Finally, I can see a high point. 9 wins and 2 losses in July, overwhelming and 2nd place in monthly win rate, and a miracle will happen again

Jul 20, 2024

KT-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 18th. KT players, who fell behind 0-8 and completed a 12-8 reversal, are cheering. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.18/

KT-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 18th. Moon Sang-chul, who hit a come-from-behind two-run shot with one out and third base in the top of the 10th inning, is welcomed by head coach Lee Kang-chul. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.18/

"Miracle Team" Will KT Wiz be the hero of this unusual event again.

KT's remarkable victory continues. KT won 6-0 against the NC Dinos at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 19th. It was 'one shot, one kill'. I didn't miss just one chance.

On this day, KT was blocked by NC starter Kyle Hart with four hits, two walks and nine strikeouts until the sixth inning. Um Sang-baek also pitched equally well with one hit, eight strikeouts and three walks in six innings, but failed to score a point, and a close game of 0-0 continued.

Then at the end of the seventh inning. KT began to break down the NC bullpen. Kim Min-hyuk's triple, Shim Woo-joon's timely hit, and Kim Sang-soo's hit made three consecutive hits against Lim Jung-ho, followed by Mel Rojas Jr., Kang Baek-ho, Moon Sang-chul and Jang Sung-woo's four consecutive timely hits. KT beat the NC mound by scoring as many as six points in the seventh inning alone and won the game with a final score of 6-0.

It's a remarkable six-game winning streak. KT was losing 0-8 against the Gocheok Kiwoom Heroes on the 18th, scoring 12 points in the 8th, 9th, and 10th inning, showing its potential to come from behind to win 12-8. For the opposing team Kiwoom, it was a shocking defeat that deprived them of their victory, and for KT, it was a miracle come-from-behind victory that confirmed the power of cohesion.

KT-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 18th. KT Park Young-hyun and Kang Hyun-woo, who trailed 0-8 and completed a 12-8 reversal, are holding hands. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.18/

KT, which has increased its winning streak, is the scariest team in the league in recent years. The records confirm. KT, which has a 9-2 winning percentage of 0.818 in 11 games in July, ranks second in the monthly winning percentage league. It is the team with the best pace after the No. 1 KIA Tigers (0.833). KT, which had been sagging since June, which was set as the starting point of the rebound, was not as easy as expected, has been building wins at an amazing pace since July. The team ranking, which was ranked 9th as of June 30, is also rising one step by one. After ranking 8th, he is now 7th. Now he can see his entry into the mid-range. Amid the sixth- to seventh-place showdown with sixth-place NC this week, the gap with NC has narrowed to 0.5 games at once by catching the first of the three consecutive games on the weekend. Naturally, the gap with the top teams also narrowed. The ranking fight is so tight this season that the ranking has not risen dramatically within a few games, but KT, which is 0.5 games apart from sixth place, is only one game apart from fifth place SSG. It is not a figure that is hard to catch up with the fourth-place Doosan Bears by 2.5 games.

Benjamin and Cuevas regained their strength after the break, and after Ko Young-pyo's joining, the frequency of alternative starts decreased sharply, and the starting rotation regained stability. Above all, the recent pitching of preliminary FA Um Sang-baek is surprising. In the bullpen, many chronic elements of anxiety disappeared as closer Park Young-hyun blocked the back door with a pitch that did not collapse.

Will KT's miracle, which rose from last place to second place last year, happen again this year. For now, it seems clear that he has transformed into the scariest team at this point.

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Finally, I can see a high point. 9 wins and 2 losses in July, overwhelming and 2nd place in monthly win rate, and a miracle will happen again

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