Throwing a fluff and hitting Gu Ja-wook... Samsung reverses series with 2 consecutive wins after 1 loss (comprehensive)

The Samsung Lions have an opportunity to return to the top of the Korean Series for the first time in 12 years.

In Game 3 of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO Postseason Korean Series (KS, 4 wins in 7 games) held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 6th, Samsung defeated KT Wiz 5-1 with the concentration of the batting line amidst a fightback by starter Ariel Jurado.

Samsung, which changed the course of the series by winning games 2 and 3 after losing game 1, is in a much better position to win the fall baseball championship.

In the past Korean Series, the team that won Game 3 after an initial score of 1 win and 1 loss came out on top 16 times out of 18 times, recording a winning probability of 88.9%.

Samsung is a traditional strong team that has won the championship eight times in total, but has not been able to win the Korean Series since 2014.

In the third game, in which Hurado and So Hyeong-jun competed as starters, Samsung took control of the game by targeting the KT starting pitcher, who was having trouble controlling his pitches in the early stages of the game.

KT opened the first inning with a double to the right-field line by leadoff hitter Kim Min-hyuk, and after two outs, Sam Hilliard scored the first run with a double in the middle of the inning.

Samsung immediately tied the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the first inning with one out and runners on first and second base when Choi Hyung-woo hit a timely hit to left.

In the bottom of the second inning, Samsung, who had the bases loaded with one out while KT starter So Hyun-jun walked three times, added one point with Kim Seong-yoon's infield ground ball to make it 2-1.

In the ensuing attack, Koo Ja-wook hit a triple that flew to the top of the right fence, bringing in two runners and taking the lead to 4-1.

There was a lull in the game after that, but Samsung confirmed victory with a home run in the bottom of the 8th inning.

Park Seung-gyu, who came to the plate with one out, hit a solo home run that went over the left fence against KT's third pitcher Kim Jeong-un, scoring a goal.

Samsung starting pitcher Jurado showed his fighting spirit by striking out 6 in 108 pitches until the 7th inning, allowing 6 hits and 1 run.

Jurado, who was selected as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the playoffs, allowed only 3 runs in 20⅔ innings in 3 games this postseason, continuing his excellent pitching with 3 wins, undefeated, and an ERA of 1.31.

KT So Hyun-jun recorded 6 strikeouts until the 6th inning, but allowed 4 runs with 3 hits and 5 walks, resulting in a loss.

So Hyun-Jun's problem was that he walked 5 times in the first and second innings alone.

KT was ahead in hits by 7-4, but was unable to properly solve the attack.

Jurado was the Daily MVP, and Kim Seong-yoon, who hit the game-winning hit, was selected by Potato Chip as Batting of the Day.

KT Kim Hyun-soo played in his 109th postseason game in his career despite the team's loss, tying with Hong Seong-heun (then of the Doosan Bears) for the most.

On this day, Samsung Lions Park sold all 23,550 tickets, recording a cumulative attendance of 252,500 this postseason.

Fall baseball has sold out 49 consecutive games since the first game of the 2023 Korean Series, and for the Korean Series alone, 244 consecutive games have been sold out since the first game of the 2022 Korean Series.

Game 4 of the Korean Series between Samsung and KT will be held at the same location at 2 p.m. on the 7th.

Samsung announced Jang Chan-hee and KT announced Logan Allen as the starting pitcher.