KT Wiz achieved a thrilling comeback win and regained the lead after 7 days.
KT was down 0-5 in the home game against the Hanwha Eagles in the 2026 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 3rd, but achieved a comeback win with a score of 13-11.
With this, KT, which won three games in a row, rose to first place, beating the Samsung Lions, who lost that day, by half a game.
In the beginning of the game, Hanwha took the lead.
Hanwha scored 5 points first with 5 hits in a row, including Kim Tae-yeon hitting a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning.
After changing offense and defense, KT chased after Ahn Hyun-min, hitting a three-run home run to the left.
Hanwha got away with Hwang Young-mook's two RBI double in the top of the third inning.
However, KT caught up to 4-7 in the bottom of the third inning when Ahn Hyun-min hit a solo home run in consecutive hits.
KT, who added 2 runs in the 4th inning, scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning thanks to pinch hitter Jang Jin-hyuk's triple and Choi Won-jun's sacrifice fly to narrowly overturn the score to 8-7.
In the 6th inning, KT added 2 runs with a double by Heo Gyeong-min and Oh Yoon-seok, and added 3 more runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to decide the game.
In the top of the 9th inning, with Hanwha trailing 8-13, Park Jung-hyun hit a 3-run home run against his younger brother, KT closer Young-hyun Park, but failed to come back.
Park Jung-hyun hit his first home run against his younger brother in a game on July 1st.
KT was defeated after starting pitcher Ko Young-pyo gave up 7 runs in 3 innings, but came from behind to win thanks to the introduction of starting pitcher Won-seok Oh from the 4th inning.
Ahn Hyun-min, who hit two home runs, led the KT lineup with five RBIs.
Hanwha, ranked 9th, is mired in 9 consecutive losses.
In Daegu, the Lotte Giants broke their six-game losing streak by beating the Samsung Lions 3-2.
Samsung scored the first run in the bottom of the fourth inning when Koo Ja-wook, who hit a triple to right-center, homered on Choi Hyeong-woo's sacrifice fly.
In the 5th inning, with no outs on first base, Kang Min-ho's double followed by an opponent's error resulted in one point being added.
Lotte, who was being dragged, tied the score with one shot.
In the top of the 6th inning, Han Dong-hee hit a two-run home run against Samsung starter Won Tae-in, instantly tying the game at 2-2.
In the top of the 8th inning, Hwang Seong-bin opened the game with a triple to right-center, and Na Seung-yeop brought in a timely hit to right-center to make it 3-2.
Lotte starter Jeremy Beasley became the winning pitcher by striking out 9 batters and allowing 3 hits and 2 runs until the 7th inning.
Samsung, which suffered a blow after a seven-game winning streak, fell to second place.
In Jamsil, the LG Twins defeated the Doosan Bears 1-0 thanks to Austin Dean's home run.
In a game where pitchers fought until the end, the game was decided by a single home run.
With one out in the top of the fourth inning, LG scored the winning run with a solo arch that Austin hit Bin Kwak's fastball at 157 km/h and went over the center fence.
Austin, who recorded his 36th game of the season, chased category leader Kim Do-young (39 home runs, KIA Tigers) by three.
Park Si-won, who started for LG, blocked the Doosan batting lineup with 2 hits and no runs until the 5th inning, earning his first win since his debut.
Following Park Si-won, LG's Woo-chan Lee, Jin-soo Kim, Young-woo Kim, and Joo-young Son took charge of one inning each, achieving a shutout win.
Doosan starter Kwak Bin pitched well with 8 strikeouts and 3 hits and 1 run in 7 innings, but became the losing pitcher.
3rd place LG, who had 4 consecutive wins, was ahead by 2.5 games over 4th place KIA Tigers, whose game was canceled due to rain that day.
At Gocheok Dome, Kiwoom Heroes, with Choo Jae-hyeon hitting a walk-off hit, defeated SSG Landers 3-2 and broke their six-game losing streak.
Kiwoom scored the first run in the top of the first inning when leadoff hitter Seo Geon-chang walked and Choo Jae-hyun hit a double to left-center.
After two outs, Kim Woong-bin hit a timely hit to take a 2-0 lead.
SSG made up for one run when Choi Ji-hoon, who hit a double in the top of the second inning, homered on Jeong Jun-jae's right-handed hit.
In the top of the 9th inning, when defeat was in sight, Guillermo Heredia hit a left-field double to tie the score at 2-2.
However, Kiwoom snatched a thrilling victory in the bottom of the 9th inning when Kwon Hyuk-bin hit a triple with one out, and with two outs later Jae-Hyun Choo hit a timely hit like gold.
Meanwhile, the KIA Tigers-NC Dinos game scheduled to be held in Changwon was canceled due to rain.
