Wiz Return From Eight-Run Deficit To Defeat Giants In Extra Inning

The KT Wiz came back after trailing by eight runs against the Lotte Giants on Friday, winning the game 9-8 in walk-off fashion in the 10th inning. The game was the first win for the Wiz over the Giants after previously playing six games in the season.

The evening matchup took place at the home ballpark for the Wiz, the Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, Korea.

Disasterous First Inning For Wiz

The Giants had an explosive first winning, with three home runs scoring seven runs in total for the Busan squad. The home runs came from Jeon Jun-woo, Lee Dae-ho and Han Dong-hee. Being Jeon’s seventh of the year, he currently leads the club in home runs.

The 11-batter inning came against Bae Je-seong, who played three innings before being taken out of play.

An eighth run was tacked onto the Giants’ lead in the third, as Kim Joon-tae got home off of an error.

Wiz Begin Comeback

Down by eight runs, it took many plays in different innings to let the Wiz come back.

Their run started with a splash, as Mel Rojas Jr. scored his 13th home run of the year. Rojas is currently tied for most home runs in the lead along with Roberto Ramos.

In the fourth, hits from Bae Jeong-dae and Kim Min-hyeok made the game 8-3.

Jang Sung-woo got his first RBI of the game in the fifth, batting in a runner with a single to center field.

Sixth Inning Ties It Up

The Wiz’s strongest inning was the fourth, where the team ran through three relieving pitchers en route to tying up the game.

Oh Hyun-taek had a rough appearance to start the inning, giving up two home runs in the sixth inning before being pulled.

Park Shi-young was brought in next, being pulled after earning one out, allowing a walk and a hit. The out was a sacrifice fly that took a runner home to make the game 8-7.

While Park Jin-hyung was able to strike out two batters and end the inning, the pitcher allowed a hit from Hwang Jae-gyun to drop in, moving the game to an even 8-8.

Extra Innings Hands Wiz The Win

The deciding play came in the 10th inning, where a hit from Oh Tae-gon allowed Moon Sang-cheol to come from second to home. The close sliding play at home was challenged by the Giants, however, it was upheld.

The play came against Giants reliever Lee In-bok, who was given the loss for the game. A similar loss came in his appearance before, where a walk-off game went to the Kiwoom Heroes.

Wiz reliever Ju Kwon was given the win for the game after leaving the Giants hitless through one-and-two-thirds innings.

Wiz Get First Win Over Giants

Starting their third series against the Busan squad, the Wiz tasted victory for the first time over the Giants. The team was previously swept in a home and away series each. The Wiz sit eighth in the KBO, with the potential to overtake the Samsung Lions, a team which is one-and-a-half games ahead.

The Wiz host the Giants for two more games, with the Saturday game starting at 5:00PM KST (4:00AM EDT)

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NC Dinos star pitcher Koo Chang-mo put on another great performance, pitching seven innings and limited the Hanhwa Eagles to three hits and one run. The pitcher helped his team win 3-1.

A walk-off win went to the Kiwoom Heroes, who got two runs off of a hit from Ju Hyo-sang to win the game 2-1 over the SK Wyverns. The win was the third-straight walk-off victory for the Heroes.

Moving their winning streak to three, the Kia Tigers beat the Samsung Lions 5-4.

Four hours of battle resulted in the Doosan Bears picking up an 18-10 win against the LG Twins.

Heroes Get Second Walk-Off Win Over Giants In Two Games

An extra-innings game went to the Kiwoom Hereos over the Lotte Giants on Thursday after a 10th inning hit from Ju Hyo-sang scored Park Jeong-eum to make the game 3-2.

The hit to right field enabled Park to do a mad sprint, coming from first base around to home. The win finished the home series for the Heroes 2-1 at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, Korea.

The game was the second-straight walk-off victory for the Heroes, with a 4-3 win giving the team a win in the ninth inning on Wednesday.

Heroes Lead With Runs, But Giants Respond

The Heroes got ahead by two runs in the second inning. First, a wild pitch gave Kim Ha-seong the chance to get home from third base. In the same at bat, a foul ball by Jeon Byung-woo was caught. In a sliding play, Son Ah-seop caught the ball, but bobbled it after, giving Heo Jeong-hyeop time to run home.

