DAEGU, South Korea (Interstat) — The Kia Tigers pounded out 19 hits and scored 16 runs Sunday afternoon, defeating the Samsung Lions 16-7 at Daegu Samsung Lions Park before 24,000.

Kia improved to 21-21-1; Samsung fell to 24-17-1. The Tigers outhit the Lions 19-6.

Park Jae-hyun went 5 for 6 with two RBIs and scored four times. Kim Do-young homered twice, finishing 2 for 4 with three RBIs. Aderlin Rodriguez drove in a run and Na Sung-bum added two hits. Kim Kyu-sung and Kim Ho-ryung each had two RBIs.

Kia scored three runs in the first inning. Park Jae-hyun singled to right, then stole second. After a walk to Park Sang-jun and a groundout, Park Jae-hyun scored on an infield single by Kim Ho-ryung. Na Sung-bum and Park Sang-jun scored on a single by Kim Kyu-sung.

In the second, Park Jae-hyun singled again and stole second. Kim Do-young homered to left, scoring both runners and making it 5-0.

Samsung got on the board in the third. Yang Woo-hyun reached on an error by third baseman and moved to second on a walk. After a flyout, Yang scored on a single by Kim Sung-yoon to center-left. The lead was 5-1.

Kia added two in the fourth. Kim Tae-gun singled, advanced on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on a single by Park Sang-jun. Park Jae-hyun then scored on a sacrifice fly by Kim Do-young, making it 7-1.

The Lions erupted for five runs in the fifth. Park Gye-beom reached on an error by the shortstop. Jang Seung-hyun singled. After a strikeout, Kim Sung-yoon walked to load the bases. Choi Hyoung-woo walked, forcing in Park Gye-beom. Koo Ja-wook struck out, but Lewin Diaz walked, scoring Jang Seung-hyun. Park Seung-kyu walked, scoring Kim Sung-yoon. Yang Woo-hyun then singled to center, scoring Diaz and Choi to cut the deficit to 7-6.

Kia answered immediately in the sixth with five runs. Park Min doubled to left-center and scored on a single by Park Jae-hyun. Kim Do-young reached on an infield single, and Rodriguez singled to center, scoring Kim Do-young. Na Sung-bum singled to right, and an error allowed Rodriguez to score. Kim Ho-ryung then hit a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Na Sung-bum. The Tigers led 12-6.

Kia added a run in the seventh. Park Min singled, stole second, and scored on an infield single by Park Jae-hyun. In the eighth, Kim Seon-bin (pinch-runner for Rodriguez) advanced to second on a groundout and scored on a groundout by Kim Kyu-sung. The lead grew to 14-6.

In the ninth, Park Sang-jun walked and Kim Do-young homered to right, his second of the game, making it 16-6. Samsung scored its final run in the bottom of the ninth on an RBI single.

Kia’s 5-run sixth inning proved decisive after Samsung had pulled within one. The Tigers capitalized on two-out walks and a key error in their own half.

Kia won the series two games to one after splitting the first two contests. The Tigers host the LG Twins starting Tuesday. Samsung welcomes the KT Wiz on Tuesday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Samsung 6, Kia 5, and its ELO system gave Samsung a 59.40 percent probability to win. Kia was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total of 22 runs went under the over/under line of 12.0.