GWANGJU, South Korea (Interstat) — LG Twins starter Wells tossed six innings of three-hit ball, allowing two earned runs and striking out four, as the Twins defeated the Kia Tigers 8-2 on Tuesday evening at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field before 20,500.

LG jumped ahead in the first inning when Austin Dean homered, then Park Dong-won added a two-run double in the second and a solo homer in the sixth. Dean finished 2 for 3 with a homer and two RBIs, while Park went 2 for 4 with a homer and three RBIs. The Twins tacked on three more in the seventh on a Dean single, an infield single by Moon Bo-gyeong and a walk by Song Chan-eui.

Kia managed just four hits, including solo homers by Kim Ho-ryung in the first and Kim Do-young in the sixth. LG’s bullpen combined for four scoreless innings, with Kim Jin-su, Kim Young-woo and Woo Kang-hoon each working a hitless frame. Keisho Shirakawa took the loss, allowing five earned runs over six innings.

The Twins improved to 42-24-1, while the Tigers fell to 34-32-1.