A hit from Son in the sixth earned the first run for the Giants, bringing home Min Byung-hun.

The tying run came late in the game, as An Chi-hong batted in Dixon Machado in the ninth.

The walk-off win came against Oh Hyun-taek, who took his first loss over 17 appearances in the 2020 KBO season.

Moon Sung-hyun, the fifth and last pitcher to enter the game for the Heroes, was given the win.

Starters Get Lengthy Appearances

The starting pitchers for both teams put on long performances. Giants starter Dan Straily went eight innings, allowing three hits and two runs.

In his ninth 2020 appearance, the rookie scored a personal high for the season in strikeouts, earning 12. With 62 overall punch-outs this season, Straily leads the KBO in the statistic.

Heroes pitcher Lee Seung-ho went seven innings, allowing one run (not an earned run) and seven hits. The 21-year-old was not given the win for the game, and continues to hunt for his first decision in his third year for the club.

Heroes Up To Fourth Place

Winning their series over the Giants 2-1, the Heroes overtook the Kia Tigers for fourth place in the KBO. The team will start a three-game series with the SK Wyverns on Friday, a team the Heroes have went 2-1 against this season.

The Giants, a team which has held sixth in the KBO for a few days now is threatened by the seventh-place Samsung Lions, who are only half-a-game behind.

The Busan club now heads to Suwon, Korea tomorrow to play a series against the KT Wiz. The Giants have played their best against the Wiz, going a flawless 6-0 so far this season against them.

First pitch for Friday’s games begins at 6:30PM KST (5:30AM EDT).

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Sweeping their series against the SK Wyverns, the KT Wiz won a 5-3 game on Thursday, with the lead being put down after a high-scoring fourth and fifth inning.

While the Samsung Lions got up by three runs in the first inning, the Doosan Bears had numerous innings later on that gave the team a 7-3 win.

While scoring five runs in the final three innings, the Hanhwa Eagles were never able to catch up to the LG Twins, who had a 9-7 lead by the end.

Rain prevented the NC Dinos and Kia Tigers from playing their third game of the series. In their first two matches, the Tigers won 7-4 and 7-6.

Heroes Bounce Back With Walk-Off Win Over Giants

The Kiwoom Heroes won a 4-3 game over the Lotte Giants on Wednesday, ending with walk-off fashion after a ninth inning hit from Lee Jung-hoo brought in the deciding run.

The win for the Heroes was a bounce back from Tuesday’s loss, coming from the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, Korea.

Jeon Puts Three on The Board

The Giants gained a short lead early, with the first run brought in the first inning, as a ground ball from Jeon Jun-woo brought Son Ah-seop home.

Giving Jeon two more RBIs, the Giants left fielder hit a two-run home run in the third inning.

Heroes Make Comeback

The Heroes started to answer back in the fourth inning, with a batting rally ending with a hit from Lee Ji-young that scored two runs.

Giants starter Seo Jun-won exited the game shortly after, finishing after allowing two runs and four hits.

The game moved back to even in the eighth inning after Kim Ha-seong drove in a run.

The deciding run in the ninth inning off the bat of Lee came against Lee In-bok, who was given the loss for the game.

Yang Hyun, who closed the game for for the Heroes, was given his third win of the year.

Series Tied Heading Into Thursday

The Heroes remain tied with the Kia Tigers for fourth place in the KBO, both with a record of 21-17.

Tied at a game a piece, the Heroes will host the Giants once more this week. First pitch for their Thursday game begins is at 6:30PM KST (5:30AM EDT).

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A hit from Choi Hyung-woo was the deciding run for the Kia Tigers, who defeated the top-ranked NC Dinos 7-6.

A lopsided performance went to the LG Twins, who got their second-straight win over the Hanhwa Eagles.

Taking their second game in the series, the Samsung Lions won 6-3 game over the Doosan Bears.

Going into extra innings, the KT Wiz were able to get two runs in, defeating the SK Wyverns 6-4.

