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 (KBO) 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, have fallen back by six after dropping two straight games over the weekend. They are now closer to fifth place than they are to first place. The Wiz will open this week on the road in the southwestern city of Gwangju against the Kia Tigers (52-46-2), who have fallen from fourth to fifth after managing four wins in their past 10. The Wiz will then host the Lotte Giants (43-54-2), who snapped a three-game slide on Sunday but remained stuck in eighth place, 8 1/2 games out of the final postseason spot. Since the start of their winning streak last Tuesday, the Wiz have posted the KBO-best 2.00 ERA