The professional baseball Samsung Lions secured a winning series by staging an unscripted drama against the Doosan Bears on 18th.

Although they were trailing 0-3 until the 5th inning, they completed a dramatic comeback with a walk-off home run by Lewin Diaz in the 10th inning, winning 6-3. Diaz put on a one-man show with 2 home runs and 5 RBIs, following a two-run homer that marked the start of the comeback in the 6th inning and finishing the fierce battle in the 10th with a powerful hit.

Manager Park Jin-man noted, "It was Diaz's day," emphasizing how remarkable Diaz's performance was. While Diaz overshadowed, Koo Ja-wook also contributed to the team's victory. With two outs in the 6th inning, he provided a chance by hitting a double after trailing 0-3, and he scored on Diaz's two-run homer. In the 8th inning, trailing 2-3 with two outs, he hit a game-tying double.

Manager Park Jin-man said, "The atmosphere changed with Diaz’s home run in the 6th, and the home run in the 10th was the walk-off, so it seems like he did it all," while also praising Koo Ja-wook's game-tying hit, stating it made the comeback victory possible.

Koo Ja-wook said, "It was an important game today, and it felt really tough since the game didn't go well from the start," adding, "However, I believe we were able to achieve the comeback victory because all the players did not give up and gave their best efforts."

He also promised, "I want to thank all the many fans who always support us and make an effort to repay them with good games and results."

Koo Ja-wook had a career-high season last year. He played in 129 games, recording a batting average of .343 (169 hits in 493 at-bats), 33 home runs, 115 RBIs, 92 runs scored, and 13 stolen bases, setting personal bests in both home runs and RBIs for a single season.

This season began somewhat disappointingly. In 31 games from March to April, he recorded a batting average of .259 (30 hits in 116 at-bats), 7 home runs, 22 RBIs, and 27 runs scored. In 25 games in May, he had a batting average of .236 (21 hits in 89 at-bats), with 2 home runs, 14 RBIs, and 14 runs scored.

This month, Koo has been showing performances typical of him. His impressive batting average of .389 (21 hits in 54 at-bats) over 14 games, along with 3 home runs and 14 RBIs, reflects his position as a key hitter. Notably, his batting average in the last 10 games has reached an astounding .425 (17 hits in 40 at-bats).

With Koo Ja-wook's bat, which has regained its heat and has been described as the "Ja-wook Lions," Samsung has also started to gain momentum.

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