Doosan beat Samsung 12-0 in Daegu on Oct. 4. Wes Benjamin, who joined on a 6-week, $50,000 replacement contract, threw 6 scoreless innings to pick up his 9th win of the season.
Lotte infielder Kim Min-seong (37) is wrapping up a 20-season playing career. His retirement ceremony will be held at the Sajik game against LG on October 9, and he finishes with 1,476 career hits (as of 10.02).
Samsung catcher Kang Min-ho became the first player in KBO history to appear in 2600 career games, in the October 1 game against Hanwha in Daegu. In the same game, he also recorded his 2300th career hit, the 7th player in history to do so.
KT beat KIA 7-5 in Gwangju for its fourth straight win. Its magic number for the title is down to 5. Samsung also beat Hanwha 3-2, but the gap remains 3 games.
Austin went 1 for 4 against SSG on Oct. 1, and LG lost 5-6 to get swept in the three-game series. Over the last 10 games, Austin has no home runs and 1 RBI, and ranks third in home runs and second in RBIs.
