The top two clubs in the Korean baseball standings will be on a collision course for a crucial weekend series, as the battle for the regular-season title is heating up. The KT Wiz are clinging to first place in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) with a win-loss-tie record of 64-41-3, one game ahead of the Samsung Lions (65-44-2). Both clubs have won two straight games. These two rivals will square off for a three-game set starting Friday at the Lions' home, Daegu Samsung Lions Park in the southeastern city of Daegu. The Wiz have been worse against the Lions than any other opponent this season, with a 3-8-0 mark. The Lions will try to climb to the top of the standings before that crucial weekend clash. They will begin the new week with a three-game series against last-place Kiwoom Heroes (42-72-2) at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. The Wiz will host fifth-place Doosan Bears (58-50-4) for three games at KT Wiz Park in Suwon, just south of the capital, from Tuesday to Thursday. With the top five teams qualifying for the postseason, there is some separation between the upper echelon and the bott