SUWON (Interstat) — The Hanwha Eagles defeated the KT Wiz 5-3 on Friday night at Suwon Baseball Stadium before 18,700 fans. Wang Yan-cheng struck out eight over five innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits to improve Hanwha’s record to 19-21-1. Ko Young-pyo struck out 10 in seven innings but took a no-decision as KT fell to 24-15-1.

Hanwha collected eight hits to KT’s 11. Moon Hyun-bin homered to right in the fourth inning, scoring Lee Do-yun. Yonathan Perlaza added a two-run homer in the eighth, plating Shim Woo-joon. Sim Woo-jun’s fifth-inning single drove in Heo In-seo.

KT scored in the second when Lee Gang-min singled home Heo Kyoung-min. Lee singled again in the fourth, scoring Bae Jeong-dae. The Wiz added a run in the ninth against Cushing, who allowed one earned run in his inning.

Yun San-heum struck out three in a perfect seventh. Lee Sang-kyu and Lee Min-woo each pitched a scoreless inning. The Eagles’ bullpen combined to hold the Wiz after Wang exited.