Samsung blocked 'KT 5 consecutive wins.' 2-1 come-from-behind victory, 6 innings QS → Ryu Ji-hyuk final triple [Suwon Field Review]

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Lions blocked the destruction of the Wizards' corps, which was like an active volcano. The Samsung Lions beat KT Wiz to take the reins of the lead chase.

Samsung beat KT 2-1 in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season visit game held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 3rd.

With this, Samsung, which has won three consecutive games, closely trailed KT (5-1), the leader, with three wins, one draw and two losses. KT, whose winning streak was cut off from five consecutive wins, allowed SSG Landers to chase.

Samsung won the match against foreign starters. Ariel Furado (Samsung) won his first game of the season with five hits (one homer) and one walk, four strikeouts and one run in six innings. KT Matt Sauer also succeeded in a quality start (more than 6 innings and less than 3 earned runs) with 5 hits, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts and 2 runs in 6 innings, but experienced his first loss due to the disappointing performance of the lineup.

With both teams exchanging seven hits, joy and sorrow were mixed in concentration. While KT failed to score additional points with two double plays, Samsung scored the points needed to win with hits in the right place.

In Samsung, Ryu Ji-hyuk played 2 hits and 1 stolen base in 4 at-bats, including the final triple, and Koo Ja-wook played 2 hits in 4 at-bats. KT's Jang Sung-woo played on the third base with two hits and one walk in three at-bats, but did not receive help.

On this day, the home team KT consisted of Choi Won-joon (center fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (first baseman), Ahn Hyun-min (right fielder), Sam Hilliard (left fielder), Jang Sung-woo (designated hitter), Kim Sang-soo (second baseman), Ryu Hyun-in (third baseman), Han Seung-taek (catcher), and Lee Kang-min (striker). The starting pitcher is Matt Sauer.

Against this, Samsung formed a lineup of Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Kim Sung-yoon (right wing), Koo Ja-wook (left wing), Lewin Diaz (first baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), Kim Young-woong (third baseman), Kang Min-ho (poster), and Lee Jae-hyun (striker). The starting pitcher is Ariel Furado.

KT, the home team, scored the first goal. Hilliard, who came out as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the second inning, hit a 144km/h fastball at Furado's first pitch and crossed the right fence. It was the second shot of the season with a distance of 133.7 m.

Samsung immediately struck a balance. In the top of the third inning, leadoff hitter Lee Jae-hyun hit a double to the central fence, and Kim Ji-chan made a hit to the second and third bases with no outs. Kim Sung-yoon made a light grounder to make it 1-1.

A tight balance continued amid good pitching by foreign starters from both teams. KT made the first and third bases with back-to-back hits by Jang Sung-woo and Kim Sang-soo with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning, and Ryu Hyun-in's grounder to the second base. However, Han Seung-taek failed to turn the tables as he struck out as a rookie.

Samsung scored only one chance. With one out in the top of the sixth inning, Diaz scored a large double to center field. Choi Hyung-woo stepped down with a fly ball in left field, but Ryu Ji-hyuk hit a triple that separated the outfield in left-center, creating a 2-1 upset.

KT poured cold water with a double play despite the opponent's continued mistakes. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Jang Sung-woo got on base due to a shortstop catch error, but Kim Sang-soo hit a double play and the inning ended.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, leadoff hitter Choi Won-joon went out with a right-handed hit after the game of the eighth pitch. However, Kim Hyun-soo hit a double play. Ahn Hyun-min then took first base due to a left field error, but Hilliard struck out swinging and failed to tie.

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