The KT Wiz put on an offensive clinic at home, dismantling the SSG Landers 13-2 on Monday in the most lopsided result of the KBO weekend. Ko Young-pyo was brilliant on the mound while the lineup erupted for 14 hits and 2 home runs.
How It Happened
KT came out swinging immediately – 3 runs in the 1st, 3 more in the 2nd, and that was effectively game over. SSG starter Kim Geon-woo couldn’t get through 4 innings, surrendering 8 runs on 8 walks. KT kept pouring it on, adding 2 in the 7th and 5 in the 8th to reach the final margin.
Ko Young-pyo went 6 innings, allowing 8 hits but only 2 runs, earning the victory in style.
Key Moments
- Hilliard’s 17th home run (2-run shot off Kim Geon-woo in the 1st) set the tone immediately
- Eradiia’s 14th homer (2-run shot off Ko Young-pyo in the 1st) gave SSG brief hope – quickly extinguished
- Ahn Hyeon-min’s 4th homer in the 7th made it a 4-homer game and punctuated KT’s dominance
By the Numbers
KT’s 14 hits vs SSG’s 8 tells part of the story, but Kim Geon-woo’s 4 walks in under 4 innings is the real culprit. You cannot give KT’s lineup free baserunners.
This was a statement win for KT. Hilliard continues to be one of the most dangerous foreign hitters in the KBO, and Ko Young-pyo looked locked in on the mound. SSG has bigger problems – Kim Geon-woo’s command issues need to be addressed before he takes another start. A 13-2 defeat is the kind of loss that can derail momentum heading into a road stretch.