BUSAN, South Korea (Interstat) — The KT Wiz defeated the Lotte Giants 7-3 on Tuesday evening at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium behind a strong start from Ko Young-pyo and timely hitting.

Ko earned the win, striking out nine over five innings while allowing one earned run. His effort outdueled Lotte’s Na Gyun-an, who tossed four scoreless frames. The Wiz broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the third and never trailed again.

Oh Yoon-suk drove in three runs for KT, including a two-run double in the seventh. Jang Sung-woo added two RBIs. The Giants outhit the Wiz 11-9 but stranded 10 baserunners.

Attendance was 15,611. KT improved to 7-2, while Lotte fell to 2-7. The teams meet again Wednesday.