Errors Help Take Giants To 7-5 Win Over Heroes

The Lotte Giants got a 7-5 win over the Kiwoom Heroes on Tuesday, with three of the runs coming off of fielding errors from the home team. The game, which started the seventh-week of KBO play, was the Giants first appearance at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, Korea.

Errors Give Giants Three Runs, Among Four In Early Innings

The Giants scored first, bringing two runs home off of an error. The play saw the ball get thrown to second base in an attempt to catch a runner, but instead, the ball passed into center field.

The Heroes answered back with a solo home run later in the inning off the bat of Park Dong-won to make the game 2-1.

Giants first-basement Lee Dae-ho got his sixth home run of the season in the fourth inning.

The teams traded runs in the fifth inning, moving the score to 4-3. First, a pitch that passed the catcher allowed Min Byung-hun to score from second base. Many other times in the inning the Heroes struggled with throwing errors.

Heroes player Heo Jeong-hyeop sent a ball into left field to take the game to within a run.

Late-Game Scoring

An eighth-inning rally from the Giants against reliever Kim Tae-hoon took the game out of reach. Dixon Machado got his 24th RBI of the season, batting in a run. Later in the inning, a hit from pinch hitter Kim Jae-yoo took two more runners home.

The 7-3 lead for the Giants was lessened over the final two innings, with the Heroes providing some trouble with hits. A hit from Lee Ji-young and a sacrifice fly off of Kim Gyu-min made the final score 7-5.

Starters Given Decision

Both starters went six innings, being given the win and loss for the game respectively. Getting his third win of the season, Noh Kyung-eun moved his record to 3-2 after his performance, giving up three runs and hits. The Giants pitcher got five strikeouts, tying his personal record for the 2020 season.

Eric Jokisch took the loss for the Heroes, taking his 2020 record to 5-2. Jokisch earned only one strikeout, his lowest amount all season so far, also allowing six hits and four runs.

Kim Won-joong got his seventh save this season, closing the ninth inning. Kim currently sits tied in second for most saves in the KBO season.

Giants Have Potential To Move

Success this week could see the Giants move up the rankings, as the team sits half-a-game behind the Heroes and Kia Tigers, who are tied for fourth. The teams will play two more games this week, with Wednesday’s first pitch at 6:30PM KST (5:30AM EDT).

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After snapping their 18-game losing streak in the previous week, the Hanhwa Eagles have lost a game again, dropping a 9-5 game to the LG Twins.

A 10th inning ground ball drove home Hwang Jae-gyun, giving the KT Wiz and 6-5 win against the SK Wyverns.

Three big innings late in the game gave the Kia Tigers a 7-4 win over the top-ranked NC Dinos.

Coming back from a 3-0 lead, the Samsung Lions scored four runs to defeat the Doosan Bears 4-3.

Twins Score 10 Runs In Two Innings To Defeat Giants

A strong two innings from the LG Twins took a Sunday game out of reach for the Lotte Giants, with the final score being 10-6. The game finished a three-game series at the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, Korea.

While the Giants got ahead early, it was a four-run fifth inning and an even larger six-run sixth inning that gave the Twins their win. The victory leaned on the later performance of starter Adrian Sampson, as well as hits over a bullpen that struggled to find it’s footing once relievers starting coming in.

Both Teams Get Four

The Giants were the first to score, with a two-run home run from Lee Dae-ho giving the team the lead.

The team scored twice more in the fourth inning off of hits from Oh Yoon-suk and Han Dong-hee.

The Twins had a strong fifth inning that tied the game back up. In an inning that saw every batter on the team get an appearance, hits from Yoo Kang-nam and Lee Chun-woong scored two runs each, making the game 4-4.

Monster Sixth Inning Gives Tigers Lead

An even bigger sixth inning put the Tigers ahead for the rest of the game, scoring six runs.

Giants starter Adrian Sampson was taken out after bases were loaded up in the inning. The starter got his third loss in four appearances, making his record 1-3 in 2020. Getting a new personal high for strikeouts in a game this season with four, Sampson also allowed 10 hits and six runs.

