Wiz defeat Bears to force 2nd wild card game in KBO postseason

Pairing some early offense with an excellent outing by their ace, the KT Wiz defeated the Doosan Bears 4-0 to force an extra game in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) wild card round Wednesday.

Kang Baek-ho of the KT Wiz celebrates after hitting an RBI single against the Doosan Bears during the teams’ Korea Baseball Organization wild card game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Oct. 2, 2024. (Yonhap)

Kang Baek-ho of the KT Wiz celebrates after hitting an RBI single against the Doosan Bears during the teams’ Korea Baseball Organization wild card game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Oct. 2, 2024. (Yonhap)

The Wiz scored all four of their runs in the top of the first to back starter William Cuevas, who twirled six shutout innings in the first of what will now be a two-game wild card series at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul.

Before a sellout crowd of 23,750, Cuevas struck out nine and allowed just four hits.

As the fifth seed, the Wiz must win another game against No. 4 seed Bears on Thursd
ay, back at Jamsil, to advance to the next phase. The Wiz will try to become the first No. 5 seed to make it out of the wild card stage since the system was introduced in 2015.

This will only be the third time — after 2016 and 2021 — that teams will play a second wild card game.

The Bears, as the higher seed, only need a tie or a win Thursday to reach the next round.

Source: Yonhap News Agency