GWANGJU, South Korea (Interstat) — The Kia Tigers defeated the Doosan Bears 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field. The attendance was 20,500.

Kia opened the scoring in the fourth inning. Byun Woo-hyuk doubled to left, driving in Kim Do-young. The Tigers extended their lead in the fifth on a single by Kim Min-jun Ho-ryung that scored Kim Tae-gun. Doosan answered in the sixth when Yang Eui-ji lifted a sacrifice fly to left, bringing home Park Chan-ho. However, the Bears could not generate any further offense. The game featured strong pitching and errorless defense.

Kia outhit Doosan 7-6. The Tigers improved to 34-30-2, while Doosan fell to 32-31-2. The win evened the season series at 4-4, with each team having won four times. Doosan had taken the previous game Friday 4-2.

Key pitchers included Naile, Benjamin, Sung Yeong-tak, Jung Hai-young, Kim Taek-yeon, Cho Sang-woo, Kim Dong-ju and Kwak Do-gyu. Catcher Yang Eui-ji and designated hitter Kim Do-yeong also made contributions.

The series concludes Sunday with the same two teams at Kia Champions Field.