Hiura’s two RBIs power Kiwoom past Doosan 4‑1

SEOUL, South Korea (Interstat) — Keston Hiura drove in two runs with a pair of singles as the Kiwoom Heroes defeated the Doosan Bears 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at Jamsil Stadium in the series finale.

Hiura singled in a run in the first inning, scoring Seo Geon-chang, and added an RBI single in the second to plate Kim Gun-hee. He later scored on Lim Byeong-wuk’s two-run single in the first. The Heroes plated three runs on four hits in the opening frame and added a run in the second to build a 4-0 lead.

Doosan got its lone run in the fifth on an infield single by Jung Soo-bin that drove in Jo Soo-haeng.

Kiwoom outhit Doosan 10-6. Alcántara and Park Jeong-hun anchored the Heroes’ pitching staff, which held the Bears to one run. Kim Dong-ju suffered the loss for Doosan.

Hiura finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run. The win improved Kiwoom to 22-38-1, while Doosan fell to 29-29-1. The Heroes avoided a sweep after dropping the first two games of the series.