Oh Hyun-taek was brought in to pitch but was taken out before he earned an out, after walking a batter and allowing a hit that scored two runners. Park Shi-young got the final two outs in the inning, with four more runs scoring in the process. The Twins finished the inning with a 10-4 lead.

While the Giants never caught up to the lead, they lessened it in the seventh with two runs against Jin Hae-soo.

Important Week Ahead For Twins

Winning their Sunday game, the Twins finished their series with the Giants 2-1. The team surpassed the Doosan Bears in the standings, taking second place after the Bears lost two games on Sunday.

The Giants stay half-a-game behind the fifth-place Kia Tigers.

The Giants are set to play a series against the Kiwoom Heroes and KT Wiz next week. The club won a 2-1 series against the Heroes in their first 2020 meeting. The team will look to stay flawless against the Wiz, who they’ve swept twice through six games.

The Twins will have a crucial week, playing a three-game series against the top-ranked NC Dinos, and a series against the third-place Doosan Bears.

First pitch for Tuesday’s games begin at 6:30PM KST (5:30AM EDT).

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Ending their 18-game losing streak, the Hanhwa Eagles took a walk-off 7-6 win over the Doosan Bears. The game was a continuation of Saturday’s game, which was rained out in the third. A second game from the two teams saw the Eagles win again, with a final score of 3-2.

Earning a walk-off home run victory, SK Wyverns player Choi Jeong blasted a ball into the outfield to defeat the Kia Tigers 4-3.

While the KT Wiz were able to get 11 hits, they couldn’t get a run in, losing 12-0 to the Samsung Lions.

Bouncing back from two previous losses, the NC Dinos earned a 9-5 win over the Kiwoom Heroes on Sunday.

Giants Defeat Twins With Seventh Inning Comeback

A big seventh inning for the Lotte Giants helped them win a 7-6 Saturday night game over the LG Twins. The victory, which happened at the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, Korea, tied up their three-game series 1-1.

Four runs were scored in the seventh inning by the Giants, two of them off of a fielding error. The runs came against two relievers brought in by the Twins. The game saw a few lead changes, with Twins having a large lead at one point.

Early Runs Favour Twins

The runs started early, with a two-run home run from Jeon Jun-woo kicking off the festivities in the first inning for the Giants.

Answering back, the Twins were able to score later that inning off of a sacrifice fly from Hong Chang-gi

The Twins took the lead in the fourth inning after a successful few hits. First, an infield hit from Jeong Keun-woo gave shortshop Dixon Machado trouble, allowing a runner from third to score.

Koo Has Best Performance of His Career

After that, a three-run home run from Koo Bon-hyeok put the Twins ahead 5-2. Koo, the team’s 23-year-old third-baseman scored his first home run of the season, and only the second of his career.

Two innings later, Koo got on the board again, with a ground ball driving a runner home. The hit came against the first Giants reliever of the game Song Seun-jun. Koo finished the game with four RBIs, the most he has ever recorded in a game. The Twins were ahead 6-3 in the sixth

In the inning before, a sacrifice fly from Son Ah-seop scored a run for the Giants.

Seventh Inning Rally Gives Giants Game

Tigers pulled their starter Cha Woo-chan after six innings. The pitcher allowed three runs and hits, earning five strikeouts as well.

With the exit of Cha, the Giants got to work with a rally of runs against relievers. The sixth batter to face reliever Yeo Geon-wook was An Chi-hong, who brought in two runners off of a single to center field.

After throwing 31 pitches, Yeo was taken out of the game and replaced by Choi Dong-hwan. Two more runs came off of an error, as a throw from third passed the first baseman of the Tigers. If the ground ball was fielded correctly it would have been a third out, and the game wouldn’t move to the final score of 7-6.

The first of two relievers to appear in the inning, Yeo, was given the loss for the game.

Giants closer Kim Won-joong got his sixth save of the season, finishing the ninth inning after two hits and no runs scored.

Giants and Twins Continue Their Separate Battles

The Giants continued their battle for fifth place in the KBO, staying at sixth on Saturday as the fifth place team, the Kia Tigers, won their respective game that day too.

