DAEJEON, South Korea (Interstat) — The Hanwha Eagles defeated the Doosan Bears 5-3 on Friday evening at Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium before 17,000 fans. Both teams collected nine hits. Hanwha improved to 21-24-1, while Doosan fell to 22-23-1.

The Eagles struck first in the bottom of the first inning on a fielder’s choice by Moon Hyun-bin that scored Yonathan Perlaza. Hanwha added two runs in the sixth on RBI singles by Lee Do-yun and Kim Tae-yean to take a 3-0 lead. Doosan tied the game in the seventh on a two-run single by Yang Eui-ji, scoring Son Ah-seop and Park Ji-hoon. Hanwha regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Roh Si-hwan and a run-scoring error by Doosan first baseman. The Bears cut the deficit to 5-3 in the eighth on a single by Son Ah-seop that plated Park Chan-ho.

Pitchers Wang Yan-cheng, Gwak Been, Kim Jeong-woo, Lee Min-woo, Choi Jun-ho, Lee Byeong-heon, Yang Jae-hun and Lee Sang-kyu all saw action.