Ryu Hyun-jin leads Hanwha Eagles past Kia Tigers 7‑2

GWANGJU, South Korea (Interstat) — Ryu Hyun-jin pitched six strong innings as the Hanwha Eagles defeated the Kia Tigers 7-2 on Wednesday evening at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field. The Eagles improved to 13-19-1, while the Tigers fell to 15-17-2. Attendance was 18,441.

Ryu (3-2) allowed one earned run on four hits with eight strikeouts. Adam Oller (4-2) took the loss, giving up five earned runs on seven hits over six innings.

Hanwha struck for two runs in the second on Shim Woo-jun’s two-run single. Moon Hyun-bin homered in the third. Hwang Young-mook added an RBI single in the fourth. Shim Woo-jun drove in a run in the eighth, and Kang Baek-ho homered in the ninth. Shim finished with three RBIs.

Aderlin Rodriguez hit two home runs for Kia, accounting for both Tigers runs. Kia managed only five hits. Hanwha snapped a five-game losing streak against Kia.