Samsung sweep KT in Game 4, one win from first title in 12 years

The Samsung Lions have won three straight games in the Korean Series (best-of-seven) and need just one more victory to claim their first championship in 12 years.

Samsung defeated the KT Wiz 10-5 in Game 4 of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO Postseason Korean Series at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on Saturday.

Having dropped Game 1, Samsung rattled off three consecutive wins to lead the series 3-1, putting the Lions within a single victory of their first title since 2014. In Korean Series history, every team that lost Game 1 and then won Games 2 through 4 went on to win the championship — a feat that has happened six times.

KT struck first when Jang Jin-hyeok hit a solo home run to right-center in the top of the first inning. Samsung answered emphatically, batting around in the bottom of the first to score six runs and flip the game. With two outs and runners on first and second, Lewin Diaz and Kim Yeong-ung hit back-to-back RBI singles to put Samsung ahead 2-1. Ryu Ji-hyeok then drew a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to force in another run, and when KT right fielder Ahn Hyeon-min dropped Kim Do-hwan's fly ball, all three baserunners scored to make it 6-1.

Samsung extended the lead to 7-1 in the bottom of the third when Park Seung-gyu added an RBI single.

KT fought back in the top of the fifth, stringing together a hit and five walks against Samsung relievers Miyamori Satoshi and Bae Chan-seung to cut the deficit to 7-4. With one out and the bases loaded, reliever Lee Jae-hee entered and retired the next two batters on a strikeout and an infield pop-up to end the threat.

Samsung responded immediately in the bottom of the fifth, with Park lacing a two-run double off the left-field wall with two outs and runners on first and second to push the lead to 9-4. Ku Ja-wook added an RBI double in the seventh. KT managed only a solo home run by pinch hitter Kim Min-hyeok in the eighth.

Samsung starter Jang Chan-hee turned in a strong outing, allowing just two hits, two walks and one run over four innings. Lee Jae-hee, who entered in the fifth with the bases loaded and one out, was even sharper — striking out four batters and allowing no hits over 2⅔ scoreless innings to earn the win and the game's MVP award.

Park Seung-gyu led the offense, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs. KT starter Logan Allen, meanwhile, was knocked out after just one inning, surrendering five hits and four walks while giving up six runs.

The two teams combined for 19 walks and hit-by-pitches, a new single-game record for the Korean Series. KT pitchers alone issued 12, repeatedly putting themselves in trouble.

KT's Kim Hyeon-su appeared in his 110th career postseason game, surpassing Hong Seong-heun's all-time record for most postseason appearances. A crowd of 23,550 attended Samsung Lions Park, extending the Korean Series sellout streak to 25 consecutive games.

Game 5 is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at the same venue. KT, with their backs against the wall, will start Davis Daniel — their Game 1 winning pitcher — while Samsung will counter with Won Tae-in as they look to clinch the title.