INCHEON, South Korea (Interstat) — Sam Hilliard homered twice and drove in six runs, Jang Sung-woo added a home run and five RBIs, and the KT Wiz routed the Shinsegae Landers 12-2 on Sunday afternoon at Munhak Baseball Stadium.

The victory snapped a two-game losing streak for KT, which had dropped the first two games of the series by scores of 1-3 and 0-5 on Friday and Saturday. The Wiz improved to 17-8, while the Landers fell to 15-9.

Hilliard, who had gone 0 for 4 and 0 for 3 in the first two games of the series, broke out in a big way. He connected for a three-run homer in the first inning and added another three-run shot in the eighth. The left fielder finished 2 for 5 with six RBIs, accounting for half of KT’s run production.

Jang Sung-woo was equally destructive, going 3 for 4 with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and five RBIs. He also singled in the first and singled in the fifth to drive in another run.

KT starter Oh Won-seok earned the win, pitching six innings and allowing two runs on five hits while striking out six. He gave up a solo home run to Kim Seong-uk in the second inning and an RBI single to Guillermo Heredia in the first. Oh threw 91 pitches, 62 for strikes, and walked two.

Shinsegae starter Veneziano took the loss, allowing four runs on six hits over five innings. He struck out five and walked two.

The game was effectively decided in the first inning, when KT sent nine batters to the plate and scored four runs. Kim Min-hyeok led off with a single, Bae Byeong-Ok reached on a hit by pitch and Kim Hyun-soo drew a walk to load the bases. Choi Won-joon reached on a fielder’s choice that forced out Bae at second but allowed Kim to score. Jang Sung-woo then singled to right, scoring Kim Hyun-soo and moving Bae to third. Hilliard followed with a towering home run to right field, clearing the bases and giving KT a 4-0 lead.

Shinsegae answered in the bottom of the first. An Sang-hyun bunted for a hit, stole second, and scored on Heredia’s single to center. The Landers cut the lead to 4-2 in the second when Kim Seong-uk homered to left field.

The game remained 4-2 until the fifth inning, when KT added a run without a hit. Lee Gang-min singled, advanced to second on an error by the pitcher and later scored on a sacrifice bunt that turned into a throwing error. The inning ended with the Wiz ahead 5-2.

KT broke the game open in the seventh. Choi Won-joon singled and stole second, then Kim Hyun-soo walked. Jang Sung-woo deposited a 2-1 pitch over the center-field wall for a three-run homer, making it 8-2. Hilliard struck out to end the inning, but the damage was done.

In the eighth, KT added four more runs. Choi Won-joon singled, Kim Hyun-soo doubled and Jang Sung-woo drove in Choi with an infield single. Hilliard then hit his second home run of the game, a three-run blast to right, scoring Jang and Kim.

The KT bullpen closed the door. Sugimoto Koki pitched a scoreless seventh inning, allowing no hits and striking out one. Han Seung-hyuk worked a perfect eighth with two strikeouts, and Son Dong-hyun pitched the ninth, allowing two hits but no runs.

For Shinsegae, Kim Seong-uk went 1 for 4 with a solo home run and an RBI. Heredia had an RBI single. The Landers managed eight hits but stranded five baserunners and struck out 10 times.

Attendance was 19,484 on a clear afternoon at the 26,000-seat venue.

KT returns home to face the LG Twins in a three-game series beginning Tuesday. Shinsegae travels to Hanwha for a three-game set starting Tuesday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of KT Wiz 7, Shinsegae Landers 6. Interstat’s ELO system gave Shinsegae a 50.70 percent probability to win. KT was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total score of 13 went under the over-under line of 9.5.