Giants Evade Sweep With Four Run Lead Over Lions

The Lotte Giants won a 7-3 game at home over the Samsung Lions on Sunday, evading a loss that would push them farther away from sixth place in the KBO. The win, which came at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, Korea, saw the team have many flurries of runs that gave them a safe lead near the end.

The series was an important one for both teams as they currently sit side-by-side on the KBO rankings. While the Lions won the first two games, a win on Sunday brought the Giants to only half-a-game behind the team.

Giants Get Up By Three Early

Before the Giants started scoring, the Lions got one on the board. The first run came in early, as a hit from Lee Sung-gon drove home a runner to make the game 1-0 Lions.

Scoring kicked off for the Giants in the third, as a hit from Lee Dae-ho scored two runs, including Jeon Jun-woo who dashed around from first base to home.

The scoring continued an inning later as the Giants were able to extend the lead to 4-1. First, a hit from Kim Jae-yoo scored a runner. In the next at-bat, Son Ah-seop batted in another run with a hit.

Starters Handed Decisions

Being given the loss for the game, Lions starter Kim Dae-woo was taken out of the game after four innings.

Giants starter Park Se-woong was pulled after the sixth inning where he gave up a two-run home run to Koo Ja-wook. Allowing three runs and four hits over six innings, Park was given the win for the game.

Final Runs For Giants

Scoring was capped off in the sixth by a rally of hits from the Giants. First, a sacrifice fly from Min Byung-hun brought in a run. After that, Son Ah-seop hit a two-run home run against reliever Im Hyun-joon. This brought the Giants lead to 7-3.

Lions and Giants Remain Close

After finishing their series against each other, the Giants and Lions are still close together on the standings. The sixth-place Lions finish the week with a 24-24 record, as the Giants sit only half-a-game behind with a 22-23 record.

The Lions will have a home stretch through the next week, hosting games against the SK Wyverns and LG Twins.

The Giants will play their first series this season against the NC Dinos on Tuesday. After that, the team will start a three-game series at home versus the SK Wyverns, who they are 2-0 against.

The series could potentially be the first this season for the Giants with a live crowd as the KBO aims to bring fans back on Friday.

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A low scoring game saw a single run from the bat of Kim Hye-sung to give the Kiwoom Heroes a 1-0 win over the Kia Tigers.

In one of the many shutout games on Sunday, the LG Twins got a 4-0 win against the SK Wyverns.

A rough 2020 start for Hanhwa Eagles pitcher Chad Bell continued on Sunday, as his record moved to 0-5 through seven appearances. The starter gave up five runs in the first inning in what would be an 8-4 win for the KT Wiz.

Strong pitching from Drew Rucinski helped the NC Dinos get a 4-0 win over the Doosan Bears. The top-ranked KBO team won the series 2-1 over the second-place Bears this week.

Giants Avoid Shutout, Losing By Five Runs To The Lions

The Samsung Lions accumulated six runs for what ended to be a 6-1 victory over the hosting Lotte Giants on Saturday. The game which happened at the Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, Korea saw the Giants avoid a shutout in the very last inning.

The win is the second straight for the Lions, who won an extra-innings outing over the Giants on Friday 6-4.

Lee Earns Two RBIs

The Lions got ahead early off of two different plays lead by Lee Sung-gon.

Lee started the second inning with a solo home run to left-center. The home run was his first of the year. An inning later, Lee drove home Park Hae-min to make the game 2-0. The play moved Lee’s number of RBIs in 2020 to double digits (10).

Sampson Out After Five

The Lions strung together a rally in the sixth that took Giants starter Adrian Sampson out of the game. The pitcher was pulled after a hit from Kim Dong-yeop drove a runner home.

Sampson was given the loss for the game after allowing eight hits and four runs. Sampson’s record moved to 2-4, as he’s been one of the pitchers for the Busan team that’s had trouble early in the season. He currently has a 6.16 ERA, the highest among the starting rotation.

