Chance concentration stood out...What a winning series against Hanwha! KT was the hero of the second half of all three consecutive games

Aug 07, 2025

Chance concentration stood out...What a winning series against Hanwha! KT was the hero of the second half of all three consecutive games
강백호. Photo courtesy of KT Wiz



Winning series. The victory was all thrilling.

KT won the away game against the Hanwha Eagles 5-4 at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 7th. With the Winning Series in three consecutive games, KT has recorded 52 wins, 4 draws and 51 losses in the season.

On this day, KT organized the starting lineup in the order of Andrew Stevenson (center fielder), Huh Kyung-min (third baseman), Ahn Hyun-min (right fielder), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Junghoon Lee (left fielder), Hwang Jae-gyun (first baseman), Oh Yoon-seok (second baseman), Cho Dae-hyun (catcher), and Kwon Dong-jin (striker).




The initial atmosphere was in Hanwha. He failed to score until the sixth inning as he was tied up by Hanwha starter Ryan Weiss' pitch.

KT broke its silence from the seventh inning. Stephenson hit a solo home run with one out in the top of the seventh inning. In the eighth inning, Junghoon Lee's hit and Hwang Jae-gyun's walk. Kim Sang-soo's timely double narrowed the gap to 2-4.

'White rice' is at the beginning of the ninth inning. Leadoff hitter Stephenson went out with a hit ball, and Heo Kyung-min's hit made the first and second bases with no outs. Since then, KT, which had a chance to hit the second and third bases with wild pitches, followed with Ahn Hyun-min's sacrifice fly 3-4. Kang Baek-ho then turned the game around 5-4 by crossing the left fence when Cho Dong-wook's fastball was concentrated in the center.




While the batters are writing a drama. The mound also gained strength. Starting pitcher Ko Young-pyo allowed four runs (three earned runs) in six innings, while Son Dong-hyun (one scoreless inning), Woo Kyu-min (⅔ innings scoreless), Jeon Yong-joo (0 runs in 0 innings), Choi Dong-hwan (⅓ innings scoreless), and Park Young-hyun (one scoreless inning) took the mound in turn to help win.

KT won the game by scoring five points in the top of the eighth inning alone at 0-2 on the 5th. Although it did not lead to victory, it also threatened Hanwha with 4-5 by scoring three runs in the ninth inning in the game on the 6th.

Chance concentration stood out...What a winning series against Hanwha! KT was the hero of the second half of all three consecutive games
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After the game, KT manager Lee Kang-chul said "Ko Young-pyo, who took a three-day rest and started, played his part in a difficult situation. The bullpen pitchers who came out later also defended the crisis well in the eighth inning and provided an opportunity to turn the tables."




Manager Lee continued, "In the batting line, he showed outstanding concentration in chances. Veteran Kim Sang-soo and Ahn Hyun-min combined for two RBIs, and Kang Baek-ho hit a two-run home run to solidify his spiritCongratulations on Stephenson's first home run since his KBO debut in the ninth inning."

Manager Lee said, `Thank you to the fans who came to the away game, thank you for your hard work.

KT will play three consecutive weekend games against the Samsung Lions at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 8th. KT predicted Cho Hyung-joon as its starting pitcher. In Samsung, Won Tae-in will come out.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.