'Yang Seok-hwan returns with 2 hits; Park Chan-ho delivers 7th-inning go-ahead RBI single' Doosan avoids sweep, KT's five-game winning streak halted [Jamsil Field Review]

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Doosan Bears defeated KT Wiz, securing their first win after two losses.

On the 18th, Doosan defeated KT Wiz 2-1 in a 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season home game held at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium.

With this victory, Doosan escaped a two-game losing streak, improving to 34 wins, 2 ties, and 33 losses. The team currently holds sole possession of fifth place in the league standings. Meanwhile, KT maintained second place with a record of 40 wins, 1 tie, and 26 losses, ending their winning streak at four games.

Doosan's starting lineup was arranged as follows: Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Jo Su-haeng (center fielder), Cameron (right fielder), Yang Ui-ji (catcher), Kim In-tae (designated hitter), Ryu Seung-min (left fielder), Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), and Lee Yu-chan (second baseman). Doosan's starting pitcher was Choi Min-seok.

KT's starting lineup was arranged as follows: Choi Won-jun (center fielder), Kim Hyun-su (designated hitter), Ahn Hyeon-min (right fielder), Hiliard (left fielder), Heo Kyung-min (third baseman), Ryu Hyeon-in (second baseman), Oh Yun-seok (first baseman), Jo Dae-hyun (catcher), and Kwon Dong-jin (shortstop). KT's starting pitcher was So Hyoung-jun.

KT took the early lead. In the bottom of the third inning, after one out, Choi Won-jun and Kim Hyun-su drew consecutive walks. Following a second out, Hiliard hit a two-run double to left-center field.

Doosan then tied the game in the bottom of the fifth. Yang Seok-hwan, who had recently returned to the first team and led off the inning, hit a two-run single that dropped just inside the left-field line after a nine-pitch at-bat. Ahn Jae-seok followed with a go-ahead single that rolled past the first baseman toward right field.

The go-ahead run came in the seventh inning. With KT substituting pitcher Sugimoto for Kim Min-su, pinch-hitter Jung Soobin hit a two-run single that dropped just inside the left-field line. Park Chan-ho then delivered a go-ahead single to right field, making the score 2-1. Doosan successfully held onto their one-run lead by bringing in Lee Yong-chan in the seventh, Kim Taek-yeon in the eighth, and Lee Young-ha in the ninth.

Doosan's starting pitcher Choi Min-seok pitched six innings, allowing four hits, three walks, and two strikeouts while surrendering one earned run. However, he left the mound without a decision in a tied situation. The winning pitcher was Lee Yong-chan. In a lineup that recorded ten hits, Park Chan-ho, Yang Seok-hwan, and Ahn Jae-seok each recorded multi-hit games.

KT's starting pitcher So Hyoung-jun pitched five innings, allowing six hits, four walks, and three strikeouts while surrendering one earned run, but also left the mound without a decision. The losing pitcher was Kim Min-su. Hiliard recorded two hits, but the rest of the KT lineup managed only five scattered hits.

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