NC Snaps 8-Game Losing Streak by Defeating League Leader KT

Sixth-placed NC broke an eight-game losing streak by defeating league-leading KT in professional baseball.

In an away game against KT for the 2026 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held in Suwon, NC racked up 15 hits, including home runs by Cheon Jae-hwan and Kim Hui-jip, to secure a 10-3 victory.

Breaking their eight-game slump, the sixth-place NC maintained a 6.5-game gap with fifth-place Doosan, keeping their slim hopes alive for the postseason.

KT, which had been on a three-game winning streak, suffered a setback against NC, putting the brakes on its magic number of 10 for the regular season title.

Fifth-place Doosan edged fourth-place KIA 3-2 thanks to Ahn Jae-seok's walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth inning, narrowing the gap between the two teams to 4 games.

In Daejeon, where the eighth and ninth-place teams clashed, Lotte defeated the home team Hanwha 9-5 to extend its winning streak to 5 games.

Hanwha fell into a nine-game losing streak.

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