KT Wiz clinch KBO pennant, direct ticket to Korean Series

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SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz clinched the best regular-season record in South Korean baseball Monday, earning a direct trip to the championship series in the process.

The Wiz captured the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) pennant with the combination of their 9-0 victory over the Lotte Giants and a 7-5 loss by second-place Samsung Lions to the Doosan Bears.

These results gave the Wiz a 4 1/2-game lead over the Lions with four games left. The Lions, who have five games remaining, cannot move ahead of the Wiz in winning percentage even if they win out and the Wiz lose their final four games.

This is the Wiz's second pennant in franchise history. They first won it in 2021 after winning a first-place tiebreaker game over the Lions, and went on to take the Korean Series crown as well.

KT Wiz players celebrate after clinching the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) pennant with a 9-0 win over the Lotte Giants at KT Wiz Park in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, on Oct. 5, 2026. (Yonhap)

Pennant winners have also won the Korean Series championship about 85 percent of the time in league history.

The Wiz hung around in the top three in the first half of the season before reaching the top of the standings in August. The Lions caught them at the end of August before the Wiz climbed back to first place on Sept. 10. They have been at the top since.

The Wiz scored seven runs in the bottom of the first inning in Monday's win at KT Wiz Park in Suwon, just south of Seoul. They belted out three home runs, including two by Jang Jun-won.

Starter Logan Allen tossed eight shutout innings and struck out 14 batters.

KT Wiz starter Logan Allen pitches against the Lotte Giants during the clubs' Korea Baseball Organization regular-season game at KT Wiz Park in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, on Oct. 5, 2026. (Yonhap)

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首尔，10月5日（韩联社）——韩国KT巫师队周一锁定了韩国棒球常规赛最佳战绩，并因此直接晋级总决赛。

巫师队以 9-0 战胜乐天巨人队，而排名第二的三星狮队以 7-5 输给了斗山熊队，巫师队因此夺得了韩国棒球组织（KBO）的冠军。

这些结果使得奇才队在还剩四场比赛的情况下领先雄狮队4.5个胜场。雄狮队还剩五场比赛，即使他们全胜，而奇才队输掉最后四场比赛，雄狮队的胜率也无法超过奇才队。

这是奇才队队史上的第二个联赛冠军。他们第一次夺冠是在2021年，当时他们在与狮队的加赛中获胜，并最终赢得了韩国系列赛的冠军。

2026年10月5日，在京畿道水原市KT巫师公园，KT巫师队以9比0战胜乐天巨人队，夺得韩国棒球委员会（KBO）联赛冠军后，KT巫师队球员们庆祝胜利。（韩联社）

在联盟历史上，获得联赛冠军的球队大约有 85% 的概率赢得韩国系列赛冠军。

赛季前半段，巫师队一直稳居前三，并在八月份登顶积分榜榜首。八月底，雄狮队追平了他们，但巫师队在9月10日重回榜首，并一直保持到现在。

周一在首尔以南的水原市KT Wiz Park球场举行的比赛中，Wiz队在第一局下半就狂轰7分，最终赢得比赛。他们击出三支本垒打，其中张俊元一人就贡献了两支。

先发投手洛根·艾伦投了 8 局无失分，并三振了 14 名打者。

2026年10月5日，在京畿道水原市KT巫师公园举行的韩国棒球组织常规赛中，KT巫师队先发投手洛根·艾伦对阵乐天巨人队。（韩联社）

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KT巫师队夺得KBO联赛冠军，直接晋级韩国系列赛