Red-hot KT Wiz looking to extend lead atop KBO standings

The KT Wiz have been the hottest team in South Korean baseball in the dog days of summer, thanks to their shutdown pitching and opportunistic hitting. The Wiz, having bolted to the top of the Korea Baseball Organization standings thanks to a six-game winning streak, will try to stay hot this week with games against a couple of teams stuck in neutral. The Wiz, at 59-36-2 (wins-losses-ties), lead the Samsung Lions (59-38-2) by a game. The LG Twins (55-44-1), who led the KBO at the start of July, h