noh Kyung-eun, 42, will end his season early for knee surgery. Diagnosed with chondromalacia in his right knee, Noh will undergo debridement surgery in mid-September and aims to be ready for spring training next year. Manager Lee Seung-yong thanked him for his dedication, saying he’s the one who always stays late to train and has been carrying this for too long. Noh debuted with Doosan in 2003 and has spent over two decades on the mound.
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