SEOUL, South Korea (Interstat) — Kim Jin-uk pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings to lead the Lotte Giants to a 2-0 victory over the LG Twins on Wednesday evening at Jamsil Stadium.

Kim allowed only three hits and struck out five, outdueling LG starter Wells, who gave up one run over seven strong innings. Lotte scored on a solo home run by Son Seong-bin in the third inning and added an insurance run on Jang Du-seong’s RBI single in the eighth.

The Lotte bullpen preserved the shutout before an announced crowd of 23,750. The Giants improved to 6-9, while the first-place Twins fell to 10-5. The teams conclude their series Thursday.