'11:5 → 11:11 → 14:11' KT's first opening game, 4 consecutive wins! "The only unbeaten player in '4G 40 points explosion'..." Hanwha has lost two games in a row [Daejeon site review]

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The Wizards' early season momentum is fierce.

KT Wiz won 14-11 in an away game against the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO League at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 1st, winning four consecutive games since the opening. He was the only unbeaten club among the 10 clubs to lead the league alone. The opening four consecutive wins are the most since its foundation in 2017, when it exceeded three consecutive wins.

This season, KT is showing off its firepower by scoring a total of 40 points on double-digit hits in four consecutive games. On the same day, he made four and five "big innings" with four and five runs, respectively, by batting in succession in the seventh and eighth innings. Hanwha had a last-minute chase, but failed to avoid losing consecutive games after two consecutive wins.

The game fluctuated at the end of the game. KT seemed to overturn the situation by scoring four points in the top of the seventh inning, trailing 2-4, and adding five points in the top of the eighth inning when it was trailing 6-5.

However, Hanwha scored as many as six points in the bottom of the eighth inning to bring the game to 11-11. After Kang Baek-ho Chae Eun-sung's consecutive timely hit and Heo In-seo's sacrifice fly to the left, Shim Woo-joon hit a dramatic three-run home run from Woo Kyu-min with two outs and runners on first and second bases.

The joy of Hanwha fans is also brief. KT finished the slugging match with Kim Hyun-soo hitting a three-run double to right field from opposing pitcher Kim Do-bin with the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the ninth inning.

Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha) and Ko Young-pyo (KT), who came out as starting pitchers on the day, pitched skillfully with accurate control and exquisite ball mixing. Ryu Hyun-jin threw a combination of fastballs with speeds of up to 147 kilometers per hour and changeups of 128 to 132 kilometers, stopping five innings with three hits (one home run), four strikeouts, and two runs (one earned run). Ko Young-pyo also struck out seven times in five innings with seven hits (one home run), two outs and four runs (three earned), even though his fastball speed did not exceed 140km (maximum 139km).

Ahn Hyun-min (KT) and Moon Hyun-bin (Hanwha), the third hitters of both teams, hit home runs side by side. Ahn Hyun-min fired a solo arch from Ryu Hyun-jin in the top of the first inning, and Moon Hyun-bin fired a come-from-behind superior two-run shot from Ko Young-pyo in the bottom of the first inning with one out and one on the first base.

Earlier in the seventh inning, KT succeeded in turning the tables with 10 batters. He opened with a double to right field by Hilliard, the leadoff batter, but Jang Sung-woo struck out and Kim Sang-soo retired with a fly to second base. However, his concentration stood out after two outs. After chasing one run with Oh Yoon-seok's heavy hit, pinch hitter Junghoon Lee drew a walk to continue the chance.

Hanwha allowed a walk following a wild pitch when Jung Woo-joo, who saved Park Sang-won, was at-bat as pinch hitter Ryu Hyun-in, driving to the bases with two outs. Here, KT's new table setter, No. 1 Choi Won-joon's two-run come-from-behind hit, and No. 2 Kim Hyun-soo's one-run single to right-center hit in succession.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Hanwha made up for a point with Shim Woo-joon's pushing walk with the bases loaded with two outs, starting with a heavy hit by leadoff Roh Si-hwan from relief Han Seung-hyuk, an error by second baseman Kim Sang-soo when Ha Joo-seok grounded out and a walk by pinch-hitter Heo In-seo. However, with the continued bases loaded, Oh Jae-won failed to tie as he only grounded out to second base from the changed pitcher Skimoto.

KT, which was chased by 6-5 points, ran away again in the top of the eighth inning when Choi Won-joon hit a three-run sweep double over the right field from Kim Seo-hyun with two outs and the bases loaded. Choi Won-joon was 3 for 5 with 5 RBIs and Kim Hyun-soo was 3 for 6 with 4 hits.

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