LG Beat Hanwha 2-1 on Lee Jae-won’s 8th-Inning Homer for 6th Straight Win
The LG Twins beat the Hanwha Eagles 2-1 at Jamsil on the 19th to extend their winning streak to six games. With the score tied 1-1, Lee Jae-won’s home run in the bottom of the 8th proved decisive. Starter Im Chan-gyu held on for seven innings with one run allowed, Ko Woo-seok pitched a scoreless 8th, and Son Ju-young closed the 9th for his 29th save of the season. LG stayed in third place at 74-55-1 through 130 games. Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said the reliable duo of Ko and Son secured their innings in a tight game.
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Lotte Rally Past Samsung 5-3 on Han Dong-hee’s Go-Ahead Homer
The Lotte Giants beat the Samsung Lions 5-3 at Sajik on the 19th. Samsung scored first in the 3rd, Lotte took a 2-1 lead in the 5th, and the game was tied 3-3 in the 6th. Han Dong-hee’s solo home run in the 8th broke the tie. Second-place Samsung fell 2.5 games behind league-leading KT, while Lotte moved up to eighth place, passing Hanwha.
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KT Erupt for 15 Runs on 16 Hits, Rout Doosan 15-3
The KT Wiz routed the Doosan Bears 15-3 at Suwon on the 19th. Trailing 3-1, KT tied it 3-3 in the 5th on Choi Won-jun’s two-run homer, then scored five runs in each of the 6th and 7th innings. Sam Hilliard went 4-for-5 and added his 37th home run of the season. At 77-4-47, KT kept its lead over second-place Samsung at 2.5 games.
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KIA Beat NC 5-1 Behind Six Strong Innings From Nale
The KIA Tigers beat the NC Dinos 5-1 at Changwon on the 19th. KIA opened the scoring on Kim Tae-gun’s RBI double in the 2nd, added two runs on Kim Sun-bin’s single in the 3rd, and pulled away with Na Sung-bum’s solo homer in the 5th and Han Jun-su’s RBI hit in the 9th. Starter James Naile allowed one run on three hits with six strikeouts over six innings for his 11th win of the season. Naile said that once the game began, he stopped thinking about the head-to-head record.
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NC’s Gu Chang-mo Reaches Qualifying Innings for First Time in 11th Pro Season
NC Dinos left-hander Gu Chang-mo completed the top of the 4th against KIA on the 19th to reach 144 innings this season, qualifying for the ERA title for the first time in his 11th professional year. He is the third NC homegrown pitcher to do so, after Lee Jae-hak and Shin Min-hyeok. Gu has gone 10-6 this season, his first double-digit win total in four years. On the day, he allowed three runs through five innings.
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KT Tie Club Record With 24th Sellout, Closing In on First 1 Million Fans
The KT Wiz sold out all 18,700 seats at KT Wiz Park in Suwon against Doosan on the 19th. It was their 24th sellout of the season, matching the single-season club record set last year. Cumulative home attendance stands at 886,073, leaving 113,927 to reach the club’s first-ever 1 million, with eight home games remaining. Another sellout against Doosan on the 20th would set a new club record with a 25th.
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