Kim Do-young’s two homers lift Kia Tigers past Samsung 7‑6

GWANGJU, South Korea (Interstat) — Kim Do-young hit two home runs, including a tiebreaking solo shot in the eighth inning, to lift the Kia Tigers to a 7-6 victory over the Samsung Lions on Sunday afternoon at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field.

The Lions took an early lead on Koo Ja-wook’s two-run double in the first. The Tigers responded with three runs in the second, fueled by Kim Tae-gun’s two-run double and an error. Kia tied the game in the third on Kim Do-young’s two-run homer and Na Sung-bum’s solo shot.

Samsung reclaimed the lead with two runs in the seventh and one in the eighth, but Kim Do-young answered with his second homer in the bottom half. Kia outhit Samsung 16-9. Attendance was 20,500.

Kia improved to 32-27-1, while Samsung dropped to 33-24-1. The Tigers won the weekend series two games to one.