KT Wiz draw 2-2 with Lotte in 11 innings, title magic number cut to 2
In short
KT Wiz drew 2-2 with the Lotte Giants in 11 innings at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Oct. 4 in the teams' 15th meeting of the season, according to a Chosun Ilbo game review. The draw cut the league leader's magic number for clinching the KBO regular-season title to two, Yonhap reported. Second-place Samsung Lions lost to the Doosan Bears in Daegu the same day, the Chosun Ilbo review said.
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KT Wiz drew 2-2 with the Lotte Giants in 11 innings at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Oct. 4 in the clubs' 15th meeting of the season, according to a Chosun Ilbo game review citing OSEN. Yonhap's score line recorded the Suwon result as KT 2-2 Lotte. According to both Yonhap and Chosun Ilbo, the draw reduced the league leader's magic number for confirming first place in the KBO regular season to two. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Yonhap reported that KT is close to a first regular-season title in five years. Chosun Ilbo said second-place Samsung Lions lost to the Doosan Bears in Daegu the same day, a result that also lowered the number, and credited KT relievers Son Dong-hyun, Park Young-hyun and Sugimoto with a relay of strong pitching. [ 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The result moves the league leader closer to confirming first place in the KBO regular season and a direct place in the Korean Series, a milestone Yonhap describes as KT's first shot at the regular-season title in five years. The outcome of the race also depends on results elsewhere, with Samsung's loss in Daegu helping KT's position.
Key facts
- KT Wiz drew 2-2 with the Lotte Giants in 11 innings at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Oct. 4 in the clubs' 15th meeting of the season, per a Chosun Ilbo review citing OSEN. [ 2 ]
- Yonhap's score line recorded the Suwon result as KT 2-2 Lotte. [ 1 ]
- The draw reduced KT's magic number for confirming first place in the regular season to two, both Yonhap and Chosun Ilbo reported. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Chosun Ilbo reported that second-place Samsung Lions lost to the Doosan Bears in Daegu on the same day. [ 2 ]
- Yonhap reported that KT is close to its first regular-season title in five years. [ 3 ]
- The Chosun Ilbo review credited KT relievers Son Dong-hyun, Park Young-hyun and Sugimoto with a relay of strong pitching. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- KT has not yet been confirmed as regular-season champion. Documents give a magic number of two rather than a confirmed title, and do not state when or how the title could be clinched.
- The score of the Samsung Lions' game against the Doosan Bears in Daegu. Chosun Ilbo reports only that Samsung lost, without a score; no other document covers that game.
- Individual pitcher details, including the appearance line of Son Dong-hyun, Park Young-hyun and Sugimoto. The relief-pitching detail appears in a single outlet's game review only.
- The number of the season meeting between KT and Lotte. Only one outlet states it was the 15th meeting of the season.