The professional baseball team KT Wiz secured a winning series thanks to the excellent performance of left-handed pitcher Oh Won-seok, whom they acquired through a trade.

On the 28th, KT won the away game against the Lotte Giants in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League, held at Sajik Stadium in Busan, by a score of 4-0.

After a comeback victory in a slugfest the previous day (27th) with an 11-8 win, KT achieved a winning series with two consecutive victories, marking their season record at 40 wins, 36 losses, and 3 ties (win percentage .526). Lotte, who suffered their second consecutive defeat, has a record of 42 wins, 34 losses, and 3 ties (win percentage .552).

The game highlighted the strong performance of KT's starting pitcher Oh Won-seok. Against Lotte's powerful lineup, he delivered a quality start with 6 innings, allowing only 3 hits, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts, and no runs. This brought his season total to 9 wins (3 losses) and lowered his earned run average from 3.09 to 2.87.

His 9 wins surpass his previous personal best of 8 wins achieved during the 2023 season while playing for SSG, and he is just 1 win away from his first 10-win season. After finishing last year's season, he was traded one-on-one with relief pitcher Kim Min to move from SSG to KT, resulting in a career-high season immediately.

In the game against Lotte, his crisis management ability was impressive. With 2 outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 3rd inning, Oh Won-seok managed to get Kim Min-sung out with a line drive to third base and Go Seung-min on a pop-up to center field, escaping without giving up any runs. Although he faced a bases-loaded threat with no outs in the bottom of the 4th due to a defensive error, he induced Na Seung-yeop to hit into a double play and ended the inning by getting Jeon Min-jae to ground out to shortstop.

In the bottom of the 5th inning with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd, Oh Won-seok got Go Seung-min to ground out to second base, successfully navigating a key moment. He completed his 8th quality start of the season with 6 innings and no runs allowed, continuing his strong performance against Lotte in this year's three games (17⅔ innings) with 2 wins and an earned run average of 2.04.

KT's batting lineup also provided timely support. Against Lotte's starting pitcher Na Gyun-an, they scored first in the top of the 1st inning with a single by Kim Min-hyuk, a walk by Ahn Hyun-min, and a timely hit by Jang Seong-woo. In the top of the 5th inning, after consecutive singles by Kim Min-hyuk and Ahn Hyun-min, Jang Seong-woo added another run with a sacrifice fly.

The additional runs in the top of the 6th inning were crucial. After a bunt single by lead-off batter Jang Jin-hyuk that went to the left side of the pitcher, Oh Yun-seok's single to left field, Kwon Dong-jin's sacrifice bunt, and a walk by Kim Sang-su set up a bases-loaded situation with 1 out. Kim Min-hyuk then knocked a 2-RBI single against the new pitcher Hong-min, extending the lead to 4-0. Kim Min-hyuk led KT's batting lineup with 3 hits and 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats, while Jang Seong-woo, Kim Sang-su, Ahn Hyun-min, and Oh Yun-seok each had 2 hits.

Lotte's starter Na Gyun-an recorded 5⅓ innings, allowing 10 hits, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts, and 4 earned runs, marking his 5th loss of the season (2 wins). Jeon Min-jae achieved multi-hits with 2 hits, but could not prevent the team's loss.

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