KT Wiz defeat Kiwoom Heroes 7‑3 behind bullpen, homers

SUWON, South Korea (Interstat) — The KT Wiz rallied past the Kiwoom Heroes 7-3 on Wednesday evening at Suwon Baseball Stadium before 4,659 fans. KT improved to 47-35 while Kiwoom fell to 29-57-1.

Kiwoom struck first in the opening inning on a bases-loaded walk. KT answered with two runs in the second, helped by an error. Keston Hiura and Park Chan-hyeok each homered in the third to put Kiwoom back ahead 3-2, but KT tied it in the bottom half on Kim Min-jun’s double. The Wiz then scored in the fourth on a sacrifice fly, in the fifth on Bae Jeong-dae’s single and added two more in the seventh on Bae’s double and a sacrifice fly.

Son Dong-hyun (4-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief. Bae Dong-hyun (4-7) took the loss after allowing nine hits and two earned runs over four innings. Lee Sang-dong, Kim Seong-min and Son each tossed a scoreless frame with two strikeouts. Park Chan-hyeok finished 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs for Kiwoom. Logan Allen started for KT and gave up three runs over four innings. KT outhit Kiwoom 12-11.