'Boselli's 10K Monster Pitch' KT Sweeps Kiwoom's 8-Game Losing Streak, Surges to 4-Game Win Streak! Choi Won-jun Finishes with 45 Hits, 2nd All-Time Monthly Record [Gocheok On-Site Review]

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KT Wiz celebrated a clean sweep of the three-game weekend series against the Kiwoom Heroes.

KT defeated Kiwoom 5-1 in an away game at Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome on the 31st in the '2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League'. Although they allowed one run in the bottom of the 8th inning, they secured a comfortable victory.

With this win, KT achieved a four-game winning streak and swept the series. Meanwhile, Kiwoom fell into a deep slump with an eight-game losing streak.

On this day, KT set its starting lineup in the following order: Choi Won-jun (right fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (designated hitter), Ryu Hyun-in (first baseman), Hilliard (left fielder), Heo Kyung-min (third baseman), Kim Sang-soo (second baseman), Bae Jung-dae (center fielder), Han Seung-taek (catcher), and Kwon Dong-jin (shortstop). The starting pitcher was foreign right-hander Boselli.

In response, Kiwoom arranged its batting order as follows: Seo Geon-chang (designated hitter), An Chi-hong (second baseman), Hyu-ra (left fielder), Kim Woong-bin (third baseman), Choi Ju-hwan (first baseman), Lee Hyung-jong (right fielder), Kim Geon-hee (catcher), Park Chae-wool (center fielder), and Kwon Hyuk-bin (shortstop). The starting pitcher on the mound was rookie right-hander Park Jun-hyun.

KT aggressively pushed Kiwoom from the first inning. Leadoff hitter Choi Won-jun hit the first pitch for a double to center field, opening the scoring. Choi advanced to third base on Kim Hyun-soo's fly out, then scored on Ryu Hyun-in's double to left-center field, giving KT an early 1-0 lead. Riding the momentum, Heo Kyung-min's single to left-center field allowed Ryu Hyun-in, who was on second base, to score as well, putting KT ahead 2-0 in the first inning alone.

The game, which had been relatively quiet, stirred up again in the top of the 5th inning. Leadoff hitter Kwon Dong-jin drew a walk after a six-pitch at-bat, and Choi Won-jun's single to right field created a bases-empty, 1st-and-3rd opportunity. Kim Hyun-soo then hit a sacrifice fly to center field off reliever Ha Young-min, allowing Kwon Dong-jin to score from third base, making it 3-0.

But KT's bats did not stop. With two outs and runners on 1st and 2nd following Ryu Hyun-in's single to left field, fourth hitter Hilliard hit the first pitch for a single to right field. Meanwhile, Choi Won-jin crossed home plate from second base, allowing KT to add two more runs in the top of the 5th and extend their lead to 4-0. In the top of the 7th, Kim Hyun-soo added a solo home run with no runners on base and two outs, driving a nail into the game.

Kiwoom's offense ended in the bottom of the 8th when leadoff hitter Im Byung-wook hit a solo home run off KT's third pitcher, Woo Kyu-min, but that was all they could manage.

KT starter Boselli earned his seventh win of the season with six innings, allowing three hits and striking out ten without surrendering a run. Notably, he recorded ten strikeouts in a single game, surpassing his previous personal best of ten strikeouts against the Suwon Doosan Bears on April 12.

KT's offense was led by Ryu Hyun-in, who went 3-for-3 with a multi-hit performance, and Choi Won-jun, who also recorded multiple hits. Choi, in particular, finished with 45 hits, falling just one short of the all-time KBO League monthly record of 46 hits set by Kim Jae-hwan (now with SSG Landers) in June 2018. Although he missed the all-time record, Choi delivered an exceptional May, leading his team to a winning streak.

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