Byun Woo-hyuk Ends KIA’s Losing Streak with a Walk-Off Sacrifice Fly
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- KIA Tigers defeated KT Wiz 4-3 in Gwangju to end a two-game losing streak.
- KIA’s Adam Oller struck out every opposing starter, while Byun Woo-hyuk hit the game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th inning after KT tied the game in the ninth.
Byun Woo-hyuk finished the game for KIA Tigers, sending a sacrifice fly into the bottom of the 10th inning to secure a 4-3 victory over KT Wiz.
KIA won the teams’ 10th meeting of the 2026 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the fourth. The result ended KIA’s two-game losing streak.
Starting pitcher Adam Oller kept KIA in control by striking out every KT starting batter. KIA closer Lee Eui-ri gave up the tying run in the top of the ninth, but Byun’s walk-off sacrifice fly settled the game in the next half-inning.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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