GWANGJU, South Korea (Interstat) — Lotte Giants starter Kim Jin-uk pitched six innings, allowing three earned runs on six hits with three strikeouts, leading the visiting Giants to an 8-3 victory over the Kia Tigers on Wednesday afternoon at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field.

The Giants jumped ahead early. Hwang Seong-bin scored on a sacrifice fly in the first inning, then drove in a run on a single in the second. Hwang finished 3 for 5 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Cho Se-jin homered in the third and Na Seung-yeup added a run-scoring fielder’s choice in the fourth. Lotte added three more runs in the eighth and ninth innings, including an RBI single by Han Tae-yang and a run that scored on an error.

Kia’s runs came on a run-scoring single by Han Jun-su in the second, a solo home run by Kim Do-yeong in the third and a double by Kim Ho-ryung that plated Han in the seventh. Kim Do-yeong finished 1 for 4 with the homer and an RBI.

Lotte outhit Kia 10-7. Attendance was 20,500. The Giants improved to 22-31-1, while the Tigers fell to 29-26-1.