GWANGJU (Interstat) — Harold Castro homered twice and drove in five runs as the Kia Tigers outlasted the Lotte Giants 16-11 on Wednesday night at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field.

Kia improved to 62-50-4 while Lotte dropped to 50-60-3. The Tigers took control early, scoring three in the first inning on Kim Do-yeong’s three-run homer. After Lotte tied it in the third on Víctor Reyes’ two-run shot, Kia responded with two in the bottom half, then added three in the fourth and three in the fifth. A five-run seventh, capped by Castro’s grand slam, made it 12-4.

Lotte scored six in the eighth, getting solo homers from Yoon Dong-hee and Reyes’ fourth hit, but the deficit proved too large. Reyes finished 4 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs, and Han Dong-hui added three hits. Park Sang-jun had a three-run double for Kia, and Kim Do-yeong finished with a homer and double.

The game drew 14,662 fans and lasted 3 hours, 59 minutes.