KIA outfielder Choi Won-jun's critical error determined the outcome of the game in Suwon on the 21st.

The professional baseball team KT Wiz won 3-1 against the KIA Tigers in the fifth match of the season held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 21st in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League.

KT secured a winning series from the mid-week three-game series with its second consecutive victory. The team recorded 23 wins, 3 ties, and 23 losses, regaining a .500 winning percentage after two weeks following a game against the NC Dinos in Suwon on the 7th.

Starting pitcher Go Young-pyo, the local ace, pitched a quality start plus, throwing 94 pitches over 7 innings with 8 hits, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts, and 1 earned run. This marked his third win of the season (4 losses) after about a month since the game against the Kiwoom Heroes on April 20. It was a valuable performance that ended his personal four-game losing streak. Following him were Son Dong-hyun (1 inning, no runs) and Park Young-hyun (1 inning, no runs), and Park recorded his 15th save of the season.

On offense, Mel Rojas Jr. led the team with 3 hits, including 2 doubles, while Hwang Jae-kyun and Kwon Dong-jin each had 2 hits to propel the team to victory. The critical opportunity came in the bottom of the first when an error by right fielder Choi Won-jun during Jang Sung-woo's at-bat allowed KT to seize the momentum.

KT manager Lee Kang-cheol noted after the game, "Go Young-pyo led the game's atmosphere with his excellent crisis management and perfect pitching. I also want to praise Jang Sung-woo's pitch selection. Our bullpen pitchers put in a lot of hard work for two consecutive days," praising the mound.

He added, "The veterans in the lineup performed their roles at critical moments. We capitalized on the opponent's error in the first inning, successfully seizing the momentum with Jang Sung-woo's first RBI and Rojas's additional RBI. After two outs, Hwang Jae-kyun added another RBI that led to our victory."

Manager Lee Kang-cheol concluded, "The players worked hard, and I thank the fans for their support."

KT will aim for a series sweep on the 22nd with William Cuevas on the mound. KIA has announced Yang Hyun-jong.

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