GWANGJU, South Korea (Interstat) — Yang Eui-ji hit two home runs and drove in three runs, but the Kia Tigers defeated the Doosan Bears 5-3 on Thursday evening at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field before 15,738.

Doosan struck first in the second inning on Yang’s two-run homer for a 3-0 lead. Kia answered in the bottom half, scoring three runs on Kim Tae-gun’s RBI single and a two-run error by Doosan’s first baseman. Kim Ho-ryung’s triple in the third inning gave Kia a 4-3 lead.

Yang tied the game with a solo homer in the seventh, but Kia regained the lead in the bottom of the inning on an error by Doosan’s second baseman, scoring Aneury Rodriguez.

Kia starter Hwang Dong-ha allowed three runs on seven hits over six innings, striking out three. Sung Yeong-tak pitched 1⅓ scoreless innings in relief. Doosan starter Benjamin gave up two earned runs on nine hits with six strikeouts in six innings.

The Tigers outhit the Bears 12-9. Kia improved to 19-20-2, while Doosan fell to 18-21-1.