Doosan Bears Rout Kia Tigers 8‑1 in Gwangju

GWANGJU, South Korea (Interstat) — Yang Eui-ji homered in a two-run first inning to power the Doosan Bears to an 8-1 victory over the Kia Tigers on Sunday afternoon at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field.

Doosan scored two in the first after Yang’s homer to left scored Jung Soo-bin. Yun Jun-ho added a sacrifice fly in the second that scored Park Chan-ho. The Bears broke it open in the seventh when An Jae-seok doubled down the right-field line to score Park Chan-ho, and Daz Cameron followed with a sacrifice fly to right that scored An. Yun singled to center in the eighth to drive in An again.

Doosan pounded 13 hits and limited Kia to five. The Tigers’ only run came on Kim Ho-ryung’s solo homer in the first.

Gwak Been, Kim Dong-ju, Choi Ji-kang and Lee Yong-chan combined on the mound for the Bears. Attendance was 20,500.

Doosan improved to 33-31-2, while Kia fell to 34-31-2. The Bears took two of three in the series.