GWANGJU (Interstat) — Adam Oller allowed one earned run over six innings on Tuesday night, Aug. 11, and Kim Tae-gun drove in three runs to lead the Kia Tigers past the Samsung Lions 3-1 at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field.

Kia took a 2-0 lead in the second when Kim doubled down the left-field line, scoring Kim Seon-bin and Na Sung-bum. Kim added a sacrifice fly in the fourth to make it 3-0. Samsung answered in the fifth on Ryu Ji-hyuk’s RBI single, but got no closer.

Oller struck out six while scattering four hits. Lee Eui-lee, Cho Sang-woo and Jeon Sang-hyun each threw a scoreless inning of relief. Chris Paddack took the loss, allowing three earned runs and four hits with nine strikeouts over seven innings. Jang Chan-hee worked a scoreless inning for Samsung.

Kim finished 1-for-1 with three RBIs; Ryu went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Kia finished with five hits, Samsung four. Attendance was 14,496. Kia improved to 53-46-3, while Samsung fell to 59-40-2.