The KT Wiz finished the weekend's three-game series with a 2-1 record to clinch the Winning Series.
KT, led by manager Lee Kang-cheol, finished the weekend's three-game series with two wins and one loss with an 11-3 victory in Game 9 of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League against the KIA Tigers at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on Sunday. They improved to 26-1 on the season.
Starting pitcher Cuevas earned his fourth win of the season with seven innings of two-hit, one-run ball, five strikeouts and no walks. At the plate, Moon Sang-cheol pounded out three hits, including a grand slam, while Kang Baek-ho also made his presence felt with three hits, including a home run, and three RBIs. Oh Jae-il, who got his chance off the bench, saw his first action since joining the team via trade.
KT took control of the game early on. In the top of the first inning, Kang Baek-ho hit a three-run home run with runners on first and second. Jang Jang-woo followed with an RBI double in the third inning, and Moon Sang-chul blasted a grand slam in the fourth inning to reach double-digit home runs for the first time in his career.
In the top of the seventh inning, Oh Jae-il, who came off the bench, struck again. Oh pinch-hit for Shin Bong-ki in the top of the seventh inning and hit a solo arch over the right field wall off Kim Gun-guk. It was his 토토사이트 first hit and first home run since joining KT on March 28th.
Kia cut the deficit to two runs in the bottom of the eighth, but KT regained the lead in the top of the ninth on an RBI double by Choi Jae-dae and a sacrifice fly by Oh Yoon-seok. Cuevas pitched seven scoreless innings on the mound, followed by Kim Min and Park Young-hyun with one scoreless and one hitless inning, respectively.
After the game, manager Lee Kang-cheol said, “Cuevas paved the way for the victory with his Cuevas-like pitching.” “In the batting lineup, Kang Baek-ho's three-run homer set the tone for the game, and Jang Sung-woo's RBI single and Moon Sang-cheol's grand slam sealed the victory,” Lee said.
“Congratulations to Moon Sang-cheol for his first double-digit home run in his debut, and to Oh Jae-il for his first hit and first home run since joining the team,” Lee said. “Thank you to the players for a great week of hard work and to the fans for coming to the away games and supporting us so passionately.”
KT will take a day off before returning home for a six-game homestand at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on April 4. They will face the Hanwha Eagles on April 4-6 and the LG Twins on April 7-9.