Giants beat Bears in final KBO regular-season game at iconic Seoul stadium

In a final regular-season game at the historic Jamsil Baseball Stadium, the Lotte Giants emerged victorious over the Doosan Bears with a score of 7-4 on Monday. During this KBO campaign, Lotte Giants' All-Star Victor Reyes set a new league hits record, hitting 211 balls, surpassing his own previous high of 202. Choi Won-jun of the KT Wiz managed to reach No. 203 hits, just ahead of Reyes, but ended up with three fewer hits than his rival, finishing with 208 hits.

The game had minimal significance for both teams, as the Bears had already secured a fifth-place standing and a spot in the wild card round, while the Giants were in eighth place with a record of 63-77-3. Han Dong-hee hit a two-run home run in the first inning, giving the Giants an early 2-0 lead, but they quickly relinquished it in the bottom of the first inning.

The Giants eventually regained the lead, thanks to a long ball hit by Son Seong-bin in the second inning. The Bears managed to score once more, but Reyes restored the Giants' three-run advantage in the sixth inning with a solo shot. Yang Suk-hwan drove in the Bears' fourth run with a double in the seventh inning, but Hwang Seong-bin added a crucial run for the Giants in the eighth inning, securing a 7-4 triumph for the Giants.

The Bears used 11 pitchers throughout the game, with no pitcher lasting more than one inning, as manager Kim Won-hyong got his final in-game look at his bullpen before the postseason. Jamsil Baseball Stadium, regarded as the mecca of South Korean baseball since its opening in 1982, will be demolished after this season to make way for a new dome.