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He has been the biggest hit for Doosan's pitching staff this year. Pitcher Choi Min-seok delivered a stellar performance against Kiwoom, claiming sole possession of first place in wins.

Reporter Yu Byeongmin has the details.

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Choi Min-seok, who is shining alongside Gwak Been as one of Doosan's native one-two punches, maintained his dominant form against Kiwoom, an opponent against whom he had already secured a season-high 3 wins in their head-to-head matchups.

Using his signature precise control, he painted the corners of the strike zone with two-seam fastballs, cutters, and sweepers, pitching brilliantly through 6 innings, allowing 6 hits, 1 run, and striking out 5.

The batting lineup took control early by batting around in the 1st inning with 6 hits to rack up 6 runs. In the 5th, Ahn Jae-seok hit a massive two-run homer, and in the 6th, Severino slugged a colossal two-run shot measuring 145 meters for his first home run in the Korean league, easing the burden on Choi Min-seok.

Fifth-place Doosan routed Kiwoom 15-1, narrowing the gap with the fourth-place LG to 2 games.

Choi Min-seok claimed his 13th win of the season to take sole possession of the lead in wins while also maintaining his top spot in winning percentage.

[Choi Min-seok / Doosan: I think trusting my pitches and throwing with confidence paid off. My goal is to do everything I can to help the team climb as high as possible.]

NC triumphed after an extra-inning battle, pushing Hanwha into a 6-game losing streak.

Tied 7-7 in the 10th inning, Chun Jae-hwan drove in the game-winning run, and capitalized on a defensive miscue by Hanwha right fielder Lee Do-hoon to score 2 more runs and seal the victory.

(Video Editing: Park Jung-sam)