DAEJEON, South Korea (Interstat) — The KT Wiz scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning to break open a tight game and beat the Hanwha Eagles 7-4 on Wednesday evening at Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium.

Hanwha took an early lead on a second-inning solo homer by Kang Baek-ho. KT answered in the fifth, plating three runs on RBI singles by Kim Min-jun and Sam Hilliard. The Eagles cut the deficit to 3-2 in the eighth on a two-run double from Moon Hyun-bin and a sacrifice fly by Kang.

But the Wiz erupted in the ninth. Cho Won-tae singled home Ryu Hyun-in, Jang Jin-hyuk added an RBI single, and Hilliard delivered a two-run single to cap the rally.

KT outhit Hanwha 10-7. Attendance was 15,243. The Wiz improved to 44-32-1, while the Eagles fell to 37-38-2.