SUWON (Interstat) — Sim Woo-jun went 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs, but the Hanwha Eagles’ early lead slipped away in a 5-3 loss to the KT Wiz on Friday, July 31, 2026, at Suwon Baseball Stadium.

Sim’s second-inning homer scored Heo In-seo and Chae Eun-seong to give Hanwha a 3-0 lead. KT answered with two runs in the fourth inning, and Kim Sang-su and Han Seung-taek delivered RBI singles in a three-run sixth that put KT ahead. Both teams finished with 10 hits.

KT starter So Hyeong-jun allowed three earned runs and struck out two over five innings. Hwang Jun-seo struck out three in 1 2/3 scoreless relief innings for Hanwha, while Ryu Hyun-jin gave up four earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. Jeon Yong-ju, Ju Kwon, Park Yeong-hyun, Sugimoto Koki and Lee Sang-dong combined to hold Hanwha scoreless in relief.

Attendance was 18,700. Hanwha fell to 46-47-4. KT improved to 57-36-3.