SUWON-SI, South Korea (Interstat) — The KT Wiz defeated the Kia Tigers 8-3 on Thursday evening at Suwon Baseball Stadium in front of 15,561 fans.

Kia struck first with three runs in the top of the first inning, capped by a Harold Castro groundout that scored Kim Ho-ryung. But the Wiz answered emphatically in the bottom half, scoring five runs on four hits, including a two-run double by Kim Sang-su and an RBI single by Jang Jun-won.

KT added a run in the seventh on Kim Hyun-soo’s double and another in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Kim Sang-su, who finished 1 for 3 with three RBIs. So Hyeong-jun (3-0) earned the win, allowing two earned runs over five innings with five strikeouts. Lee Eui-lee (1-3) took the loss, giving up five earned runs in five innings.

The Wiz improved to 16-6, while the Tigers fell to 10-12.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a 6-5 KT win, and its ELO system gave the Wiz a 59.1 percent win probability. Kia entered as a -1.5 pregame favorite.