Lotte, Kia finish in 5‑5 tie after 11 innings
GWANGJU (Interstat) — The Lotte Giants and Kia Tigers played to a 5-5 tie Sunday in 11 innings at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field before 20,500 fans. The game ended as a draw under KBO rules.
Lotte scored two runs in the fourth inning, two in the fifth and one in the seventh. Kia answered with one in the first, one in the second, two in the seventh and one in the ninth.
Park Jae-hyun homered for Kia in the first. Oh Sun-woo also homered, driving in two. Jeon Jun-woo went 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs for Lotte, and No Jin-hyuk added a solo home run.
Lotte right-hander Na Gyun-an allowed two earned runs over six innings, striking out four, to earn top star honors. Kia’s Hwang Dong-ha gave up two earned runs in four innings with three strikeouts.
The Giants recorded 11 hits to the Tigers’ six. Lotte fell to 7-16-1, while Kia moved to 12-12-1.