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The Samsung Lions are writing an even more surprising box office history than last year, when they set a record for the most spectators in league history alongside a three-game winning streak.
On the 15th, Samsung secured an 11-6 victory over the Hanwha Eagles in their home game at Daegu Samsung Lions Park as part of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League season.
With a three-game winning streak, Samsung has narrowed the gap with first-place KT Wiz to just 0.5 games, bringing double good news: the team achieved a sellout by filling all 24,000 seats at today's game. Having recorded 15 consecutive sellouts, Samsung has now achieved its 42nd sellout out of 51 home games this season.
This figure surpasses Hanwha, known as the epitome of sellouts, in terms of this season's pace. Last year, Hanwha wrote a new history for Korean professional baseball with 62 sellouts and is currently recording 41 sellouts this season. Despite Hanwha Life Ball Park having only 17,000 seats compared to the Lions Park's 24,000—a difference of 7,000 seats—Samsung continues to maintain a sellout frenzy in most games thanks to its strong performance.
Last year, Samsung achieved sellouts in 53 games, drawing 1.64 million spectators and setting a new all-time record for the highest attendance. While last year boasted a seat occupancy rate of 98.3%, this season has seen an overwhelming box office success with a 99.3% occupancy rate, heralding yet another historic achievement.
Despite heavy rain falling from the start and harsh weather conditions troubling spectators, today's game proved to be sufficiently satisfying.
Starting pitcher Yang Chang-seop suffered a headshot ejection in the top of the first inning, facing a major setback, but left-handed reliever Lee Seung-hyun entered the game and held opponents scoreless for 5⅔ innings. The lineup built momentum starting with Koo Ja-wook's go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the first, followed by Choi Hyung-woo's three-run homer that extended the lead in the sixth inning.
After Lee Seung-hyun was relieved, the bullpen wavered in the top of the seventh and allowed a comeback. However, Samsung secured a pleasant victory by scoring three runs through back-to-back RBIs from Park Seung-gyu, Koo Ja-guk, and Lewin Diaz in the bottom of the seventh, plus an additional two-run clutch single by Koo Ja-wook in the eighth inning.
Samsung, which had fallen into a four-game losing streak, has now embarked on a three-game winning run. It is also encouraging that their power hitters have come alive. On the 13th against KIA, Kang Min-ho and Diaz hit home runs; on the 14th against Hanwha, Koo Ja-wook (two home runs), Lee Jae-hyun, and Kang Min-ho connected for homers; and on the 15th, Koo Ja-wook and Choi Hyung-woo launched home runs to lead the winning streak.
Samsung ranks second in team batting average this season at .278 but sits sixth with 95 home runs. However, as their power hitting has awakened toward the end of the season, they are adding significant strength to their race for first place.
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