Lotte Giants rout KT Wiz 8‑1 behind Beasley’s strong start
SUWON, South Korea (Interstat) — Jeremy Beasley tossed six innings of three-hit, shutout ball with six strikeouts as the Lotte Giants defeated the KT Wiz 8-1 on Wednesday evening at Suwon Baseball Stadium. Beasley improved to 3-2, while Caleb Boushley fell to 4-2 after allowing six earned runs on 11 hits over six innings.
Lotte erupted for four runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by Na Seung-yeup’s two-run homer. Na finished 2-for-5 with three RBIs. Go Seung-min added two hits and two RBIs. The Giants banged out 16 hits to KT’s five.
The Wiz took a 1-0 lead in the first on an error, but Lotte answered in the third with a two-run double by Go. The Giants tacked on two more in the seventh. Attendance was 12,531, and the game lasted 2 hours, 37 minutes.
Lotte’s record improved to 13-18-1; KT fell to 22-11-1. The teams meet again Thursday.