SEOUL, South Korea (Interstat) — The Doosan Bears defeated the Hanwha Eagles 5-3 on Tuesday evening at Jamsil Stadium before 23,750 fans.

Doosan struck first in the third inning. Kang Seung-ho homered to right, and Jung Soo-bin followed with another solo shot. Later in the inning, Daz Cameron singled to left, scoring Park Chan-ho to make it 3-0.

Hanwha cut the deficit in the eighth. Yonathan Perlaza doubled to left-center, scoring Shim Woo-joon.

The Bears answered in the bottom half. Jo Soo-haeng singled, advanced on a defensive play, and later scored along with Jung Soo-bin on a play that pushed the lead to 5-1.

Hanwha rallied in the ninth, scoring two runs, but could not complete the comeback. The Eagles finished with eight hits to Doosan’s six.

Hanwha fell to 27-26-1, while Doosan improved to 27-28-1. The Bears had lost three straight to the Eagles prior to this win. The teams face each other again Wednesday in the second game of the series.