KT Seeks Second Straight Win as Samsung Aims to Strike Back

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Game 2 of the professional baseball Korean Series is currently underway. KT, looking for its second consecutive win, and Samsung, aiming for a counterattack, are locked in a tight battle.

For the latest from the scene, let's turn to reporter Yu Byeongmin.

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Samsung, which mounted a late charge in Game 1 yesterday (Nov. 3) but ultimately fell short by a single run, seized the early momentum today.

In the top of the second inning, Choi Hyoung-woo created a scoring opportunity with a double down the right-field line, and Diaz followed with his first career triple to drive Choi home.

However, Samsung failed to add to its lead when Diaz was aggressively thrown out at home plate on Ryu Ji-hyuk's grounder.

After the KT offense was stymied in the third inning with one out and a runner on first by a double play stemming from Samsung second baseman Ryu Ji-hyuk's stellar defense, KT tied the game in the fourth.

Leadoff hitter Hilliard got things started with a double down the left-field line and advanced to third on a sacrifice fly, before Huh Kyung-min brought him home with a bloop RBI single to level the score.

Both starting pitchers put on stellar performances side by side.

KT's Ko Young-pyo pitched brilliantly, allowing just one run with four strikeouts over six innings. In particular, after giving up three consecutive hits to Koo Ja-wook, Choi Hyoung-woo, and Diaz in the sixth to face a bases-loaded crisis with one out, he induced a ground ball to first base from Ryu Ji-hyuk for a double play to end the inning, pumping his fist in celebration.

Samsung starter Fedde, pitching on four days of rest, also delivered a gutsy performance, giving up only one run through six innings as the two teams remain locked in a tense 1-1 tie heading into the seventh inning.

(Video Editing: Hwang Ji-young)
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