Scoring Continues Against Relievers

Two more pitchers played in the sixth inning before the Giants could wrap it up. First it was Lee In-bok who allowed two hits. Park Shi-young closed out the inning facing two batters. The first of the two was Kim Ji-chan, who scored a runner through a sacrifice bunt.

Furthering their then-shutout lead, the Lions put two more runs on the board in the eighth inning. First, a hit from Kim Heon-gon scored a run. The next batter, Kang Min-ho, drove home another to make the game 6-0. The runs came against Park Myeong-hyeon, who’s ERA inflated to a 27.00 after since it was only his second KBO game.

Lions Pitching Holds Giants Until Late

While the Giants lost by a wide margin, the team avoided a shutout in the ninth inning after a hit from Dixon Machado drove home Jeon Jun-woo. The run came against Jang Ji-hoon, who finished the game for the Lions.

Apart from the singular run allowed late, it was a very successful evening on the mound for the Lions. Starter Baek Jung-hyun got his third win of the year after six innings, evening his 2020 record to 3-3. The starter earned six strikeouts and only allowed three hits.

Innings seven and eight were handled by Kim Yoon-soo and Noh Sung-ho. Only one run was allowed, coming against Kim in the seventh.

Lions Look For Sweep To End Week

The Giants are scheduled to host one more home game this week against the Lions with first pitch happening Sunday at 5:00PM KST (4:00AM EDT). The game, like the two before, could widen the gap between the sixth-place 24-23 Lions and the seventh-place 21-23 Giants.

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A game that only lasted two hours and 22 minutes saw the Kiwoom Heroes get a 2-0 victory over the Kia Tigers. Heroes starter Eric Jokisch had a strong outing, allowing only one hit through eight innings.

Pitcher Jung Chan-heon went all nine innings for the LG Twins, helping the team get a 3-0 win against the SK Wyverns.

A tied 3-3 game went quickly out of reach in the ninth for the NC Dinos, as the hosting Doosan Bears scored nine runs to win 12-3. The series between the two top KBO teams is now tied 1-1.

The KT Wiz had good batting throughout their nine-inning game against the Hanhwa Eagles. The Wiz bounced back from their previous loss with a 7-2 win.

Extra Innings Stops Giants Comeback Against Lions

The Samsung Lions picked up an extra-innings win on Friday, defeating the hosting Lotte Giants 6-4. The win, which came at the Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, Korea saw both starters play into deep innings.

Lions Start, But Giants Follow

No runs came early as the starting pitchers were able to keep hits to a minimum for half of the game.

The Lions started the scoring in the sixth with a solo home run from Lee Sung-gon. Later in the inning, a sacrifice fly from Koo Ja-wook brought a runner home to make the game 2-0.

The Giants answered back in the bottom half of the inning with a solo home run from Jeon Jun-woo.

Starting pitcher for the Lions Won Tae-in was taken out in the seventh after allowing five hits and one run in his outing.

The lead for the Lions got extended in the eighth after a hit from Lee Hak-ju made the game 4-1. Giants starter Dan Straily was taken out after this play. Straily, who has went deep into games many times this season now allowed eight hits and four runs in his appearance while attaining three strikeouts.

Also in the eighth inning there was an injury at second base as Lions player Lee Won-seok collided with An Chi-hong. Lee was helped off the field and replaced by Kim Sang-su. An was able to continue and eventually finish the game.

The Giants were able to tie the game up in the bottom of the eighth. First, a ground ball brought home a run. In the next play a hit from Lee Dae-ho drove Son home. The runs came against Choi Ji-gwang, who was taken out of play after for Woo Kyu-min.

With Woo in the game, the tying run came off the bat to pinch hitter Kim Jae-yoo, who took Kim Dong-han around from second.

Lions Win The Game

The Lions took the lead for good in the 10th against reliever Park Jin-hyung. Hits from Kim Sang-su and Kim Dong-yeop drove home runners and made the final score 6-4. The loss went to Park, his second over 22 appearances this season.

A good 10th inning pitching performance from Oh Seung-hwan gave the Lion his third save of the year.

