KBO· Season 2026
Lotte Giants hammered Doosan Bears 11-4 behind Ko Seung-min's grand slam and solo homer (6 RBI), Kim Jin-wook's one-hit gem and five straight wins.
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AI SummaryHow it unfolded
2nd inning — Lotte strike first. With two outs and runners at the corners, Jeon Min-jae ripped an RBI double off Doosan starter Choi Seung-yong down the right-field line to open the scoring.
Bottom 2nd — Doosan answer. Yang Eui-ji led off with a walk and advanced on consecutive groundouts. Jung Soo-bin's infield single — a sharp grounder that glanced off first baseman Ko Seung-min's glove — brought Yang home to tie it 1-1.
5th inning — Lotte retake the lead. Na Seung-yeop's deep drive to right was initially ruled an out but overturned to a double on video review. Victor Reyes followed with an RBI single to right, putting Lotte ahead 2-1.
6th inning — Ko goes deep first time. Ko Seung-min greeted Doosan reliever Kim Jung-woo by crushing a chest-high changeup over the right-field wall for a solo home run, his 11th of the season. The ball travelled 125.8 metres off the bat at 161.5 km/h, per SportsTV News. Lotte led 3-1.
7th inning — Lotte pad it, Doosan claw back. Reyes and Han Dong-hee hit back-to-back singles, and a throwing error by first baseman Park Ji-hoon on Ko's grounder allowed a run to score (4-1). Doosan answered in the bottom half: Yang Eui-ji drew his third straight leadoff walk, An Jae-seok doubled to left-centre, and Yoon Joon-ho's groundout scored pinch-runner Kim Min-seok to make it 4-3.
8th inning — Grand slam puts it away. Pinch-runner Kim Dong-hyuk walked and stole second. With two outs, Na Seung-yeop's grounder was misplayed by shortstop Park Chan-ho, allowing Kim to score. Lotte loaded the bases, and Ko Seung-min crushed a 3-1 slider from reliever Lee Byung-heon over the right-field wall for a grand slam that made it 9-3.
9th inning — Lotte tack on two more to complete the 11-4 rout.
Turning point
The eighth-inning grand slam. Doosan had trimmed a 4-1 deficit to 4-3 and carried momentum into the late innings. Ko Seung-min's blast off Lee Byung-heon — on a high slider that the left-handed hitter pulled with authority — flipped the scoreboard from a one-run nail-biter to a six-run cushion in a single swing, extinguishing any comeback hopes.
Key performers
Ko Seung-min (Lotte, 1B): 2-for-4, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 runs. Solo homer in the 6th, grand slam in the 8th. His 6-RBI night tied a career high and marked his third career multi-homer game.
Victor Reyes (Lotte, LF): 4-for-5, 1 RBI, 2 runs. The former Detroit Tiger raised his batting average to .359, overtaking Samsung's Koo Ja-wook (.357) for the KBO batting lead.
Kim Jin-wook (Lotte, SP): W (6-5), 6 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 7 K, 1 ER. The left-hander threw 98 pitches — 40 sliders, 32 fastballs, 16 changeups, 10 curves — holding Doosan to a single hit. It was his 10th quality start of the season, a career milestone in his sixth KBO campaign.
Choi Seung-yong (Doosan, SP): L (4-10), 5 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 ER. Both runs came with two outs, leaving the left-hander with little margin for error.
By the numbers
Lotte's 16 hits — including four from Reyes and two each from Han Dong-hee and Jeon Min-jae — dwarfed Doosan's five. The Giants scored in five of nine innings and put at least one runner on base in every frame. Doosan's pitching staff walked five batters, three of whom came around to score. The Bears' defence committed two errors, both on infield grounders that extended innings.
What it means
Lotte (50-57-2) climbed to seventh place, trimming the gap to fifth-place Doosan (57-50-4) to 7.5 games with roughly 35 games remaining. The Giants have won five straight for the first time since June and sit 8-2 in their last 10. Doosan, by contrast, have dropped two in a row and slipped to .533 after holding fourth place for much of the month.
Both teams continue their weekend series at Jamsil on Saturday, with first pitch scheduled for 7:00 PM KST.
Verdict
Lotte's offence has found another gear in late August, and Ko Seung-min is at the centre of it. Kim Jin-wook's one-hit performance gave the Giants exactly what they needed against a quality Doosan lineup. For the Bears, Choi Seung-yong deserved better support, but the bullpen meltdown — six runs in three innings — and defensive lapses made a winnable game a lopsided loss.
Rivalry since 2023
Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants Head to Head Results· 50
Doosan Bears and Lotte Giants have met 50 times — Doosan Bears won 26, Lotte Giants won 22, with 2 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2023. Doosan Bears leads the head-to-head with 26 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 498 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 9.96 per match (259 for the home side, 239 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 46 matches (92%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 50 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 12–15 in 2025.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 22 Aug 2026