The KT Wiz set a new club milestone. KT beat the KIA Tigers 8-5 in extra innings on the road at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on Sept. 29, reaching 82 wins (82-4-49) — the most in franchise history. The lead over the second-place Samsung Lions stayed at three games. (MoneyToday/OSEN, 2026-09-30; Top Star News, 2026-09-29)

It was a home-run duel. KIA struck first on Kim Do-young’s two-run shot to right-center in the first — his 41st of the season, a new Tigers single-season record. KT answered with a grand slam with two outs and the bases loaded in the second to go up 4-2, and KIA went back in front 5-4 in the third, capped by Na Sung-bum’s solo homer — his 30th of the season, his first 30-homer campaign since joining the Tigers. (MoneyToday/OSEN, 2026-09-30)

KT manager Lee Kang-chul’s bold bullpen management stood out. With two outs and a runner on first in the bottom of the ninth, he brought in closer Park Young-hyun to keep the lineup from turning over to Kim Do-young, and KT pushed across the go-ahead runs in extra innings to end the marathon. (MoneyToday/OSEN, 2026-09-30)

At Jamsil the same day, the Doosan Bears beat the NC Dinos 5-2 to tighten their grip on fifth place. Jung Soo-bin’s two-run tying single in the second turned the game, and An Jae-seok’s go-ahead hit plus Yang Eui-ji’s solo homer stretched the lead. With the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth, An’s diving stop ended it. (Star News, 2026-09-30; MoneyToday/OSEN, 2026-09-30)

Fifth-place Doosan (68-5-63) sits seven games ahead of sixth-place NC (62-2-71). One win in the two remaining games against NC, on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, will lock up fifth place regardless of other results. (Star News, 2026-09-30; Top Star News, 2026-09-29)

Sources: MoneyToday/OSEN, 2026-09-30; Star News, 2026-09-30; Top Star News, 2026-09-29