Lions reliever Woo who appeared in the eighth was given the win for the game.

The Giants came into Friday after their longest layoff this season as their Wednesday and Thursday games were rained out.

Lions Ahead In Rankings, But Not By Much

The win put the Lions sixth in the KBO with a record of 23-23. This puts them half-a-game ahead of the 21-22 Giants.

The Lions, who are two-and-a-half games behind the fifth-ranked LG Twins, have a chance to extend their lead over the Giants as the series continues in the next two days. On the flip side, the Giants have room to take sixth place back as well.

First pitch for Saturday’s game is set for 5:00AM KST (4:00AM EDT).

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Strong pitching from the SK Wyverns, including a six-inning hitless performance from Lee Geon-wook, helped give the team a shutout 6-0 win over the LG Twins.

A big fifth inning sealed a win for the Hanhwa Eagles on Friday, winning against the KT Wiz 7-4.

A heavy-hitting game went in favour of the Kia Tigers on Friday, who defeated the Kiwoom Heroes 8-6.

In what is undeniably the most important series of the week, the NC Dinos kicked off their first of three games against the Doosan Bears on Friday. The first game went to the Dinos, who picked up a 9-3 which included a late ninth-inning rally that tacked five onto their lead.

Rain Stops Play Between Tigers and Giants For Second Day

Rain stopped play between the Lotte Giants and Kia Tigers for the second straight day on Thursday. Having their doubleheader rained out, the teams will go their separate ways for a new three-game series on Friday.

While most games got rained out on Wednesday, the game from the Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, Korea was the only to be affected by the weather on Thursday.

The Giants and Tigers only got to play one game in their three-game series this week, with that matchup being a 4-3 win for the Giants.

The weekend series for the Giants sees them host a three-game series against the Samsung Lions. The Lions are currently tied for sixth in the KBO with a 22-22 record.

The Tigers will now travel to Seoul, Korea to play at the Gocheok Sky Dome in a three-game series against the Kiwoom Heroes. The Heroes are sitting third in the KBO currently, with the second and fourth teams both within half-a-game.

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Wednesday’s Games (First of Double Header on Thursday)

The only game that didn’t get rained out on Wednesday saw the Samsung Lions pick up a 9-2 victory over the Hanhwa Eagles. The Lions had a quick start, scoring eight runs over the first three innings over starter David Buchanan.

A three-run home run from Kim Hae-seong gave the Kiwoom Heroes the lead early, which went on to be a 5-2 victory over the LG Twins on Thursday afternoon.

Consistently scoring early in the game, the Doosan Bears had a safe 14-6 win to start their Thursday games against the SK Wyverns. In the second inning of the game, Wyverns manager Youm Kyoung-youb collapsed in the dugout. Reported by Yonhap News, Youm was transported to a hospital and has since become conscious yet again.

A two-run shot from Na Sung-bum in the first inning helped give the NC Dinos a 3-1 win against the KT Wiz on Thursday afternoon.

Thursday’s Games

Avoiding a sweep, the Hanhwa Eagles got a 9-2 win against the Samsung Lions on Thursday evening.

Following a low-scoring afternoon game, the KT Wiz had a hitting party, defeating the NC Dinos 19-6. The game included an eighth inning where the Wiz scored 10 innings.

The perfect combination of hot bats and strong pitching gave the SK Wyverns a shutout win over the Doosan Bears on Thursday evening with a final score of 7-0.

Coming back from trailing five runs, the Kiwoom Heroes battled back for a 8-5 win in the late innings to win over the LG Twins.

Kim Joon-tae Finishes Comeback Win For Giants Over Tigers

A walk-off hit from Kim Joon-tae gave the Lotte Giants a 4-3 victory on Tuesday over the Kia Tigers. The game saw the Giants come back from a three-run deficit that the Tigers earned early. The win kicked off the home series for the Giants at the Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, Korea.

A long and consistent performance from Tigers starter Aaron brooks made the only chance for the Giants to score come late in the game. The starter held the team off for seven innings, allowing only one hit in his appearance.

