[Official] "A staggering 48 consecutive sellouts" The KBO Fall Ball fever shows no signs of cooling down! Korea Series Game 2 also sold out all 17,700 seats, with cumulative attendance on the verge of reaching 230,000

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The autumn heat of the Korean KBO League is far from fading. The sellout streak in the postseason continued with all 17,700 seats for Korea Series (KS) Game 2 between KT Wiz and Samsung Lions sold out.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) officially announced on the 4th that all 17,700 tickets for Game 2 of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO Korea Series (best-of-seven series), held at Suwon KT Wiz Park, had been sold.

With this, the 2026 postseason has recorded 11 consecutive sellouts from the Wild Card round through Korea Series Game 2. Cumulative attendance stands at 228,950, leaving just 1,050 fans short of surpassing 230,000. Across the entire postseason, this marks a remarkable streak of 48 consecutive sellouts since Korea Series Game 1 in 2023. Even considering only the Korea Series, the sellout streak has continued for 23 games since Game 1 in 2022.

The Korea Series being held in Suwon is the first time in five years since KT's inaugural unified championship in 2021. At that time, due to the impact of the novel coronavirus, the Korea Series was played at Gocheok Sky Dome, a neutral venue. This year, KT is hosting the Korea Series at home for the first time since its founding, drawing sold-out crowds for two consecutive days.

The game action was also intense. In Game 1 held the previous day (the 3rd), KT defeated Samsung 8-7 to secure the first win. KT led 8-0 through six innings on home runs by Ahn Hyun-min, Kim Hyun-soo, and Han Seung-taek, but broke into a sweat under Samsung's fierce comeback. Samsung scored five runs in the seventh inning and two in the eighth, closing the gap to one run. However, KT closer Park Young-hyun took the mound with one out and bases loaded in the eighth inning, pitching 1⅔ scoreless innings to seal the victory.

In the history of the Korea Series, the team that wins Game 1 has a 73.8% (31 out of 42 times) chance of ultimately winning the championship. KT has secured a favorable position for its first unified championship in five years, while Samsung is aiming for a counterattack in Game 2 to win its first title in 12 years since 2014.

On this day, KT set its batting order as follows: Choi Won-jun (right fielder) - Kim Min-hyuk (left fielder) - Ahn Hyun-min (designated hitter) - Sam Hilliard (center fielder) - Kim Hyun-soo (first baseman) - Ryu Hyun-in (second baseman) - Heo Kyung-min (third baseman) - Han Seung-taek (catcher) - Jang Jun-won (shortstop). Ko Yeong-pyo was the starting pitcher.

In response, Samsung lined up its offense with Kim Ji-chan (center fielder) - Kim Seong-yun (right fielder) - Koo Ja-wook (designated hitter) - Choi Hyeong-woo (left fielder) - Lewin Diaz (first baseman) - Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman) - Lee Jae-hyun (shortstop) - Kim Yeong-ung (third baseman) - Kang Min-ho (catcher). Chris Fiddick took the mound as the starter.

Samsung took the lead first. In the top of the second inning, leadoff hitter Choi Hyeong-woo reached base with a double down the right-field line, and Diaz hit an RBI triple into the right-field fence to bring Choi home. KT right fielder Choi Won-jun caught the ball but dropped it after hitting the wall.

However, Samsung failed to score additional runs. With no outs and a runner on third base, Diaz sprinted for home on Ryu Ji-hyuk's infield grounder to shortstop, but was tagged by catcher Han Seung-taek. The out call stood despite Samsung's video review request.

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