'How could this happen?' Doosan's 'six consecutive winning series' fails as 'second-place' KT surges with a four-game winning streak [Jamsil On-Site Review]

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KT Wiz defeated the Doosan Bears and secured a winning series.

On the 17th, KT won 8-1 in an away game against Doosan at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium as part of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season.

With this victory, KT achieved a four-game winning streak, reaching 40 wins (1 tie, 25 losses) for the season. The team currently holds second place in the league standings. Meanwhile, Doosan fell into a two-game losing streak, finishing with 33 wins, 2 ties, and 33 losses, resulting in a .500 winning percentage. Due to today's defeat, Doosan's consecutive winning series streak ended at five.

Doosan had previously secured a winning series with a 2-1 record in a three-game series against Samsung Lions in Daegu from the 29th to the 31st of last month. Following that, they recorded 2 wins and 1 tie in a midweek three-game series against Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil from the 2nd to the 4th. They continued their success with a 2-1 record in a weekend series against Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome from the 5th to the 7th, and again secured 2 wins and 1 loss against Lotte Giants at Sajik from the 9th to the 11th. Most recently, they enjoyed the joy of five consecutive winning series by achieving a 2-1 record in a three-game series against KIA last weekend. However, facing KT this time, they suffered two consecutive losses, failing to extend the streak to six consecutive winning series.

For today's game, KT started with right-handed foreign pitcher Souer. The batting lineup was arranged as follows: Choi Won-jun (right fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (first baseman), Ahn Hyun-min (designated hitter), Hilliard (center fielder), Kim Min-hyuk (left fielder), Heo Kyung-min (third baseman), Kim Sang-soo (second baseman), Han Seung-taek (catcher), and Kwon Dong-jin (shortstop).

In response, Doosan started with Japanese pitcher Takada Takuto, who counts as an Asia quota player. Their lineup was set as: Jo Su-hyeong (center fielder), Cameron (designated hitter), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Oh Myung-jin (first baseman), Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Ryu Seung-min (right fielder), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), and Lee Yu-chan (second baseman).

In the bottom of the second inning with one out and bases loaded, Han Seung-taek hit a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring the first run for KT. In response, Doosan tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the third inning with two outs and a runner on second base, when Kim Min-seok hit a two-run single to right field.

The tightly contested game turned in KT's favor in the fifth inning when they scored six runs in a row, effectively securing the lead. After leadoff hitter Han Seung-taek hit a double and Kwon Dong-jin executed a sacrifice bunt to reach third base with one out, Choi Won-jun reached base on a hit-by-pitch. Kim Hyun-soo then hit a two-run single to right field. Hilliard drew a walk, and Kim Min-hyuk recorded a two-run single to left-center field.

Doosan then removed Takada and brought in Park Chi-guk. Against Park, Heo Kyung-min hit a two-run single to left-center field, and Oh Yun-seok also hit a two-run single to left-center field. Han Seung-taek then drew a walk, loading the bases. Kwon Dong-jin subsequently drew a bases-loaded walk, extending the lead to 7-1. Ultimately, KT added one more run in the seventh inning to secure an 8-1 victory.

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