KT and NC sweeps three consecutive games for the first time since Bae Je-seong was discharged from the military, which marks the beginning of the second half of the big half

Jul 24, 2025

KT and NC sweeps three consecutive games for the first time since Bae Je-seong was discharged from the military, which marks the beginning of the second half of the big half
The game between KT and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 6th, and the KT team applauding when Kim Jae-ho was replaced in the top of the first inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.06/



KT Wiz swept the three consecutive games against the NC Dinos.

KT won the last game of the three consecutive games during the week against NC at Changwon NC Park on the 24th by a 5-to-4 1-point margin. With this victory, KT swept all three consecutive NC games, opening the prelude to a major turnaround in the second half. On the contrary, NC, which has a busy way to go, has been mired in four consecutive losses.

There was a spark from the beginning of the first inning. KT, which has won consecutive games, continued its good momentum. As soon as the game started, leader Kim Min-hyuk hit a triple against NC starter Mok Ji-hoon. The right-wing ball flowed next to the first base, and it rolled to the end of the fence and entered the third base with ease. And Kang Baek-ho's infield grounder RBI simply scored the first run.




This wasn't the end of it. Following Ahn Hyun-min's hit and Junghoon Lee's throw, Jang Sung-woo and Huh Kyung-min's timely RBI hit. Here, opposing shortstop Kim Joo-won's error came out, and the runners advanced to the second and third bases, and Kim Sang-soo hit a sacrifice fly to make the fourth point. Mok Ji-hoon couldn't even last one inning and suffered an early substitution with four runs (3 earned runs) in ⅔ innings.

NC also launched a counterattack from the bottom of the first inning. Park Gun-woo hit an RBI-chasing hit from KT starter Bae Je-sung with two outs and runners on first and second bases. NC followed Kim Joo-won and Park Min-woo's consecutive doubles in the third inning.

KT and NC sweeps three consecutive games for the first time since Bae Je-seong was discharged from the military, which marks the beginning of the second half of the big half
Lotte and KT held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 27th. KT Kim Sang-soo hit a timely RBI single in the seventh inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.27/
Then KT ran away in the fifth inning. After one out, Kim Sang-soo hit a double to left-center that brought in Heo Kyung-min following Huh Kyung-min's hit on base.




NC didn't give up either. Oh Young-soo, who is hitting No. 4 instead of Davison in the bottom of the fifth inning, drew an RBI single from Bae Je-sung, who was playing well. 3-5 chase.

NC narrowed the gap with momentum. In the seventh inning, pinch hitter Choi Jung-won used his fast feet to make a double, and Park Min-woo, who showed a good batting sense on the day, once again scored a right-handed hit to bring in Choi Jung-won. NC's pursuit under the chin.

KT and NC sweeps three consecutive games for the first time since Bae Je-seong was discharged from the military, which marks the beginning of the second half of the big half
The NC-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 3rd. Park Min-woo, with one out and runners on the first and third bases, is welcomed after scoring a double steal in the top of the first inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.3/
KT took the opportunity to take the lead at the end of the game with Kang Baek-ho and Ahn Hyun-min in the batting order in the top of the eighth inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases. However, Kang Baek-ho struck out, and Ahn Hyun-min also grounded out to shortstop and lost the opportunity to widen the gap. KT also created chances with one out and runners on first and second bases in the top of the ninth inning, but failed to score a wedge.




a shaky lead by one point. However, KT had Park Young-hyun, who finished first in saves. Park Young-hyun was shaken by walking Kim Joo-won after one out, but he held on to the one-run victory by catching the rest of the batters. 27 saves for the season.

KT and NC sweeps three consecutive games for the first time since Bae Je-seong was discharged from the military, which marks the beginning of the second half of the big half
Photo courtesy=KT 위즈
KT completed the sweep by sending out Won Sang-hyun, Son Dong-hyun, Woo Kyu-min and Park Young-hyun Pil Seung-jo with three runs in five innings. Bae Je-sung was discharged from the military after serving in Sangmu and joined the starting team, winning his first start since returning. Two wins of the season.

KT has won three games in a row, igniting a top-ranked battle. KT has always been sluggish in the first half since manager Lee Kang-chul took office A team that produced a magical turnaround with a huge rise in the second half. Expectations are high on what kind of miracles will be produced in the second half of this season. On the contrary, NC has been mired in a four-game losing streak. Amid the prolonged injury gap of foreign batter Davison, the aftermath of Son Ah-seop's departure due to damage to his side muscles ahead of the game was too great.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.