SUWON (Interstat) — Ko Young-pyo struck out eight over 5 1/3 innings and the KT Wiz broke open a tie game with four runs in the sixth inning en route to an 8-3 victory over the Kiwoom Heroes on Friday evening at Suwon Baseball Stadium.

Matthew Davidson hit a two-run homer in the top of the sixth to give Kiwoom a 3-2 lead, but KT answered with four runs in the bottom half. Choi Won-jun singled in a run, Han Seung-taek scored on a fielder’s choice, and Sam Hilliard doubled in two to highlight the rally. KT added two insurance runs in the seventh, with Heo Kyoung-min scoring on an error and Kim Hyun-soo driving in Han Seung-taek with a single.

Ko Young-pyo allowed three earned runs and three hits, with eight strikeouts, to earn the win. Davidson finished 1-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs for Kiwoom. Choi Won-jun went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, and Hilliard drove in two runs for KT.

KT improved to 61-38-3, while Kiwoom fell to 39-67-4.