In brief
In Game 4 of the Korean Series the Samsung Lions beat the KT Wiz 10‑5 at Daegu Samsung Lions Park, taking a 3‑1 series lead and one win away from their first KBO title in 12 years. The win sprang from a six‑run opening inning, a 19‑year‑old starter’s four‑inning, one‑run performance and a dominant bullpen finish. Only the 2013 Lions previously rallied from a 3‑1 deficit in the Korean Series.
The Samsung Lions are one win away from cracking the Korea Baseball Organization championship after defeating the KT Wiz 10‑5 in Game 4 of the Korean Series at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, according to a report by Yonhap news agency.
The victory gave the Lions a 3‑1 series edge and a chance to clinch the title in Game 5, scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Jordan‑aged starter Jang Chan‑hee forged a four‑inning, one‑run performance, giving the Lions’ offense a solid platform.
No. 2 hitter Park Seung‑kyu drove in three runs, underpinning a 10‑5 scoreline that also included a six‑run bottom‑first rally after the Lions had surrendered a single‑run top‑first by the Wiz.
Reliever Lee Jae‑hee closed the game, pitching 2 ⅔ perfect innings with three strikeouts.
Across both teams, there were 19 walks and hit‑by‑pitches – the most ever recorded in a Korean Series game.
In a flurry of offensive action, the Wiz had a solo home run by Jang Jin‑hyuk off Jang on the ninth pitch of the game, but the run was short‑lived as the Lions’ six‑run opening cycle erased the deficit.
Historically, of the 19 occasions a team found itself down 3‑1 in the series, only the 2013 Lions managed to surge back and win the championship.
