DAEJEON, South Korea (Interstat) — The Hanwha Eagles defeated the KT Wiz 14-3 in a game shortened to eight innings Thursday evening at Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium. Hanwha outhit KT 18-9.

The Eagles broke the game open with a nine-run second inning. Designated hitter Kang Baek-ho homered and later added a two-run homer in the second. Third baseman Roh Si-hwan also homered and drove in two runs. Starting pitcher Wang Yan-cheng and relievers Jang Yoo-ho, Park Jun-yeong and Kang Jae-min combined to limit the Wiz’s offense.

KT scored single runs in the third, fourth and sixth innings. Pitcher Bae Je-seong took the loss for the Wiz.

The victory improved Hanwha to 38-38-2, while KT fell to 44-33-1. Attendance was 15,111.

Hanwha rebounded from a 7-4 loss to KT the previous night. The two-game series concluded with the Eagles’ rout.