KT Extends Winning Streak to 3 Games Behind Heo Kyoung-min's 3-Hit Performance

The professional baseball team KT Wiz, having secured third place for the first half of the season, continued its upward momentum with a three-game winning streak.
KT defeated the Kiwoom Heroes 7-3 in a home game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon today (July 8).
On this day, KT starting pitcher Logan Allen struggled, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits, 2 walks, and 2 strikeouts, failing to complete 5 innings.
Instead, the team secured a comeback victory powered by its offense.
Trailing 0-1 in the bottom of the second inning with one out and runners on first and second, KT capitalized on an error by Kiwoom left fielder Keston Hiura during Han Seung-taek's hit, allowing second-base runner Heo Kyoung-min to score.
Following that, Kiwoom first baseman Matt Davidson failed to field a sharp hit by Choi Won-jun, allowing KT to take a 2-1 lead.
After allowing Kiwoom to reclaim the lead at 2-3, Kim Sang-su hit a game-tying double in the third inning.
In the fourth inning, Ahn Hyun-min hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly to make it 4-3, and Bae Jung-dae added another run with an RBI single in the fifth.
KT then secured the win in the seventh inning, extending their lead to 7-3 behind an RBI double from Bae Jung-dae and a sacrifice fly from Kim Min-hyuk.
In the KT lineup, Heo Kyoung-min led the attack with 3 hits in 4 at-bats and 2 runs scored, while Bae Jung-dae contributed with 2 hits, 2 RBIs, and 1 run in 4 at-bats.
Kim Sang-su also performed well, recording 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 walk, and 2 runs in 2 at-bats.
Kiwoom saw Keston Hiura and Park Chan-hyuk hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning, but they could not overcome the KT pitching staff, which utilized its entire bullpen.
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