GWANGJU, South Korea (Interstat) — Wang Yan-cheng pitched seven innings of five-hit ball and the Hanwha Eagles defeated the Kia Tigers 9-3 on Thursday evening at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field. The Eagles struck first with three runs in the third inning. Yonathan Perlaza singled in Oh Jae-won before Moon Hyun-bin homered to right. Hanwha added two more in the fourth on Perlaza’s double and a groundout. The Tigers answered in the bottom of the fourth on Harold Castro’s two-run homer. Hanwha extended its lead with two runs in the sixth on Perlaza’s sacrifice fly and Oh Jae-won’s RBI single, then Lee Do-yun’s two-run homer in the seventh made it 7-1. Kia scored once in the ninth but could not rally. Perlaza drove in three runs. Castro had two hits including the homer. Attendance was 16,394. Hanwha improved to 42-44-4 while Kia fell to 49-42-4.