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(ATTN: ADDS details from para 7, photos) By Yoo Jee-ho

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The Kia Tigers are moving on in the South Korean baseball postseason after sweeping the defending champion LG Twins with a rout on the road Tuesday.

Slugger Kim Do-yeong launched a grand slam as part of a seven-run second inning, and starter Keisho Shirakawa tossed five strong innings while striking out a season-high nine batters, as the Tigers clobbered the Twins 13-1 in Game 3 of their best-of-five series in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul.

With this three-game sweep of the 2025 Korean Series winners before a sellout crowd of 23,650, the Tigers, the 2024 champions, will now move on to take on the Samsung Lions in the next series, also a best-of-five showdown.

Kim Do-yeong of the Kia Tigers celebrates after hitting a grand slam against the LG Twins during Game 3 of the first round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Oct. 20, 2026. (Yonhap)

Na Sung-bum smacked two solo home runs, and Han Jun-su added a solo shot of his own. Every member of the Tigers' starting lineup had at least one hit and scored at least one run -- making them just the fourth team to do so in a postseason game.

The Tigers outhit the Twins 16-8.

The Tigers-Lions series, a rematch of the 2024 Korean Series, starts at 2 p.m. Sunday at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in the southeastern city of Daegu.

Kia Tigers starter Keisho Shirakawa pitches against the LG Twins during Game 3 of the first round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Oct. 20, 2026. (Yonhap)

After putting up a five-spot in the first inning of Game 2 on Sunday, the Tigers scored seven times in the second inning Tuesday.

The Tigers had seven left-handed batters in the starting lineup against the right-handed Twins starter Carlos Carrasco. And one of those seven hitters, Na, drilled a solo home run to center field for a 1-0 lead.

On a 1-1 count, Na hammered a middle-middle fastball and sent it nearly 132 meters to center for his seventh career postseason home run.

Carrasco never recovered from that. After retiring the next batter on a flyout, an error, a single and a walk loaded the bases.

Park Jung-woo, another left-handed batter, slapped a single to left field to push the Tigers' lead to 2-0, and that spelled the end of Carrasco's night.

Left-handed reliever Jon Kennedy was brought in to prevent further damage, but left-handed Park Jae-hyun poked a single through the hole on the left to make it a 3-0 game.

Kim Do-yeong then put an exclamation mark with a grand slam to center field, his third home run of this series.

Na Sung-bum of the Kia Tigers hits a solo home run against the LG Twins during Game 3 of the first round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Oct. 20, 2026. (Yonhap)

The ball traveled 145 meters, tying for the longest postseason homer since recordkeeping began in 2000.

Given an early seven-run cushion, Tigers starter Keisho Shirakawa cruised through four innings, giving up just one hit and striking out six batters with an effective mix of four-seam fastballs and sliders.

Park Jung-woo pushed the Tigers' lead to 8-0 in the top of the fifth with an RBI single against Kim Jin-su, the fourth Twins pitcher of the game.

The Twins tried to mount a rally in the fifth as Moon Bo-gyeong led off with a single, but Shirakawa struck out the next three batters to kill any hope of a comeback.

Na launched his second solo home run of the game in the sixth, which extended the lead to 9-0.

The Twins knocked Shirakawa out of the game with a single and a double to open the bottom of the sixth. But with nobody out and runners at second and third, the Twins eked out just one run, on a groundout by Austin Dean.

The Tigers reclaimed their nine-run lead in the seventh, thanks to Han Jun-su's solo home run -- the team's fourth dinger of the game.

Kia Tigers players celebrate their 13-1 victory over the LG Twins to win the first round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Oct. 20, 2026. (Yonhap)

The Twins tried to creep back into the game in the bottom of the seventh, as they loaded the bases with two outs. But defense shone this time for the Tigers, as first baseman Harold Castro made a diving stab on a sharp grounder by Park Hae-min and tossed to pitcher Lee Eui-lee, covering the bag for the final out.

The Tigers piled on three more runs in the eighth, with Han Jun-su drawing a bases-loaded walk and Park Min cashing in two runners with a double.

The Twins' elimination made this the last official game played at Jamsil, which opened in 1982 and will be torn down after this season for a new dome.

