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KIA beats Samsung 4-2 to force a deciding playoff game
KIA beat Samsung 4-2 in Game 4 of South Korea’s professional baseball playoffs.
The win tied the series at two games apiece, after KIA had been close to elimination.
Samsung led 2-1 in the seventh inning when a fielding error let KIA’s Kim Do-yeong reach base.
KIA scored three runs in the seventh on hits by Castro, Han Jun-su and Ha Ju-seok.
Han had three hits and two runs batted in, and was named the game’s most valuable player.
The result matters because the winner of the series advances to the Korean Series.
The deciding game is set for November 1 in Daegu, with Samsung naming Hurado and KIA naming Oller as their starting pitchers.
KIA beat Samsung 4-2 in the fourth game of their playoff series to force a deciding fifth game.
KIA scored three runs in the seventh inning after a Samsung fielding error, turning a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead.
The series is tied at two wins apiece.
The fifth game, which will decide who advances to the Korean Series, is scheduled for November 1 in Daegu.
KIA named Oller and Samsung named Hurado as their starting pitchers for the final game.
- Who
- KIA and Samsung.
- What
- KIA beat Samsung 4-2 in Game 4, tying the playoff series at two wins apiece and forcing a deciding game.
- When
- October 30, 2026.
- Where
- KIA’s home ground; the deciding game is scheduled for Daegu.
- Why
- KIA won after scoring three runs in the seventh inning following a Samsung fielding error.
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KIA beat Samsung 4-2 in Game 4 to tie the series at two wins apiece.
The deciding fifth game is scheduled to be played in Daegu.
- Game 4 score
- KIA 4, Samsung 2
- Series standing
- 2 wins apiece
- Seventh-inning turning point
- Samsung third baseman Kim Young-woong mishandled Kim Do-young’s ground ball
- Game 4 MVP
- Han Jun-su, who had 3 hits and 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats
- Deciding game
- November 1, Daegu
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What people are saying
I feel good that we came back from the brink, and now that we have reached Game 5, I want to repay the fans with a win.