SEOUL, South Korea (Interstat) — The Lotte Giants defeated the Doosan Bears 6-5 on Friday evening at Jamsil Stadium before 23,750 fans.

Lotte jumped ahead early, scoring a run in the first on Na Seung-yeup’s sacrifice fly. The Giants added a run in the third on Jo-jo Reyes’ single. Doosan answered with three runs in the fourth, highlighted by Park Ji-hoon’s two-run single and Son Ah-seop’s run-scoring hit. Lotte regained control in the fifth, capitalizing on a passed ball and Na Seung-yeup’s RBI single. The Giants extended the lead to 6-4 in the sixth on Go Seung-min’s single. Doosan pulled within one in the bottom half on Park Ji-hoon’s RBI single.

Lotte outhit Doosan 12-9. Na Seung-yeup went 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Park Ji-hoon starred for the Bears, going 3 for 4 with three RBIs.

On the mound, Gwak Been took a no-decision after allowing three earned runs over five innings with five strikeouts for Doosan. Lotte’s bullpen shut down the Bears over the final four innings, with Choi Jun-yong and Park Jeong-min each throwing 1 2/3 scoreless innings.

The Giants improve to 16-22-1, while the Bears fall to 18-22-1. The teams meet again Saturday in the second game of the series.