Kia Tigers players celebrate their 13-1 win over the LG Twins to win the first round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Oct. 20, 2026. (Yonhap)

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首尔，10 月 20 日（韩联社）——韩国起亚老虎队在周二的客场比赛中横扫卫冕冠军 LG 双子队，晋级韩国棒球季后赛。

强棒金道荣在第二局击出满贯全垒打，帮助球队单局拿下七分，先发投手白川圭将投出五局精彩表现，并送出赛季最高的九次三振，最终老虎队在首尔蚕室棒球场举行的韩国棒球组织（KBO）季后赛五局三胜制系列赛第三场比赛中以 13-1 大胜双子队。

在 23,650 名观众的见证下，老虎队以三场横扫 2025 年韩国系列赛冠军，作为 2024 年的冠军，他们将在下一轮系列赛中迎战三星狮队，这也是一场五局三胜制的对决。

2026年10月20日，在首尔蚕室棒球场举行的韩国棒球联赛季后赛首轮第三场比赛中，起亚老虎队的金道英击出满贯全垒打后庆祝。（韩联社）

罗成范击出两支阳春全垒打，韩俊秀也贡献了一支。老虎队首发阵容的每位球员都至少击出一支安打并跑回一分——这使他们成为季后赛历史上第四支做到这一点的球队。

老虎队以 16 比 8 的安打数领先双城队。

老虎队与狮子队的系列赛是 2024 年韩国系列赛的重赛，将于周日下午 2 点在韩国东南部城市大邱的大邱三星狮子公园举行。

2026年10月20日，在首尔蚕室棒球场举行的韩国棒球联赛季后赛首轮第三场比赛中，起亚虎队先发投手白川圭将对阵LG双子队。（韩联社）

周日第二场比赛第一局拿下5分后，老虎队在周二第二局又得了7分。

老虎队首发阵容中有七名左打者，迎战双城队的右投手卡洛斯·卡拉斯科。其中一名左打者纳（Na）击出一记中外野方向的阳春全垒打，帮助球队以1比0领先。

在 1-1 好球的情况下，纳击出一记正中球路的快速球，将球轰出近 132 米，飞向中外野，这是他职业生涯季后赛的第七支本垒打。

卡拉斯科此后一蹶不振。他先是让下一位打者击出高飞球出局，随后又出现一次失误、一次安打和一次保送，垒上满垒。

另一位左打者朴正宇击出一记左外野安打，将老虎队的领先优势扩大到 2-0，这也宣告了卡拉斯科今晚比赛的结束。

为了防止失分扩大，左投手 Jon Kennedy 被派上场，但左投手 Park Jae-hyun 击出一记左外野安打，将比分改写为 3-0。

随后，金道英击出一记中外野满贯全垒打，为比赛画上了句号，这是他在本系列赛中的第三支全垒打。

2026年10月20日，在首尔蚕室棒球场举行的韩国棒球联赛季后赛首轮第三场比赛中，起亚老虎队的罗成范击出一支阳春全垒打，对手是LG双子队。（韩联社）

球飞行了 145 米，追平了自 2000 年开始记录以来季后赛最远本垒打的纪录。

凭借开局七分的领先优势，老虎队先发投手白川圭章轻松投完四局，仅被击出一支安打，并凭借四缝线快速球和滑球的有效组合三振了六名打者。

朴正宇在第五局上半击出一支带有打点的安打，将老虎队的领先优势扩大到 8-0，而金镇洙是本场比赛双子队的第四位投手。

双子队在第五局试图发起反击，文宝京率先击出一垒安打，但白川三振了接下来的三名打者，扼杀了任何反扑的希望。

罗在第六局击出本场比赛的第二支阳春全垒打，将领先优势扩大到 9-0。

双城队在第六局下半开局就凭借一垒安打和二垒安打将白川击出局。但无人出局且二三垒有人的情况下，双城队仅凭借奥斯汀·迪恩的滚地球出局得到一分。

老虎队在第七局凭借韩俊秀的阳春全垒打（球队本场比赛的第四支全垒打）重新取得了九分的领先优势。

2026年10月20日，在首尔蚕室棒球场，起亚虎队球员庆祝以13比1战胜LG双子队，赢得韩国棒球组织季后赛首轮比赛。（韩联社）

双城队在第七局下半试图扳回比分，两出局后攻占满垒。但这一次老虎队的防守表现出色，一垒手哈罗德·卡斯特罗飞身扑接朴海民击出的强劲滚地球，并迅速传给投手李义利，后者补位成功，拿下最后一个出局数。

老虎队在第八局又添三分，韩俊秀获得满垒保送，朴敏击出二垒安打，送回两名跑垒员。

双子队的出局使得这场比赛成为蚕室体育馆举行的最后一场正式比赛。蚕室体育馆于 1982 年开放，本赛季结束后将被拆除，取而代之的是一座新的穹顶体育馆。

2026年10月20日，在首尔蚕室棒球场，起亚虎队球员庆祝以13比1战胜LG双子队，赢得韩国棒球组织季后赛首轮比赛。（韩联社）

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