Clubs vying for top spot in KBO set for midweek duel

Two of Korean baseball's best teams this season will clash for a key series this week, with one trying to keep up the momentum and the other looking to pull themselves out of a funk. The KT Wiz, the owner of the best record in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) at 25-16-1 (wins-losses-ties), will visit third-place Samsung Lions (24-17-1) for three games beginning Tuesday. The series will take place in the Lions' alternate home of Pohang, some 70 kilometers east of their main home city of Daegu. The Wiz are clinging to first place by a half game over the LG Twins (25-17-0) and one game over the Lions. The Wiz snapped their three-game losing streak Sunday and have just three wins in their past 10 contests. The Lions lost Sunday but have seven wins in their last 10 games. The Wiz have been either alone in first place or tied for the top spot every day since April 26. Elsewhere in the KBO this week, sixth-place Hanwha Eagles (20-22-0) will resume their quest to return to the .500 mark in winning percentage for the first time since April 11, when they were 6-6-0. The Eagles have a six-game