The Twins fell to third place, now half a game behind the second-ranked Doosan Bears. The Bears had their game against the Hanwha Eagles rained out.

The Twins and Giants meet one more time this week, with first pitch on their Sunday game starting at 5:00PM KST (4:00AM EDT).

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A low-scoring game saw the Kia Tigers defeat the SK Wyverns 2-1. Both starting pitchers went deep into the game.

A blowout win went to the Kiwoom Heroes, who beat the NC Dinos 18-5.

After rain delayed their Friday game, the KT Wiz and Samsung Lions played a double header on Saturday. The Wiz took a 7-4 victory, with the Lions winning a game 5-3.

The Doosan Bears had their 4-3 lead frozen in the third inning against the Hanhwa Eagles, as rained postponed the action to tomorrow.

Twins Earn 10th Inning Walk-Off Over Giants

A 10th inning hit from Jeong Keun-woo gave the LG Twins a 3-2 win over the Lotte Giants, ending the multi-game streak of wins that the Giants held before. The hit into outfield from Jeong brought Chae Eun-sung home in a walk-off fashion at the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, Korea.

Giants Get Small Lead

The Giants had a good start with an early rally in the first inning, stringing together three hits. The third of the trio came from Dixon Machado, who brought in Son Ah-seop from second around to home.

A second run came in the third inning, with Ji Sung-joon driving in a runner. Being only his second game as a Giant, Ji has earned an RBI in both games.

Later in the third inning the Twins started to answer back. It started with a sacrifice fly from Lee Chun-woong that took Jeong Keun-woo home.

Short Appearance From Wilson

Twins pitcher Tyler Wilson had his seventh appearance of the season, going five innings before being taken out. His long innings made his pitch count max out, pitching 101 before leaving the game. He finished the game with a 3.60 ERA, allowing five hits and two runs.

Out of the four relievers that came in for the Twins, the 10th inning pitcher, Song Eun-beom was given the win, retiring the Giants with 10 pitches, allowing only one hit. The win was his first of the season over eight appearances.

Twins Tie It Up

The tying run for the Twins came in the eighth, with a line drive from Yoo Kang-nam scoring Jeong. Earlier in the at bat, Jeong stole second, and advanced to third off of a passed ball.

Going deep into the game, Giants starter Dan Straily was taken out of the game after the play. Prior to the scoring play, Straily was having one of his best games this season, limiting the Twins to one hit. He finished the game with seven strikeouts, keeping him with one of the leading pitchers for punch-outs in the league (50).

The Game Ending Play

Going into the 10th inning, the Twins were able to pull of their deciding run against reliever Park Jin-hyung. It started with Chae getting on-base with a double. After a bunt from Kim Min-sung, Chae advanced to third. Shortly after, the deciding play from Jeong came in, ending the game.

Park got his first loss of the year in what was his 17th appearance of the season.

Streak Ends For Giants, Moving Them Back To Sixth

Losing the game, the Giants had their six-game winning streak snapped. They also dropped back to sixth place in the KBO, being overtaken by the Kia Tigers.

The win for the Twins keep them tied for second place in the KBO with the Doosan Twins, who won their Friday game as well.

The Twins will host the Giants two more times this week, with the Saturday game starting at 5:00PM KST (4:00AM EDT). Numerous games in the KBO could be affected by weather tomorrow.

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Taking back fifth place in the KBO standings, the LG Twins prevailed over the SK Wyverns with a 6-3 game.

Strong pitching from the Doosan Bears kept the Hanhwa Eagles to five hits, as the former champions took a 5-2 victory. The Bears remain tied for second place in the KBO with fellow Seoul team the LG Twins. The Eagles now have a losing streak of 18 games.

Going into extra innings, the Kiwoom Heroes were able to prevail in a low-scoring 3-2 game against the NC Dinos.

Only four games were played in the KBO on Friday, as a game between the KT Wiz and Samsung Lions was rained out.

Shutout Performance For Giants Extends Eagles Losing Streak To 17

A shutout 5-0 performance for the Lotte Giants meant the 17th consecutive loss for the Hanhwa Eagles on Thursday. The win finished an undefeated six-game home stretch for the Giants, seeing the team take three wins of the Eagles and KT Wiz at the Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, Korea.

