Doosan Downs Samsung on Severino, Yang Home Runs
In a 2026 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League game at Jamsil, the Doosan Bears defeated the Samsung Lions 3-1. Starter Beau Benjamin pitched five strong innings, allowing just one run, while Severino drove in two runs with a first-inning single and Yang Seok-hwan added a fourth-inning home run to seal the win. Samsung’s only run came on a solo homer by Jeon Byung-woo. The victory pulled Doosan within three games of fourth-place KIA in the tight playoff race.
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SSG’s Avila Fans 11 to Beat Lotte
At Sajik Stadium, the SSG Landers defeated the Lotte Giants 4-1. Starter Pedro Avila needed just 86 pitches to strike out 11 over seven dominant innings, allowing only four hits and one walk to pick up his seventh win of the season. Lotte had taken an early lead in the fourth inning, but SSG answered with two home runs in the sixth to flip the game. Lotte starter Beasley also pitched well, allowing two runs over six innings, but received no run support and took the loss.
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LG Routs NC 9-2 Behind Moon’s 5 RBIs
On the road at Changwon NC Park, the LG Twins crushed the NC Dinos 9-2 to extend their winning streak to four games. Closer Ko Woo-suk came on in relief and held NC scoreless over 2⅓ innings to protect the lead, while Moon Jung-bin drove in five runs, including a homer, and capped the win with a three-run blast in the ninth. NC’s Park Kun-woo hit his 19th home run of the season, but it wasn’t enough to prevent a loss in new import pitcher Clevinger’s Korean debut, dropping NC to a third straight defeat. The win kept LG firmly in third place.
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Ryu Reaches 1,700 Strikeouts, Park’s HR Saves Hanwha
The game at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon ended in a 4-4 draw after 11 hard-fought extra innings. Hanwha starter Ryu Hyun-jin was dominant, allowing just two hits and no runs while striking out nine over six innings, becoming only the seventh pitcher in KBO history to reach 1,700 career strikeouts. But the Hanwha bullpen couldn’t hold the lead, and Park Jung-hyun rescued the team with a game-tying two-run homer in the eighth. League-leading KT held onto first place but missed a chance to extend its lead over second-place Samsung to three games.
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Kim Do-young Returns from Facial Fracture, “Feeling Great”
KIA Tigers star Kim Do-young suffered a fractured nasal bone on the 9th after being struck in the face by his own bunt attempt, but he made a swift comeback, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs in his return game. Recalling the moment of impact, he said, “The instant the ball hit me, I thought it was all over.” Now wearing a protective face mask, he has joined national team training, taking part in both fielding and batting drills. “The mask blocks my vision a little, but not enough to get in the way of playing,” he said confidently. Kim is aiming for gold at the upcoming 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
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Choi Won-jun: “I’ve Given Up the Batting Title, Now It’s Gold Glove”
KT Wiz outfielder Choi Won-jun has conceded the season’s batting title race. With Samsung’s Koo Ja-wook running away with the lead at a .363 average, Choi admitted candidly, “I’ve completely let it go.” Instead, he’s set his sights on winning his first Gold Glove since debuting in 2016, saying, “Every baseball player always dreams of a Gold Glove.” Currently hitting .341 with 168 hits, good for fourth in the league, Choi needs just 32 more hits to reach 200 for the first time in his career, making his final stretch one to watch.
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