SEOUL (Interstat) — Im Chan-kyu pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball and Moon Bo-gyeong drove in three runs as the LG Twins defeated the Doosan Bears 4-1 on Friday evening at Jamsil Stadium in front of 23,750.

The Twins improved to 15-7-1, while the Bears fell to 9-13.

LG scored two runs in the third inning to take a 2-0 lead. Shin Min-jae walked, Hong Chang-ki singled and Cheon Seong-ho singled to right-center, scoring Shin. After a flyout, Moon singled to right, plating Hong. The rally was cut short when Moon was caught in a fielder’s choice.

Doosan answered in the fifth. Jung Soo-bin singled, Park Chan-ho singled and Son Ah-seop lifted a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Jung. That cut the lead to 2-1.

The Twins added two insurance runs in the ninth. Shin walked, Hong walked and Cheon grounded out, moving both runners into scoring position. Austin Dean was intentionally walked to load the bases. Moon then singled to right, scoring Shin and Hong. Moon advanced to third on the play after Dean was thrown out at the plate.

Moon finished 3 for 4 with three RBIs. Cheon Seong-ho had two hits, including a double, and scored once. Hong Chang-ki scored twice.

Im Chan-kyu (1-1) allowed six hits and one earned run, striking out two and walking two. He threw 78 pitches. The left-hander came off a tough start April 18 at Samsung, where he allowed six earned runs in 4 1/3 innings, but rebounded with a scoreless relief appearance April 22 against Hanwha. His outing Friday lowered his season ERA.

Choi Seung-yong (0-3) took the loss for Doosan. He allowed five hits and two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings, striking out four and walking two.

Three LG relievers combined for 3 1/3 scoreless innings. Jang Hyun-sik tossed 1 1/3 innings, allowing one hit and striking out one. Kim Young-woo got two outs with a strikeout. You Young-chan recorded the final out of the sixth on a strikeout. Woo Kang-hoon pitched a clean seventh, striking out one.

For Doosan, Kim Jeong-woo threw 1 1/3 innings with one hit and two strikeouts. Lee Byeong-heon and Yang Jae-hun each worked a scoreless inning.

Doosan had seven hits. Jung Soo-bin singled twice. Daz Cameron and Yang Suk-hwan each had one hit.

LG’s offense totaled 10 hits. The Twins left 12 runners on base and went 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position.

The game featured a total of four walks and one hit batter. There were no errors.

LG entered the game after a 8-4 loss to Hanwha on Thursday, following a scoreless tie Wednesday and a 6-5 win Tuesday. The Twins won four of their last six games coming in.

Doosan had lost 6-1 at Lotte on Thursday but won the first two games of that series. The Bears had dropped four of their previous six games.

The two teams will meet again Saturday and Sunday at Jamsil Stadium to finish the three-game series. LG then travels to face KT Wiz on Tuesday, while Doosan hosts the Samsung Lions on the same day.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of LG Twins 7, Doosan Bears 4. The ELO system gave LG a 63.90 percent probability to win. Doosan was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of plus-1.5. The total of five runs went over the over/under line of 9.0.