Starters See Short Appearance

Appearances from both starters were brief in the game, with the shorter of the two being a two-and-one-third inning performance from Eagles pitcher Jang Min-jae, who was given the loss for the game.

While Giants pitcher Seo Jun-won did not allow any runs in his five-inning outing, there was three separate innings where he had to pitch out of a bases-loaded jam. Seo earned his third win of the season, moving his record to 3-1.

One-Way Traffic Favours Giants

Getting it going in the first inning, the Giants saw scoring plays off the bats of An Chi-hong and Oh Yoon-suk.

They scored again in the fourth inning, with a sacrifice flying from Dixon Machado bringing in Lee Dae-ho.

Making his first appearance of 2020, Ji Sung-joon scored an RBI, with a walk to first forcing a run home. The play extended the Giants lead to 4-0. The catcher played for the opposing Eagles for four previous seasons before joining the Busan club.

In the eighth inning, a hit from Son Ah-seop scored a fifth run for the Giants, coming against reliever Yoon Dae-kyung, who was making only his third 2020 appearance.

Giants Back Into Top Half

Now with six wins in a row, the Giants have sprung back into the top half of the KBO standings. They potentially could go up or down a spot in their next game, being half a game between fourth and sixth place. The Giants are currently the only team to have more than a two-game winning streak in the KBO.

Finishing their six-game home stretch, the Giants now head to Seoul, Korea, where they face the LG Twins for the first time this season. Similarly, the Eagles will host the Doosan Bears, who they have not played in 2020. First pitch for Friday’s games will be at 6:30PM KST (5:30AM EDT).

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Making up for their rained out game yesterday, the LG Twins won a 4-3 and 3-1 game over the SK Wyverns. The successful afternoon now ties the Twins with the Doosan Bears for second place in the KBO.

A batter’s game went in favour of the KT Wiz, who defeated the Kia Tigers 13-8 on Thursday.

Extending the gap in the KBO standings from first to second place, the NC Dinos took a 7-5 win over the Doosan Bears, weathering a late storm from the 2019 KBO Champions.

After having two innings where they scored three runs in each, the Samsung Lions were able to coast to a 6-3 victory over the Kiwoom Heroes.

Blowout Loss For Eagles Continues String of Wins For Giants

In a game that saw numerouns runs scored by top players on the Lotte Giants, the team picked up a 12-2 win over the Hanhwa Eagles on Wednesday. From the Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, Korea, the Eagles moved to 16-straight losses this season.

Noh Remains Successful Over Eagles

Being given a win for the second time against the Eagles this season, Giants starter Noh Kyung-eun put on his longest appearance of the season. Pitching seven innings, Noh gave up five hits and two runs while earning five strikeouts.

Innings from Park Shi-young and Ko Hyo-jun closed the game for the Giants.

Giants Earn Big Lead Early

Despite the blowout loss, it was the Eagles tt were first to get on the board. After Jared Hoying got on base earlier in the inning, he was drive home off of a sacrifice fly from Jung Jin-ho.

Despite having two outs on the board in the second inning, the Giants were able to put down five runs. After a hit from Kim Jae-yoo scored Dixon Machado, a three-run home run from Son Ah-seop and a solo shot from Jeon Jun-woo gave the team a 5-1 lead.

After a hit from Machado was fumbled by the Eagles shortstop, a runner from third base was able to score, making the game 6-1 in the third.

Giving up a sixth run, Kim Min-woo was pulled from the game in the third inning. The game was his fourth-straight loss, moving his 2020 record to 0-4 through seven appearances. Of the seven, this was also his shortest of the year so far.

Lee Dae-ho got a piece of the scoring as well, driving home a run in the fourth against reliever Lee Hyun-ho.

The Eagles scored their second run in the fifth, with Lee Yong-kyu batting in a runner, making the game 7-2.

Answering back in the same inning, Son got another RBI, letting Machado score off of a single.

