Roh Si-hwan homers twice as Hanwha Eagles beat Kia Tigers 11‑8

GWANGJU (Interstat) — Roh Si-hwan hit two home runs and drove in four runs to lead the Hanwha Eagles to an 11-8 victory over the Kia Tigers on Thursday evening at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field.

Roh went 2 for 4 with a solo homer in the second inning and a three-run shot in the sixth. Kang Baek-ho added a solo homer among his three hits, and Lee Jin-young hit an inside-the-park home run. Kim Tae-yean went 5 for 5 with an RBI.

Hanwha starter Yun San-heum pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and striking out two. Lee Sang-kyu tossed three innings, giving up one run on one hit. Cushing struck out two in a perfect ninth.

Kia’s Han Seung-yeon homered in the seventh. The Tigers scored four in the ninth but fell short.

Hanwha outhit Kia 19-5 and improved to 14-19-1. Kia fell to 15-18-2. Attendance was 17,607. The game lasted 3 hours, 29 minutes.