Tigers Get Ahead By Three

The game went scoreless for its first three innings, but that ended after Choi Hyung-woo hit a two-run home run to put the Tigers up 2-0 in the fourth. A third run was notched on in the sixth after a hit from Choi Hyung-woo scored a runner.

Giants starter Seo Jun-won was pulled in the sixth after earning one strikeout and allowing five hits. This was his second game this year against the Tigers, a better performance than his disastrous four-inning game in May where he gave up seven runs.

Walk-Off Gives Win To Giants

The first run for the Giants came in the eighth, as Kim Joon-tae was driven home by Son Ah-seop. The play came against the first of two relievers to play in the game for the Tigers, Jeon Sang-hyun.

Kicking off the scoring rally in the ninth inning, Dixon Machado batted home a run against Moon Kyung-chan to make the game 3-2. Kim Joon-tae scored the two final runs, ending the game. Reliever Moon was given the loss for the game, his first of the season after getting 10 saves over 17 appearances before.

Giants Trail Fifth-Place Tigers By Two Games

The Giants have struggled previously against the Tigers, being swept in their two meetings before to equal a 0-6 record.

This series is an interesting one for both teams due to their currently neighbouring KBO rankings of sixth and fifth place. The win on Tuesday brought the Giants to two games behind the fifth-ranked Tigers.

The Giants will host the Tigers for two more games at home this week. First pitch for Wednesday’s game is at 6:30PM KST (5:30AM EDT), although early forecasts predict rain will affect the game.

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In a battle of two of the league’s top pitchers, Drew Rucinski and the NC Dinos prevailed over Odrisaimer Despaigne and the KT Wiz with a score of 4-3.

Rookie pitcher Kim Yun-sik had a rough outing, giving up five runs to the Kiwoom Heroes who defeated the LG Twins 8-3.

A one-sided victory went in the way of the Doosan Bears, who defeated the SK Wyverns 9-2. A big week is ahead for the Bears as they face the first-place Dinos starting Friday.

A high-scoring game went to the Samsung Lions who defeated the Hanhwa Eagles 11-4. The Heroes made a mid-season roster change on Monday, signing former MLB player Brandon Barnes. The outfielder will take the foreign spot on the team from Jared Hoying, who was placed on waivers.

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.

Giants Sweep Wiz For The Second Time In Coasting Performance

Pulling off a sweep at home, the Lotte Giants finished their week of play with a 5-2 win over the KT Wiz. The game, which happened at the Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, Korea, saw early runs give the Giants a lead they could hang onto.

Early Runs Put Giants Ahead

The Wiz got a quick jump on the Giants in the first after Kim Min-hyeok sent a solo shot past the wall in the outfield.

The Giants answered back strongly, with hits from An Chi-hong, Oh Yoon-suk and Dixon Machado bringing in a run each to make the game 3-1 later in the inning.

After a rough first inning for both starting pitchers, they had better following innings, as no more runs came until the fifth.

In the fifth, Lee Dae-ho scored a double, bringing home another run to make the game 4-1. After Sunday, Lee moved his 2020 RBI tally to 21, which currently leads the ball club.

Park Gets First Win, Ending Streak

Wiz starter Odrisaimer Despaigne was pulled after the fifth inning of play. Allowing four runs and seven hits, Despaigne got four strikeouts as well. Being given the loss for the game, Despaigne moved to 2-2 this season.

The game was Despaigne’s second game against the Giants, putting on a strong six-inning performance against the team on the 2020 opening day game.

In his sixth start of the season, Giants pitcher Park Se-woong got his first win of the year after allowing only three hits and one run over six innings. The game broke his four-game string of losses.

A successful ninth inning appearance from Kim Won-joong gave him his fifth save of the season.

Late Runs For Both Clubs

The teams traded runs in the eighth inning. A hit from Kim Min-hyeok gave him his second RBI of the game, driving home a runner. Reliever Park Jin-hyung was brought in late in the inning to get the Wiz out of the jam.

A hit from Kim Joon-tae gave the Giants their three-run lead back, as he drove home a runner against Jeon Yoo-soo, making the game 5-2.

