The KIA Tigers, whose back door was strengthened, jumped to third place for the first time this season.
KIA won 10-6 thanks to Taegun Kim's come-from-behind two-run gun in the visiting game against the Hanwha Eagles in the 2026 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 20th.
KIA, who had 5 consecutive wins, recorded 59 wins, 48 losses, 2 draws, and a winning percentage of 0.551, beating the LG Twins (60 wins, 49 losses, 1 draw, 0.550 winning percentage), who lost that day, by a winning percentage of 0.001, and rose to third place.
In the game where Ryu Hyun-jin and Hwang Dong-ha faced off as starters, KIA's concentration in the second half stood out.
Hanwha took the lead in the bottom of the second inning when Hwang Young-mook hit a two-run home run to right-center field, but KIA scored three runs with four hits in the bottom of the fourth inning to turn the tide.
In the 6th inning, Harold Castro added 1 run with a timely hit to take a 4-2 lead.
In the bottom of the 7th inning, Hanwha's Kim Tae-yeon and Han Ji-yoon each hit two-run home runs to make it 6-4.
However, after KIA made up for one run with Na Seong-beom's sacrifice fly in the top of the 8th inning, Kim Tae-goon hit a two-run home run to tie the game at 7-6.
In the 9th inning, 3 points were added amidst the opponent's mistakes to drive a wedge.
Hanwha was unable to escape the swamp of slump as starter Ryu Hyun-jin allowed 4 runs on 6 hits in 6 innings, and relief pitchers Jung Woo-joo and Kim Seo-hyun also gave up runs.
Hanwha, which suffered six consecutive losses, slipped to 8th from 6th the day before.
In Jamsil, KT Wiz defeated LG Twins 16-4.
KT, with 15 hits and 13 walks, maintained first place, beating the second-place Samsung Lions, who lost that day, by one game.
On the other hand, LG was pushed down one place to 4th place.
KT scored the first run in the top of the first inning thanks to Sam Hilliard's timely hit.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, LG turned the tide with Moon Bo-kyung hitting a two-run home run, and then Oh Ji-hwan hit back-to-back home runs to take a 3-1 lead.
However, in the top of the 7th inning, the KT batting line exploded while LG mound gave up 5 walks.
With bases loaded and 1 out, Hilliard drew a walk and Minhyuk Kim hit a sweeping double to take the lead to 5-3.
In the continued attack, Ryu Hyun-in's double and Lee Jeong-beom's sacrifice fly added 2 points to go up 7-3.
KT continued to bat in the 8th inning and scored 8 points, destroying the LG mound and deciding the game.
In Daegu, SSG Landers won 6-4 over Samsung Lions.
SSG took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, following Jeong Jun-jae's double and Choi Ji-hoon's hit to left.
Samsung overturned the score to 2-1 in the bottom of the 4th inning when Choi Hyung-woo hit a two-run home run to left field into the outfield stands.
In the 5th inning, Lee Jae-hyun's solo home run and Choi Hyeong-woo's timely hit added 2 runs to make it 4-1.
However, SSG's back was fierce.
SSG made up 1 point with Kim Jae-hwan's triple in the top of the 6th inning, and Jeon Eui-san added 1 point with a timely hit to right to go up 3-4.
In the 8th inning, SSG scored 2 runs on Oh Tae-gon's double and Choi Ji-hoon's sacrifice fly to take the lead at 5-4, and Kim Jae-hwan hit a solo home run in the top of the 9th to tie the game.
SSG's most senior pitcher, Noh Gyeong-eun, who has played in 50 games for four consecutive years, pitched one inning without allowing any runs and became the winning pitcher.
NC Dinos, who declared that they would remain in Changwon, their hometown, defeated the Doosan Bears 5-4 thanks to Kwon Hee-dong's walk-off hit and broke their three-game losing streak.
NC scored the first run in the bottom of the third inning when Kim Joo-won called in Kim Hyeong-jun, who hit a double, with a right-handed hit.
In the 4th inning, with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 3rd base, Park Geon-woo hit home with a double steal to take a 2-0 lead.
Doosan tied the score at 2-2 in the top of the sixth inning with consecutive timely hits from Ahn Jae-seok and Park Chan-ho.
NC scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning thanks to an opponent's error and Kwon Hee-dong's timely hit to go up 4-2, but Doosan took advantage of another mistake in the top of the 9th to tie the score at 4-4.
However, the strong support of Changwon fans led NC to victory.
NC scored a thrilling final run in the bottom of the 9th inning with bases loaded and 2 outs when Kwon Hee-dong hit a left-field hit like gold.
The Lotte Giants beat Kiwoom Heroes 7-1 in their home game in Sajik, Busan, and recorded their 4th consecutive win.
Kiwoom scored first with Ahn Chi-hong's timely hit in the top of the first inning.
Lotte, who was being dragged, made it 1-1 in the bottom of the 5th inning when Han Taeyang hit a left-field hit and Jeon Min-jae called in a sacrifice fly to right field.
In the 6th inning, he scored 5 runs with 3 hits, including doubles by Victor Reyes and Son Seong-bin, and 3 walks, turning the game around to 6-1.
Lotte added 1 point in the 7th inning with Na Seung-yeop's double to decide the game.
Lotte starter Na Kyun-an pitched 6 innings, allowing 5 hits and 1 run, earning his 6th win (9th loss).
Rookie Park Jun-hyun, who started for Kiwoom, suffered his 6th straight loss by allowing 3 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings.
