Doosan Avenges Loss to NC Behind Choi Min-seok
The Doosan Bears beat the NC Dinos 9-2 at home in Jamsil on September 13, avenging their loss to NC just a day earlier. Starter Choi Min-seok earned his 14th win of the season, allowing 2 runs over 5 innings, while Kim Min-seok and Severino both homered to help Doosan score four runs in the third inning alone. Yang Eui-ji added an insurance solo homer. With the win, fifth-place Doosan restored a three-game cushion over sixth-place NC in the tight playoff race.
Source: 일간스포츠 (Ilgan Sports)
KIA Routs Hanwha, Keeps Chasing Third
The KIA Tigers crushed the Hanwha Eagles 9-2 in their final regular-season meeting on September 13 in Gwangju, improving to 68-56-2 on the year. Starter Shirakawa Keisho picked up his fourth win, striking out a career-high 8 batters while allowing just 2 runs over 5 innings. Na Sung-bum and Park Jae-hyun each recorded multi-hit games to power the offense. KIA closed the season series against Hanwha at 10-6 and remained in the hunt for third place in the standings.
Source: 엑스포츠뉴스 (Xports News)
LG’s Lim Chan-gyu Reaches 100 Career Wins
The LG Twins routed the Samsung Lions 13-5 on the road in Daegu on September 13 for their 14th win of the season. Starter Lim Chan-gyu earned the victory after allowing 4 runs over 7 innings, becoming the first pitcher in franchise history to reach 100 career wins since the club was rebranded LG in 1990. Import slugger Austin Dean launched a three-run homer for his 39th of the season, setting a new single-season franchise home run record. The win pushed LG’s season total to 70 victories.
Source: 스포츠동아 (Sports Donga)
KT Downs Lotte for Sixth Straight Win
The KT Wiz defeated the Lotte Giants 5-2 at home in Suwon on September 13, extending their winning streak to six games. Starter So Hyeong-jun pitched a quality start of 6 innings with 2 runs allowed in his final outing before joining the national team for the Asian Games, and Sam Hilliard added an insurance two-run homer. KT improved to 75 wins on the season, holding its lead over second-place Samsung in the tight race for the regular-season title.
Source: 일간스포츠 (Ilgan Sports)
Kim Do-young Sets Youngest-Ever 40-100-100 Mark
KIA’s Kim Do-young went 3-for-4 with 3 RBIs against Hanwha on September 13, reaching 100 RBIs for the season and becoming the first player in Tigers history to post a 40-homer, 100-RBI, 100-run season. At 22 years, 11 months and 11 days old, he broke the previous record for youngest to the milestone, set by Lee Seung-yeop in 1999, by nine days. Kim played the game wearing protective gear after fracturing his nose in a foul-ball incident on September 9, which required surgery. “It’s all thanks to my teammates,” he said afterward, before departing to join the national team for the Asian Games.
Source: 엑스포츠뉴스 (Xports News)
KT Legend Hwang Jae-gyun Hangs Up His Cleats
Hwang Jae-gyun, a key figure in KT’s 2021 championship season, held his retirement ceremony during the Wiz’s September 13 game against Lotte in Suwon. Registered to the active roster under the league’s special retirement-player rule, he pinch-hit in the bottom of the sixth with KT leading by three runs, then played third base in the top of the seventh, embracing teammates to close out his 2,201st career game. Hwang debuted in 2006, played in MLB with the San Francisco Giants, and starred for KT from 2018 onward before leaving the field with tears in his eyes.
Source: 엑스포츠뉴스 (Xports News)