Jeon was taken out after the play, seemingly feeling pain in his right arm.

Sweep Sees Giants Jump In Rankings

Sweeping the series, the Giants now move to 6-0 overall this season against the Wiz. Starting the series, the Giants were tied for seventh place in the KBO with the Wiz. Now, the Giants sit sixth, with the Wiz in eighth.

The Giants will stay at home for their next series, hosting the Hanhwa Eagles. The team has went 1-2 against the Eagles, playing one series against them in the season so far. Later in the week, the Giants will travel to Seoul, Korea for a series against the LG Twins, facing them for the first time this season.

The Wiz will host a three-game series against the Kia Tigers starting on Tuesday. After that, the team will play against the Samsung Lions.

First pitch for all Tuesday games is set for 6:30PM KST (5:30AM EDT).

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Bouncing back from three losses, the Samsung Lions got a 3-0 win over the SK Wyverns. A strong starting performance from Lions pitcher David Buchanan saw him limit the Wyverns to four hits over six innings.

Sweeping the series with ease, the NC Dinos picked up an 8-2 win over the Hanhwa Eagles.

A late run from the LG Twins put them ahead 8-1 over the Kiwoom Heroes, bringing them back from their two previous losses.

A close 3-2 win gave the Doosan Bears a victory against the Kia Tigers. Four games behind the leading Dinos, the Bears stayed high in the rankings after a strong 5-1 week of play.

Giants Earn Walk-Off Victory Over Wiz After Scoreless Innings

In the only scoring play of the game, a hit from Kang Lo-han gave the giants a 1-0 walk-off win over the KT Wiz on Saturday. The game, which was low in hits, was the second win for the Giants in the series.

The Memorial Day game took place from the Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, Korea.

Kang Makes First Hit Count

The game ended after Kang hit a ball into right field that took Jeon Jun-woo around from second to home. The excitement that a game-winning play would usually produce was somewhat stunted, as the play was challenged by the Wiz, causing suspense for the verdict.

Jeon collided with the catcher at home, although he was seemingly fine after shaking off the play.

Kang, who earned the game-winning RBI for the Giants was pinch-hitting for Heo Il late in the game. Only appearing a few times this season, the play earned Kang his first hit and RBI of the year.

The hit came against Kim Jae-yoon, giving him the loss for the game. Kim’s record now stands at 0-2-1 after nine appearances this season.

The Giants had no trouble with their two relievers finishing the game. Park Jin-hyung earned two strikeouts in the eighth inning.

Despite the game being tied at the time, the club’s usual closer Kim Won-joong appeared in the ninth, keeping the Wiz hitless in the inning. The win moved his record to 2-0-4, keeping his ERA under 1.00 for the season.

Starters Put On Show

Starting pitchers for both the Giants and Wiz had good performances, going deep into the game before being taken out. Straily, who is arguably the best pitcher on the Giants, pitched seven innings, getting six strikeouts and allowing five hits.

Bae Je-seong did eight innings for the Wiz, allowing only three hits and walks each, getting four strikeouts as well.

Giants Look For Second Sweep Over Wiz

Combining the opening week series with the current one, the Giants are now 5-0 this season against the Wiz. They will look for their second sweep against the Suwon ball club on Sunday, with the final game of the series starting at 5:00PM KST (4:00AM EDT).

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The Giants weren’t the only team that got a walk-off today. A tied 3-3 game went to the Doosan Bears after a Kim Jae-ho brought a runner home. The 2019 KBO Champions prevailed over the Kia Tigers 4-3.

Early runs from the SK Wyverns gave the team a win, although the Samsung Lions heated up near the end of a 6-4 game.

Besting their 14-3 game yesterday, the NC Dinos returned on Saturday to give the Hanhwa Eagles a 14-2 win.

Down 4-0 in the seventh, the Kiwoom Heroes scored five runs over the final three innings of their game to beat the LG Twins 5-4. A hit from Jeon Byung-woo was the walk-off deciding factor.