The Wiz have won eight straight, posting a league-best 2.00 ERA and scoring 54 runs, with Sam Hilliard hitting 24 homers since May
KT Wiz Extend KBO Lead Behind Hilliard's Hot Bat and Pitching
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LG Twins players acknowledge their fans after losing to the Kiwoom Heroes 18-11 in their Korea Baseball Organization regular-season game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Wednesday. (Yonhap) 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. Playing in his first KBO season, Hilliard had just five home runs in his first 28 games through April and once had a 14-game homerless drought. Since the start of their winning streak last Tuesday, the Wiz have posted the KBO-best 2.00 ERA and have scored the most runs in the league in that span with 54.
Furthermore, Since the start of May, the American outfielder has gone deep 24 times, the second-highest total in the KBO in that span. For the season, Hilliard is third in the home run race at 29, with Kim Do-yeong of the Tigers (33) and Austin Dean of the Twins (31) ahead of him. Over the weekend, three games in the southeastern region -- two in Changwon and one in Busan -- were canceled due to excessive heat, though they were all scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Weekday games begin at 6:30 p.m. but the KBO announced Saturday it may push back first-pitch times by up to one hour depending on the temperature.
In addition, The Wiz, at 59-36-2 (wins-losses-ties), lead the Samsung Lions (59-38-2) by a game.
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LG Twins players acknowledge their fans after losing to the Kiwoom Heroes 18-11 in their Korea Baseball Organization regular-season game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Wednesday. (Yonhap) 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.
reliability low1/2 sourcesPlaying in his first KBO season, Hilliard had just five home runs in his first 28 games through April and once had a 14-game homerless drought.
reliability low1/2 sourcesSince the start of their winning streak last Tuesday, the Wiz have posted the KBO-best 2.00 ERA and have scored the most runs in the league in that span with 54.
reliability low1/2 sourcesSince the start of May, the American outfielder has gone deep 24 times, the second-highest total in the KBO in that span.
reliability low1/2 sourcesFor the season, Hilliard is third in the home run race at 29, with Kim Do-yeong of the Tigers (33) and Austin Dean of the Twins (31) ahead of him.
reliability low1/2 sourcesOver the weekend, three games in the southeastern region -- two in Changwon and one in Busan -- were canceled due to excessive heat, though they were all scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Weekday games begin at 6:30 p.m. but the KBO announced Saturday it may push back first-pitch times by up to one hour depending on the temperature.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe Wiz, at 59-36-2 (wins-losses-ties), lead the Samsung Lions (59-38-2) by a game.
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