'Seven Runs in One Inning for Two Consecutive Days': KT Crushes Hanwha 12-1, Surge to First Place with Six-Game Winning Streak! Go Young-pyo Delivers 7-Inning QS + Kim Hyun-soo Achieves Historic 4,000th Hit [Suwon Field Review]

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KT Wiz staged a massive seven-run inning for two consecutive days and swept the Hanwha Eagles.

On the 2nd, KT secured a 12-1 victory over Hanwha in a regular-season home game at Suwon KT Wiz Park as part of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League.

With this win, KT extended its winning streak to six games, maintaining sole possession of first place with a record of 59 wins, 2 draws, and 36 losses. Hanwha, now in sixth place after three consecutive defeats, fell further from the .500 mark with a record of 46 wins, 3 draws, and 49 losses.

After scoring seven runs without a hit in the third inning the previous day (the 1st), KT once again delivered a massive seven-run inning to seal the game on this day as well. The turning point came in the bottom of the sixth inning when KT led 1-0. With two outs and a runner on first, the lower-order duo Han Seung-taek and Jang Jun-won, who completed the big inning the previous day, opened the door once again. Han Seung-taek and Jang Jun-won hit consecutive grounders to right field to make it 2-0, forcing starting pitcher Owen White off the mound.

The relievers were no match either. Choi Won-jun capitalized on a loose pitch from Jo Dong-wook in the middle of the plate with a single to left field that drove in one run, shifting momentum. Kim Hyun-soo also connected with a slider dropping slowly toward his body and launched it over the center-field fence. With this home run, Kim Hyun-soo became the fourth player in KBO history to reach 4,000 total bases.

Hanwha's pitching staff changed again to Jong Kim-soo, but Ahn Hyun-min hit a single to left-center field, and Sam Hilliard followed with a three-run home run over the fence to put the game out of reach. This was his 29th home run of the season, traveling 122.6 meters. In the top of the seventh inning, KT added four more runs, including another three-run homer by Jang Jun-won, effectively sealing the victory.

KT's Ahn Hyun-min went 4-for-5 with one RBI and two runs scored, returning to a .300 batting average. Hilliard went 2-for-5 with one home run, two RBIs, and one run scored, reigniting his race for the home run title. Choi Won-jun went 2-for-4 with one RBI, one walk, and two runs scored. Kim Hyun-soo went 1-for-4 with one home run, three RBIs, one walk, and one run scored. Han Seung-taek went 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Jang Jun-won also contributed with 2-for-5, including one home run, four RBIs, and two runs scored. For Hanwha, Noh Si-hwan was the only player to record a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, and one run scored, including a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning.

In the starting pitcher duel, KT emerged victorious. Go Young-pyo pitched seven innings, allowing six hits, no walks, and striking out eight batters without surrendering any runs, achieving a Quality Start Plus (seven or more innings with three or fewer earned runs) and improving his season record to 9 wins and 6 losses. Hanwha's White pitched 5⅔ innings, allowing seven hits, two walks, six strikeouts, and four runs (three earned), dropping his season record to 7 losses and 6 wins.

KT lined up its batting order as follows: Choi Won-jun (right fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (first baseman), Ahn Hyun-min (designated hitter), Sam Hilliard (center fielder), Kim Min-hyuk (left fielder), Kim Sang-su (second baseman), Heo Kyung-min (third baseman), Han Seung-taek (catcher), and Jang Jun-won (shortstop). Go Young-pyo was the starting pitcher.

Hanwha countered with Lee Won-seok (center fielder), Yonatan Peraza (right fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-seong (first baseman), Heo In-seo (catcher), Lee Do-yoon (second baseman), and Sim Woo-jun (shortstop). Owen White started on the mound for Hanwha.

The opening run belonged to the home team, KT. In the bottom of the first inning with two outs, Ahn Hyun-min hit a single to left field after an eight-pitch at-bat. Hilliard followed with a single to left-center field, placing runners on first and third. When Kim Min-hyuk hit the ball, Hanwha's second baseman fumbled the play, allowing Ahn Hyun-min to score.

Even after the big seventh-inning rally, KT's offense continued to burn brightly. With catcher Heo In-seo replaced by Choi Jae-hoon and shortstop Sim Woo-jun replaced by Park Jung-hyun, Heo Kyung-min drew a walk, and Han Seung-taek hit a single to left field, creating a scoring opportunity with one out and runners on first and second. Jang Jun-won then capitalized on a loose pitch from Jong Kim-soo in the middle of the plate, launching it over the left-field fence.

The rally did not end there. Choi Won-jun hit a double to left-center field, and Kim Hyun-soo drew a walk off reliever Kwon Min-gyu to reach base. Ahn Hyun-min then drove in the final run with a single to left field that scored one RBI.

In the bottom of the ninth inning with one out, Hanwha's Noh Si-hwan hit a solo home run over the center-field fence, providing some consolation after being shut out for the game.

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