DAEJEON, South Korea (Interstat) — Moon Hyun-bin’s three-run homer in the first inning paced the Hanwha Eagles to a 4-3 victory over the Kia Tigers on Wednesday night at Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium.

Moon’s blast to right field also drove in Yonathan Perlaza and Oh Jae-won, giving Hanwha an early 3-0 lead. Kim Tae-yean extended the lead to 4-0 with a solo homer to left in the fifth inning.

Kia rallied in the seventh when Byun Woo-hyuk homered to left, cutting the deficit to 4-1. In the eighth, Aderlin Rodriguez singled to right, scoring Na Sung-bum and Han Jun-su to make it 4-3.

Both teams finished with eight hits. The Eagles improved to 31-28, while the Tigers fell to 33-28-1. Attendance was 17,000.

The two-game series concludes Thursday with Kia visiting Hanwha again.