GWANGJU, South Korea (Interstat) — Kim Ho-ryung homered and drove in three runs, leading the Kia Tigers to a 5-2 win over the Shinsegae Landers on Friday evening at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field.

Kia took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on a single by Park Sang-jun that scored Kim Kyu-sung. Shinsegae responded with two runs in the top of the sixth on RBI singles by Park Seong-han and Jeong Jun-jae. The Tigers answered in the bottom half, tying the game on Kim Sun-bin’s double and taking the lead on Kim Ho-ryung’s two-run homer. Kim Ho-ryung added an RBI single in the eighth.

Kia starter Hwang Dong-ha earned the win, allowing one earned run on five hits with four strikeouts over 5⅓ innings. Shinsegae starter Choi Min-jun took the loss, giving up three earned runs on five hits with five strikeouts in 5⅓ innings.

Attendance was 20,500. Kia improved to 23-22-1, while Shinsegae fell to 22-23-1.