KT Wiz Suwon vs Doosan Bears

KT Wiz struck first in the bottom of the second. With runners on the corners, Kim Sang-soo drove in the opening run with a sacrifice fly to centre field, giving KT a 1-0 lead.

KT extended their advantage in the fourth. Kim Hyun-soo singled and later scored on an Ahn Hyun-min double before Jang Sung-woo added an RBI groundout, making it 3-0.

The Wiz added another in the fifth. Choi Won-jun reached on a fielder's choice, stole second, and scored on Kim Hyun-soo's single to push the lead to 4-0.

Doosan got on the board in the sixth. Ahn Jae-suk led off with a walk, advanced on a wild pitch, and scored on Jo Soo-haeng's sacrifice fly to make it 4-1.

The game flipped in the eighth. KT reliever Sugimoto Koki, who entered after Ko Young-pyo's seven-inning quality start, immediately ran into trouble. Park Chan-ho singled and Jo Soo-haeng reached on a fielder's choice before Park Jun-soon walked to load the bases with one out. Yang Eui-ji then crushed Sugimoto's first-pitch cutter (142 km/h) over the left-field wall for a three-run homer — his 19th of the season — knotting the score at 4-4.

The blast erased Ko Young-pyo's win condition after he had dominated across seven innings, and saved Doosan starter Choi Seung-yong from a loss after another difficult outing against KT.

Neither side could break the deadlock in the ninth. KT closer Park Young-hyun worked a scoreless bottom of the ninth as the game ended in the third draw between these sides all season.

Yang Eui-ji (Doosan Bears) — 1-for-4 with a three-run homer (19th of the season). His eighth-inning blast was the defining swing of the game, turning a three-run deficit into a tie and wiping out KT's win probability.

Ko Young-pyo (KT Wiz) — 7 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 ER on 98 pitches. The veteran right-hander delivered his second quality start against Doosan this season (2-0, 3.00 ERA in three starts vs Doosan entering the game), but was denied a win when the bullpen could not hold the lead.

Choi Seung-yong (Doosan Bears) — 4.2 IP, 5 H, 6 K, 4 R (3 ER). The left-hander struggled early but avoided his 11th loss of the season thanks to Yang's heroics. His season record remained 3-10 with a 5.60 ERA.

Sugimoto Koki (KT Wiz) — 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 R, 3 ER. The Japanese reliever surrendered Yang's game-tying homer on his first pitch, turning what looked like a comfortable win into a draw.

KT out-hit Doosan 8-7 but committed no errors to Doosan's one, yet the Bears made their hits count. The decisive inning saw Sugimoto face four batters and record just one out while allowing three runs — a dramatic reversal of the game's narrative. Ko Young-pyo's seven-inning, one-run outing was wasted, underscoring KT's bullpen fragility in high-leverage spots. The 4-4 draw was the 48th time in 51 meetings between these sides that the total went over 2.5 runs, consistent with a fixture averaging 9.6 runs per game.

KT Wiz (65-3-43, 1st) maintained their half-game lead over Samsung Lions (66-44-3) in the KBO standings. The draw marked just their third tie of the season. Doosan (59-4-52, 5th) stayed 7.5 games behind the leaders after failing to convert a late comeback into a win. The Bears' next fixture is a home series against the LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium starting August 28, while KT travel to face the Samsung Lions in a critical top-of-the-table clash in Daegu.

Yang Eui-ji's three-run homer salvaged a result for Doosan after they trailed for most of the game, but the Bears could not complete the comeback. Ko Young-pyo was excellent across seven innings but received no support from a bullpen that has now blown multiple leads this series. A draw that felt like a win for Doosan and a loss for KT.