DAEGU, South Korea (Interstat) — Samsung Lions defeated the Kia Tigers 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at Daegu Samsung Lions Park, earning a split in the two-game series before 24,000 fans.

Koo Ja-wook opened the scoring with a solo home run in the first inning. Samsung added a run in the third on Lewin Diaz’s infield single. Kia tied it in the sixth on Park Jae-hyun’s two-run homer, but Samsung reclaimed the lead in the bottom half on Lee Jae-hyeon’s two-run homer. The Lions added an insurance run in the eighth on a hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded.

Samsung starter O’Loughlin earned the win, allowing two earned runs on four hits with five strikeouts over six innings. Lee Eui-lee took the loss for Kia, surrendering three earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. Park Jae-hyun drove in both Kia runs with his homer. Lee Jae-hyeon had two RBIs for Samsung.

The Lions improved to 24-16-1; Kia dropped to 20-21-1. The teams meet again Sunday in the series finale.