KT Wiz players celebrate their 7-4 win over the Hanwha Eagles in their Korea Baseball Organization regular-season game at KT Wiz Park in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Aug. 1. Courtesy of KT Wiz
The KT Wiz have been the hottest team in South Korean baseball in the dog days of summer, thanks to their shutdown pitching and opportunistic hitting.
The Wiz, having bolted to the top of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) standings thanks to a six-game winning streak, will try to stay hot this week with games against a couple of teams stuck in neutral.
The Wiz, at 59-36-2 (wins-losses-ties), lead the Samsung Lions (59-38-2) by a game. The LG Twins (55-44-1), who led the KBO at the start of July, have fallen back by six after dropping two straight games over the weekend. They are now closer to fifth place than they are to first place.
The Wiz will open this week on the road in the southwestern city of Gwangju against the Kia Tigers (52-46-2), who have fallen from fourth to fifth after managing four wins in their past 10.
