GWANGJU, South Korea (Interstat) — Lee Ho-yeon hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the ninth inning as the Kia Tigers rallied past the Lotte Giants 8-5 on Tuesday night.

The Tigers, who trailed 5-4 entering the ninth, scored four runs to improve to 61-50-3. Lee finished 1 for 1 with four RBIs. Ha Ju-suk added a two-run homer in the sixth for Kia, which had taken an early 2-0 lead on a run in the first and another in the third.

Lotte scored all of its runs in the fifth inning to take a 5-2 lead. Son Seong-bin had two RBIs in the inning. Victor Reyes doubled home a run. But the Giants bullpen could not preserve it.

Jeremy Beasley allowed four earned runs over 5⅔ innings for Lotte, striking out four. Sung Yeong-tak and Jung Hai-young combined for three scoreless innings of relief for Kia. Kim Beom-su and Cho Sang-woo also worked scoreless innings.

Lotte fell to 50-59-2. The game lasted 3:14 before an announced crowd of 14,887 at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field.