SUWON, South Korea (Interstat) — The KT Wiz scored two runs in the bottom of the 10th inning to defeat the LG Twins 5-4 on Wednesday evening at Suwon Baseball Stadium, extending their winning streak over their rivals to three consecutive games.

The game, played before 13,711 fans, featured a pitchers’ duel early before the offenses awakened in the middle innings. KT improved to 19-8, while LG fell to 16-10-1.

LG starter Yi Jung-yong turned in a strong performance, allowing three hits and no earned runs over five innings with two strikeouts. He left with the game scoreless after the fourth.

KT starter So Hyeong-jun matched him for six innings, scattering eight hits and allowing one earned run while striking out four. So worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the third and kept the Twins off the board until the fifth.

The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the fourth, when KT pushed across the first run. With two outs, Choi Won-joon reached on an error by shortstop, stole second and advanced to third on a single by Kim Hyun-soo. Jang Sung-woo walked to load the bases, and Sam Hilliard grounded out to third, scoring Choi.

LG answered in the top of the fifth. Hong Chang-ki walked to lead off, Cheon Seong-ho singled to right-center and advanced to third on an error by the right fielder, allowing Hong to score. Austin Dean then singled to center, driving in Cheon to give LG a 2-1 lead.

The Twins added another run in the top of the sixth. Song Chan-eui doubled down the right-field line, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Oh Ji-hwan and scored on a sacrifice fly to center by Park Hae-min. Park Dong-won followed with a double, but Gu Bon-hyeok struck out to end the inning.

KT tied the game in the bottom of the seventh. Jang Sung-woo walked to start the inning. After Hilliard struck out, Kim Sang-su singled to left, sending Jang to third. Bae Jeong-dae struck out, but Jang Jun-won walked to load the bases. Lee Gang-min then doubled to right, clearing the bases and driving in two runs to knot the score at 3-3.

Both teams went quietly in the eighth and ninth innings. LG relievers Kim Yu-yeong, Kim Jin-sung and Kim Young-woo combined for three scoreless innings, with Kim Yu-yeong retiring all four batters he faced and striking out one. KT relievers Sugimoto Koki and Jeon Yong-ju each pitched a scoreless inning, with Sugimoto striking out two.

In the top of the 10th, LG regained the lead. With one out, Cheon Seong-ho singled to right field. Austin Dean followed with a single to center, scoring pinch-runner Choi Won-yeong and giving the Twins a 4-3 advantage. Moon Bo-gyeong then singled to right-center, moving Dean to third, and Song Chan-eui singled to left-center to load the bases. But Song was retired on a fielder’s choice to end the inning.

KT answered in the bottom of the 10th against LG closer Jang Hyun-sik, who entered with a 3-0 record. Jang allowed two runs on two hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning to take the loss. KT’s Ju Kwon pitched the final two-thirds of an inning of relief, allowing two hits but no runs, to earn the win and improve to 1-0.

The decisive rally began when Kim Sang-su singled to lead off the bottom of the 10th. After Bae Jeong-dae reached on a fielder’s choice, Kwon Dong-jin struck out, but back-to-back hits by the next two batters brought home two runs and sealed the victory.

Yi Jung-yong was the top performer for LG, tossing five shutout innings. So Hyeong-jun was effective for KT over six innings, allowing just one earned run. Dean finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs for the Twins. Park Yeong-hyun pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief for KT, allowing one earned run. Kim Yu-yeong, Sugimoto Koki and Kim Jin-sung each threw scoreless innings for their respective clubs.

The win extended KT’s dominance in the season series. The Wiz have now beaten the Twins in three straight meetings, including a 6-5 victory Tuesday night and a 6-5 win on March 29. LG won two of three from KT in late March but have dropped the last three.

LG will look to even the series Thursday in the final game of the two-game set at Suwon. The Twins then return home for a weekend series against the NC Dinos, while KT travels to face the Kia Tigers for a three-game set.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of KT Wiz 6, LG Twins 5, and its ELO system had given LG a 53.60 percent probability to win.