The KIA Tigers made the strong KT Wiz weep for three straight days. However, Kim Do-yeong's bid to become the youngest to hit 40 home runs was thwarted.
KIA beat the KT Wiz 8-3 in the 12th meeting between the teams on Sept. 6 at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in the 2026 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League. Starter James Naile pitched well with two runs over six innings, and Castro pounded out six RBIs as they swept the three-game set. They closed to a half-game behind the third-place LG Twins. KT, which dropped its third straight, fell 1.5 games behind first-place Samsung.
After the game, KIA's Kim Do-yeong bows toward the stands. Sept. 6, 2026
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