Professional baseball KT Go Young-pyo, 14th win of the season with a shutout... Joint lead with most wins

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cheon Byeong-hyuk = Go Young-pyo, the 'sidearm wizard' of professional baseball KT Wiz, performed a spectacular 'shut-out show', increasing the possibility of going directly to the Korean Series.

In the 2026 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League home game against the Lotte Giants held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 3rd, Go Young-pyo struck out 8 batters in 9 innings and allowed 4 hits and no runs, leading the team to a 5-0 victory.

Ko Young-pyo, who became the 4th shutout pitcher this season, achieved his 6th shutout in his career.

Go Young-pyo, who recorded 102 pitches until the 9th inning, completely blocked Lotte's batting lineup with three pitches, a two-seam fastball with a maximum speed of 140 km and his main weapon, change-up and sweeper.

Ko Young-pyo, who earned his 14th win (7 losses) of the season with a thrilling shutout, tied for the lead in most wins with Lim Chan-gyu (LG Twins) and Choi Min-seok (14 wins, Doosan Bears).

KT, in sole first place, took the lead with Ahn Hyun-min's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first inning amid Ko Young-pyo's shutout pitch.

In the 3rd inning, KT scored 3 runs thanks to Kim Hyun-soo's double and Ryu Hyun-in's heavy hit, and in the bottom of the 7th, pinch hitter Jang Seong-woo hit a solo home run to drive home the goal.