SEOUL (Interstat) — Ko Young-pyo threw six strong innings and Sam Hilliard drove in three runs as the KT Wiz routed the LG Twins 16-4 on Thursday night at Jamsil Stadium.

The win improved KT to 63-41-2, while LG dropped to 59-49-4. KT scored one run in the first, six in the seventh, seven in the eighth and two in the ninth. LG scored three in the fourth and one in the ninth. KT outhit LG 15-8. Attendance was 15,492.

Ko allowed six hits and three earned runs while striking out six. Hilliard went 2 for 3 with three RBIs. Lee Jeong-beom drove in three runs, and pinch hitter Kim Min-hyuck also had three RBIs on one hit. Moon Bo-gyeong hit a two-run homer for LG. Lee Woo-chan struck out two for LG, and Park Si-won fanned three.

KT had lost 1-0 and 9-1 to LG in the prior two games before bouncing back with the 16-run outburst. The Wiz broke open the game with 13 unanswered runs in the seventh and eighth.