LG Twins edge Kia Tigers 5‑3 at Jamsil Stadium
SEOUL, South Korea (Interstat) — The LG Twins defeated the Kia Tigers 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at Jamsil Stadium, improving to 33-20-1 while the Tigers fell to 28-25-1 before a crowd of 23,750.
LG struck first in the bottom of the first inning when Oh Ji-hwan’s sacrifice fly scored Hong Chang-ki. Kia tied it in the fifth as Park Jae-hyun singled in Kim Kyu-sung, who had stolen second. The Twins regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth on Austin Dean’s two-run homer that also scored Park Hae-min after a stolen base. LG added two more in the sixth: Shin Min-jae singled to left-center, scoring Hong Chang-ki, and Park Hae-min singled to center, plating Hong Chang-ki. Kia pulled within 5-3 in the seventh when Kim Kyu-sung doubled and advanced to third on a catcher’s error, allowing Oh Sun-woo to score.
Kia finished with 10 hits; LG had 12. Park Jae-hyun and Kim Kyu-sung led the Tigers offensively, while Hong Chang-ki, Austin Dean and Park Hae-min keyed the Twins’ attack. The victory extended LG’s winning streak against Kia to three games.