GWANGJU (Interstat) — The Kia Tigers defeated the Doosan Bears 9-2 on Wednesday evening at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field. Doosan struck first when Park Jun-soon hit a two-run homer in the top of the first inning. The Tigers answered in the second on a solo homer by Kim Tae-gun. Aderlin Rodriguez then delivered a three-run homer in the third inning, scoring Kim Do-young and Park Sang-jun to put Kia ahead 4-2. The Tigers extended their lead in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Kim Kyu-sung. Na Sung-bum added a solo homer in the sixth. Kia broke the game open in the eighth, scoring three runs on a single by Kim Ho-ryung, a sacrifice fly by Kim Kyu-sung and a groundout by Park Jae-hyun. Doosan managed only four hits, all singles except for Park’s homer. Kia recorded nine hits. Yang Hyeon-jong and four relievers combined to limit the Bears to two runs. Kia’s bullpen tossed three scoreless innings. The Tigers improved to 18-20-2, while Doosan fell to 18-20-1, snapping a two-game winning streak. The series continues Thursday.