SUWON (Interstat) — Kim Keon-woo pitched five strong innings as the Shinsegae Landers defeated the KT Wiz 5-1 on Tuesday evening at Suwon Baseball Stadium. The Landers improved to 20-16-1, while the Wiz fell to 23-13.

Choi Jeong opened the scoring with a solo home run in the first inning. Shinsegae added a run in the third on a double by Jeong Jun-jae, then Oh Tae-gon homered in the fourth. A two-run fifth, highlighted by a triple from Jeong Jun-jae and a sacrifice fly by Choi Jeong, made it 5-0. KT’s lone run came in the fourth on a double by Han Seung-taek. The Wiz outhit the Landers 11-9 but stranded runners.

Kim Keon-woo allowed six hits and one earned run, striking out three. Noh Kyung-eun, Lee Ro-un, Jo Byeong-hyeon and Moon Seung-won combined for four scoreless innings of relief. Kim Min-su struck out three in 1.1 innings for KT. Choi Jeong went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs, and Oh Tae-gon was 2-for-4 with a homer and an RBI.

The game was the first of a three-game series. The teams play again Wednesday.