Samsung Lions Rally Past KT Wiz, 7‑4, in Eight Innings
DAEGU, South Korea (Interstat) — Koo Ja-wook drove in three runs, including a game-tying home run in the sixth inning, as the Samsung Lions defeated the KT Wiz 7-4 on Sunday afternoon at Daegu Samsung Lions Park. The game was called after eight innings due to a curfew or rain, per league rules.
Samsung outhit KT 10-6. Yang Chang-seop earned the win, working six innings and allowing four hits and two earned runs with four strikeouts. Choi Ji-guang tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts in relief. KT starter Ko Young-pyo took the loss, surrendering five earned runs on six hits over six innings.
Koo Ja-wook doubled in Sung-yoon Kim in the fourth, then added a two-run double in the sixth that tied the game 3-3. His home run in the same inning tied it 4-4. Choi Won-jun of KT answered with a two-run homer in the seventh, but Samsung scored three in the bottom half on a triple by Kim Min-jun and RBI singles to seal the win.
Attendance was 24,000. KT fell to 43-32-1, while Samsung improved to 44-30-2.