Piling On

Adding onto their already six-run lead by the seventh inning, the Giants scored four more before coasting to a win. Son and Jeon, two batters that had already picked up RBIs did it again, as well as An Chi-hong, who brought in two runs off a hit to center.

Giants Look For Sweep At Home

The Giants will look for a sweep tomorrow in the series as they aim to make it into the top half of the KBO standings. They’re currently half a game behind the fifth place Kia Tigers, who retained their spot after winning over the KT Wiz on Wednesday.

The final game of the series will be played on Thursday at 6:30PM KST (5:30AM EDT).

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While rain stopped the game from going into the sixth inning, early innings indicated the Kia Tigers were dominant, finishing with a 10-0 win over the KT Wiz. The Wiz will look to break their six-game losing streak tomorrow.

The Samsung Lions won a 4-1 game over the Kiwoom Heroes, which included a six-inning pitching performance from Baek Jung-hyun, who limited the Heroes to two hits.

Ending a long streak of wins the NC Dinos had, the Doosan Bears got a 9-1 on the road. The deciding game in the series will happen tomorrow.

Rain prevented a game between the SK Wyverns and LG Twins from starting.

Eagles Extend Losing Streak As Giants Pitcher Sampson Earns First Win

A string of strong innings late against starter Warwick Stauphold helped give the Lotte Giants a 9-3 win against the Hanhwa Eagles. The loss was the 15th-straight for the Eagles, who have recently demoted 10 players to the minor leagues following the departure of manager Han Yong-duk.

The game continued the now 4-0 home stretch for the Giants at the Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, Korea.

Along with many Eagles players that had only appeared a few times this year, the lineup for the team included six players that were making their first KBO appearance this year.

Giants Gets Seven on Sauphold

After a few scoreless innings, the Giants had a strong fourth and fifth inning that gave them the lead. Hits from Oh Yoon-suk, Kim Joon-tae and Dixon Machado put the club up by four runs.

An explosive two-run home run from Lee Dae-ho in the next inning extended the lead further. Lee, a former MLB player and long-time Giant, currently leads the club in RBIs. A hit later in the inning from Jeon Jun-woo brought in the seventh run for the team.

Jeon picked up another RBI in the sixth, bringing a runner home from a hit that came against Moon Dong-wook.

Being given his third-straight loss, Warwick Sauphold gave up seven runs and 13 hits before being pulled from the game. The 30-year-old played his shortest game of the season so far, having gone around six or seven innings in most games before.

The final run of the game for the Giants came in the eighth, with Son Ah-seop driving a runner to the plate, making the game 9-3.

Sampson Has Best Start Yet

After two previously rough starts, Giants pitcher Adrian Sampson got his first win of the year in a game that took him into the seventh inning. He allowed nine hits, getting three strikeouts over six and two thirds.

Sampson was pulled in the seventh inning after giving up three runs, including a solo home run from Jared Hoying and a two-run hit from pinch hitter Park Jung-hyun.

An inning each from Song Seung-jun and Lee In-bok closed the show for the Giants.

Giants Approaching Fifth

Winning their Tuesday game, the Giants evened their record with the Eagles this season to 2-2. As mentioned before however, the Eagles are a much different team than when they last faced off in mid-May.

Having dipped down to the bottom half of the KBO standings a few weeks ago, a streak of wins have put the Giants half a game behind fifth place, which is the Kia Tigers. With a 7-24 record, the Eagles sit last place in the KBO.

Two more games will be played between the Eagles and Giants this week. The Wednesday game has a start time of 6:30PM KST (5:30AM EDT).

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Bouncing back from a sweep against the Bears, the Kia Tigers earned a 3-2 victory on the road against the KT Wiz on Tuesday.

Continuing their pattern of high-scoring victories, the NC Dinos got a 12-8 win versus the Doosan Bears. A successful series for the Dinos would distance their closest challenger for the top of the KBO standings, as the second-place Bears are already five games behind.

In a game that utilized 12 pitchers in total (six from each team), the Kiwoom Heroes prevailed over the Samsung Lions 5-3.

Going into extra innings, a rally from the SK Wyverns helped give them a 5-3 win against the LG Twins.