The KT Wiz of the Korean Baseball Organization has climbed to fifth place in the league for the first time this season.

KT won 5-3 against SSG Landers in the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League on April 24 at KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea. With the win, the team moved into a tie for fifth place with SSG (46 wins, 2 draws and 47 losses). This is the first time KT has moved into fifth place this season.

The KT bats were focused, pounding out eight hits. Jang Sung-woo and Hwang Jae-gyun had multi-hit games. Jang went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, including the game-winning double.

Starter William Cuevas pitched five innings, allowing one run on five hits, one walk, three strikeouts and one hit batsman. 메이저사이트 The bullpen of Sung Jae-heon (⅔ scoreless innings), Kim Min-soo (⅔ scoreless innings), Kim Min (⅔ scoreless innings), and Park Young-hyun (⅔ scoreless innings) preserved the win. Park earned his 15th save of the season.

KT manager Lee Kang-cheol said after the game, “Cuevas did his job with five innings of one-run ball, and Sung Jae-heon did a great job in the bases-loaded situation to keep us in the game. Kim Min and Park Young-hyun also did a good job in the remaining innings,” he said, praising his pitchers.

“The offense was able to come up with a big inning in the bottom of the seventh inning, with Kim Sang-soo and Jang Sung-woo combining for four RBIs,” said Lee, who thanked his players for their hard work in the sweltering heat. We are grateful to the fans for their enthusiastic support,” he said after the victory.

KT announced Go Young-pyo as the starting pitcher on the 25th. SSG will start Oh Won-seok.