Choi Jeong homers, Landers beat Wiz 3‑1
INCHCON, South Korea (Interstat) — Choi Jeong homered in the eighth inning and drove in the game’s first run as the Shinsegae Landers defeated the KT Wiz 3-1 on Saturday afternoon at Munhak Baseball Stadium. The win gave Shinsegae a split of the two-game series after a 5-0 shutout Friday. Jeong opened the scoring in the third inning with a single that scored Jeong Jun-jae. Kim Jae-hwan added an RBI single in the fourth, plating Choi Ji-hoon for a 2-0 lead. KT’s only run came on a solo homer by Choi Won-joon in the top of the eighth. Jeong answered with his solo shot in the bottom half. Takeda Shota earned the win, with relief help from Kim Min, Noh Kyung-eun and Jo Byeong-hyeon. Ko Young-pyo took the loss for KT, who also used Jeon Yong-ju, Sugimoto Koki and Han Seung-hyuk. Shinsegae outhit KT 7-5. The Landers’ pitching staff allowed just five hits. Attendance was 22,655. Shinsegae improved to 15-8; KT fell to 16-8.