BUSAN, South Korea (Interstat) — Kim Ho-ryung homered and drove in two runs as the Kia Tigers defeated the Lotte Giants 3-1 on Saturday afternoon at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium.

Lotte took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Na Seung-yeup singled home Jo-jo Reyes. Kia answered in the seventh as Kim Ho-ryung launched a solo home run to left field. The Tigers added a run in the eighth on Aderlin Rodriguez’s RBI single and another in the ninth on Park Min’s run-scoring double.

James Naile started for Kia, allowing one earned run on five hits with four strikeouts over six innings. Jung Hai-young pitched two hitless innings to earn the win, improving to 2-0. Sung Yeong-tak recorded his fourth save with a scoreless ninth.

Kim Jin-uk took the loss for Lotte despite a strong outing, yielding two earned runs on five hits with six strikeouts over 7⅓ innings. The Giants fell to 13-20, while Kia improved to 17-18-1. The teams conclude their series Sunday.