The Doosan Bears have overcome the NC Dinos' fierce pursuit and are one step closer to fall baseball.
Doosan hit three home runs and won 9-2 in the 2026 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League home game against NC held at Jamsil Stadium on the 13th.
Doosan, ranked 5th, avenged its defeat the previous day, recorded 64 wins, 60 losses, 4 draws, and a winning percentage of 0.516, pushing out 6th place NC (59 wins, 61 losses, 2 draws, 0.492 winning percentage) by 3 games.
Doosan scored first with Ahn Jae-seok's sacrifice fly with bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the second inning, then Su-bin Jeong hit a double with two RBIs and Chan-ho Park hit a timely hit to take a 4-0 lead.
In the third inning, Kim Min-seok's two-run home run was followed by Yunior Severino's consecutive home runs, widening the lead to 7-0.
NC made up for 2 runs in the top of the 4th inning with Park Geon-woo's triple and Ahn Jung-yeol's timely hit.
However, Doosan split the game with Yang Eui-ji's solo arch in the bottom of the fifth inning to go up 8-2.
Doosan starter Choi Min-seok had 8 hits in 5 innings, but struck out 4 and allowed 2 runs, earning his 14th win (4 losses) of the season and tied for the lead in most wins.
NC was stopped from winning 4 games in a row.
In Suwon, KT Wiz, the sole winner, defeated the Lotte Giants 5-2.
KT, which had a 6-game winning streak, beat the 2nd place Samsung Lions, who lost that day, by 2 games.
KT scored the first run in the bottom of the first inning when Kim Min-hyuk, who hit a double, was brought in by Ahn Hyun-min with a single to left.
In the 3rd inning, with 1 out and runners on 1st and 2nd base, Ahn Hyun-min's double and wild pitch added 2 runs to take a 3-0 lead.
Lotte made up for two runs in the top of the fifth inning with Hwang Seong-bin's triple and Victor Reyes' infield hit.
However, after changing offense and defense, KT ran away with a 5-2 home run as Sam Hilliard hit a two-run home run in right-center field.
Hwang Jae-gyun, who took off his KT uniform after last season, held a retirement ceremony on this day.
Hwang Jae-gyun, who was registered as a special entry, came on as a pinch hitter for 9th batter Kwon Dong-jin in the bottom of the 6th inning when KT was ahead 5-2, but was struck out by Lotte pitcher Lee Young-jae on a missed swing.
The KIA Tigers, with Kim Do-young returning from nasal surgery, defeated the Hanwha Eagles 9-2 in their home game in Gwangju.
KIA took the lead early on with Na Seong-beom hitting a timely hit with two RBIs in the bottom of the first inning.
Hanwha tied the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the 4th inning when Kang Baek-ho hit a two-run home run in the middle.
However, after a shift in offense and defense, Herald Castro hit a solo home run to right-center field, taking the lead again to 3-2.
In the 5th inning, KIA added 1 run with Park Jae-hyeon's triple and Kim Do-young's timely hit to left, and ran away with a 5-2 lead with Jeong Hyeon-chang's double in the bottom of the 6th.
Kim Do-young added 1 RBI with a base hit in the bottom of the 7th inning, and then added an RBI with a double down the left field line in the bottom of the 8th.
Kim Do-young, who returned after four days, went 3 hits in 4 at-bats, 1 walk, 3 RBIs, and 1 run, becoming the youngest player ever to have 40 home runs, 100 RBIs, and 100 runs scored.
In Daegu, the LG Twins, who had 14 hits including three home runs, defeated the Samsung Lions 13-5.
Samsung took the lead in the bottom of the first inning when Park Seung-gyu hit a two-run home run to left.
However, LG tied the score at 2-2 with Song Chan-eui's timely hit in the top of the third inning, and then scored five runs in the top of the fourth inning, including Austin Dean's three-run home run, to make it 7-2.
In the bottom of the 6th inning, with Samsung trailing 2-9, Park Seung-gyu hit a solo home run again.
However, LG scored a key goal with Oh Ji-hwan hitting a solo home run in the top of the 7th inning and a two-run home run in the top of the 8th inning.
Austin, who recorded his 39th hit of the season, broke the LG club record for the most home runs in a season.
LG starter Lim Chan-gyu pitched 7 innings, allowing 7 hits and 4 runs, and earned his 14th win (5 losses), tying with Choi Min-seok for first place in most wins.
