Manager Lee Kang-chul, who came from behind to win 138 games against Doosan for seven consecutive wins, praised the starting pitcher for allowing eight runs. He played his part even if the defense was shaken
Aug 22, 2025
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KT Wiz returned to the 50% winning rate and maintained its fifth place.
After hitting 16 hits and 14 hits in an away game against Doosan held at Jamsil Stadium on the 22nd, KT scored six runs with Kim Min-hyuk's sweeping three-run double in the top of the eighth inning to win a 13-8 come-from-behind victory.
KT, which recorded 57 wins, 4 draws, and 57 losses, returned to the 50% winning rate. He tied for fifth with the NC Dinos (53 wins, 6 draws and 53 losses), who led Lotte to an 11th consecutive loss.
KT, which started left-handed ace Heyesus, formed the starting lineup with Kim Min-hyuk (left wing), Stevenson (center fielder), Ahn Hyun-min (right wing), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Kim Sang-soo (second baseman), Jang Sung-woo (capture), Hwang Jae-gyun (third baseman), Kwon Dong-jin (striker) and Oh Yoon-seok (first baseman) as Huh Kyung-min, who received treatment for poor back, was excluded.
In the top of the first inning, he scored the first run and gained the upper hand.
Ahn Hyun-min's clean left-handed hit followed by a walk by leader Kim Min-hyuk and a right-handed hit by Stevenson. When Kang Baek-ho made a fly to center field, second baseman Stephenson went to third base and homered with Kim Sang-soo's sacrifice fly to center field, 2-0.
Unfortunately, he came from behind in the bottom of the second inning. Heyesus, who was on the verge of first and second base with no outs due to consecutive hits, struck out Park Gye-beom, but he lost his first run after being hit by Kim Min-seok. With one out and runners on the first and third bases, Jung Soo-bin allowed a surprise bunt hit and gave up another run to tie the score 2-2.
He gave up a walk to Lee Yoo-chan and faced a full base with one out, but he struck out Kang Seung-ho and led Cave to a fly to center field to end the inning. However, KT center fielder Stephenson, who was going to catch the ball, suddenly stirred both arms. It means I lost the ball. Stevenson tried to make a diving catch in search of the falling ball, but his glove couldn't reach it. It was a hit, and all three runners came home and turned the tables 2-5.
KT did not give up and scored one run in the top of the third inning with Kang Baek-ho's left-center double and Jang Sung-woo's timely hit to make it 3-5. In the top of the fifth inning, Hwang Jae-gyun hit a slider in the middle of reliever Choi Won-joon to hit a come-from-behind grand slam over the left fence with two outs and a walk by Ahn Hyun-min and Kang Baek-ho. 7-5.
Hwang Jae-gyun's fifth home run of the season and his ninth career grand slam. Hwang Jae-gyun's last grand slam was against Suwon Lotte on June 19, 2018, and the grand slam came out in 2,621 days.
He thought it would end with KT's victory, but he was chased by Doosan again.
Ahn Jae-seok's timely hit on Kang Seung-ho's solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning allowed a 7-7 tie.
And in the bottom of the sixth inning, Lee Yoo-chan's infield hit to the first baseman and balk allowed Cave to hit left-center with two outs and a second base, which was turned around 7-8.
It ended with Doosan's eight consecutive wins, but KT did not give up.
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A pitching coach came up to the batter's box of Kim Min-hyuk, but it was not a replacement. Kim Min-hyuk won the match between Kim Min-hyuk and Park Chi-guk. In 2B2S, he hit a low outside changeup of 138km on the seventh pitch, hitting an upset three-run double that separates the right-center. 10-8 come from behind again. This wasn't the end.
With Stephenson's left-handed hit, Kang Baek-ho's triple on the right-field line, and the opponent's error, KT scored six runs in the top of the eighth inning alone to completely break Doosan's willingness to chase.
KT's Kim Min-hyuk had two hits and three RBIs, Stephenson had two hits and one RBI, Ahn Hyun-min had two hits and one RBI, Kang Baek-ho had three hits and one RBI, Kim Sang-soo had one hit and two RBIs, Hwang Jae-gyun had two hits (one home run) four RBIs, and Oh Yoon-seok had one hit, all eight starting batters except Kwon Dong-jin had hits. He scored 13 points on a total of 16 hits.
Heissus allowed eight runs on 11 hits, perhaps out of form, but kept the mound with 103 pitches in five ⅔ innings. After that, Son Dong-hyun became a winning pitcher with two hits and no runs in one ⅓ inning, and Lee Sang-dong and Woo Kyu-min kept the victory by allowing no runs in one inning each.
KT manager Lee Kang-chul allowed the game to turn around after an invisible error came out after scoring in the top of the first inning, but the players did not give up. Hwang Jae-kyun's grand slam in the top of the fifth inning allowed him to come from behind. The players' concentration was outstanding even in the situation of being reversed again. At the top of the eighth inning, Kim Min-hyuk hit a double that brought in all the runners, and he was able to win," he praised the players.
He allowed eight runs but praised Heyesus for his responsibility in the sixth inning. Manager Lee played his part well even when starter Heyesus was shaken by defense. Son Dong-hyun, who took the mound in relief, was able to keep the lead until the end by breaking the flow wellHe also gave a positive evaluation to the pitching staff. He then thanked the fans for their enthusiastic support even in the hot weather.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
