LG edge Lotte 4-3 in extras
The LG Twins beat the Lotte Giants 4-3 in 10 innings at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium on the 10th. Song Chan-ui opened the scoring with an RBI double in the 2nd, and after Lotte tied it on back-to-back doubles by Han Dong-hee and Ko Seung-min, Moon Jeong-bin drove in runs in the 3rd and 5th to make it 3-1. Lotte tied the game in the bottom of the 9th when Na Seung-yeop hit a two-run single with two outs and runners on second and third. In the 10th, Moon reached base with one out, and pinch runner Choi Won-young scored the winning run on a Moon Bo-gyeong hit and a Song Chan-ui grounder. Lee Woo-chan closed out the 10th scoreless, keeping fourth-place LG alive in the race for third.
Source: Money Today
KIA crush SSG with four homers
The KIA Tigers beat the SSG Landers 8-5 at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 10th for their third straight win. Castro opened the scoring with a solo homer in the 2nd. After SSG’s Park Sung-han tied it 2-2 with a two-run shot in the 3rd, Kim Do-yeong answered with his 44th homer of the season, a two-run blast in the bottom half. Leading 4-3 in the 5th, KIA pulled away 8-3 as Castro hit a three-run homer and Na Sung-bum followed with a back-to-back shot. SSG got RBI hits from Moon Sang-jun and Lim Geun-woo in the 8th but could not get closer. KIA’s magic number for third place is now 1; a win over Lotte on the 11th would send them straight to the semi-playoffs.
Source: Money Today
NC hold off Hanwha 9-8
The NC Dinos beat the Hanwha Eagles 9-8 in their regular-season finale at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark on the 10th, snapping a five-game losing streak. Hanwha led on a first-inning solo homer by Choi In-ho, but Kim Hwi-jip hit a go-ahead three-run homer (his 14th) in the 3rd, and NC scored five in the 4th, including a bases-clearing double by Lee Woo-sung, to lead 7-1. Lee added a solo homer in the 6th. Hanwha rallied in the bottom of the 9th with a Kang Baek-ho sacrifice fly, a Noh Si-hwan RBI hit, a bases-loaded walk and a wild pitch, but fell one run short. NC starter Mike Clevinger allowed three runs over 5 1/3 innings for his first KBO win. Hanwha finished ninth at 57-83-4.
Source: OSEN
Reyes sets new hits record
Lotte Giants outfielder Victor Reyes recorded his 205th hit of the season against LG at Sajik on the 10th, setting a new KBO single-season hits record. Tied with the KT Wiz’s Choi Won-jun at 204 entering the game, Reyes went hitless in his first three trips, then lined a single up the middle off LG’s Go Woo-suk with two outs and a runner on first in the 7th, with Lotte trailing 1-3, to take sole possession of the lead. Reyes won back-to-back hits titles with 202 hits in 2024 and 187 last season. The race with Choi is expected to continue until the final day of the regular season on the 12th.
Source: Ilgan Sports
Kim Do-yeong: “Treat it like the KS”
KIA Tigers star Kim Do-yeong spoke about the team’s mindset after the win over SSG on the 10th, ahead of the game against Lotte on the 11th that could clinch third place. Kim hit the go-ahead two-run homer (his 44th) with the score tied 2-2 in the 3rd and walked in the 5th before scoring on Castro’s three-run homer. On his jumping celebration with Castro, who waits in the on-deck circle, Kim said, “We shouldn’t overdo it, so I don’t do it with other players,” adding, “It’s so reassuring to have Castro behind me.” He also said, “Finishing third on our own would be a better picture,” vowing, “I’ll treat it like the Korean Series and give it everything.”
Source: Sports Kyunghyang
Hanwha part with manager and GM
The Hanwha Eagles announced on the 10th that manager Kim Kyung-moon and general manager Son Hyuk will leave the club as their contracts expire. Kim took over in June 2024 on a three-year deal worth 2 billion won, and this was the final year. In 2025 he led Hanwha to second place in the regular season and the club’s first Korean Series in 19 years, where they lost to LG 1-4. That August he also became just the third manager in KBO history to reach 1,000 wins. This season, however, the pitching staff weakened after the departure of foreign pitchers, and Hanwha finished ninth. Kim stepped down after the NC game that day, and the club said it will quickly begin searching for successors.
Source: Newsis
Moon Jeong-bin’s first five-hit game
LG Twins first baseman Moon Jeong-bin, batting cleanup, went 5-for-5 with two RBIs and one run against Lotte at Sajik on the 10th, the first five-hit game of his pro career. He drove in runs in the 3rd and 5th, and with the game tied 3-3 in the 10th, he reached on an infield single to set up the winning run. Moon has 18 home runs in 89 games this season and is batting .531 against Lotte. With LG trailing third-place KIA by half a game, LG need Lotte to beat KIA on the 11th. Moon said he would be rooting for Lotte and joked about Reyes, “Shouldn’t he get at least four?”
Source: Star News