Na Sung-bum’s two homers lift Kia past LG 5‑4

GWANGJU (Interstat) — Na Sung-bum hit two home runs and drove in three runs as the Kia Tigers rallied past the LG Twins 5-4 on Wednesday evening at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field. Attendance was 15,628.

Kia took a 2-0 lead on a solo homer by Na in the third inning after scoring once in the second. Moon Bo-gyeong homered for LG in the fourth to make it 2-1. The Twins tied the game in the eighth when Moon reached on an error, scoring a run, then took a 4-2 lead in the top of the ninth on two runs.

Kia answered with three runs in the bottom of the ninth, highlighted by Na’s two-run homer to center field. Wes Oller earned the win, allowing one earned run on four hits with six strikeouts in six innings. Jang Hyun-sik took the loss for LG, giving up two earned runs in 4 2/3 innings. Moon finished 1 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs.

The Twins fell to 42-25-1, while the Tigers improved to 35-32-1.