GWANGJU (Interstat) — Yang Hyeon-jong pitched six innings and allowed one earned run as the Kia Tigers defeated the Doosan Bears 6-1 on Saturday night at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field.

Kia scored single runs in the first, second, third, fourth, sixth and seventh innings and finished with nine hits. The Tigers took the lead for good in the second when Park Jae-hyun doubled home Ha Joo-Suk. Kim Do-yeong homered in the fourth, and Park later added an RBI single in the seventh. Harold Castro had three hits and drove in a run.

Doosan scored in the first inning on Park Jun-soon’s single, but the Bears had just seven hits. Yang struck out four and gave up six hits in six innings. Kia’s bullpen closed with three scoreless innings, while Park Shin-zi threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings for Doosan. The victory evened the series after Doosan won Friday’s opener 10-4.

Kia improved to 55-48-4, while Doosan fell to 55-47-4. Attendance was 20,500.