Kia Tigers rally past KT Wiz behind Na Sung-bum’s homer
GWANGJU (Interstat) — Na Sung-bum hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning, and the Kia Tigers beat the KT Wiz 6-3 on Saturday.
Kia scored three runs in the fifth inning to take a 4-3 lead after KT had moved ahead in the top of the fifth on Sam Hilliard’s home run. Kia added two runs in the eighth on Na’s home run.
Hilliard was 3-for-5 with two RBIs for KT, which had 10 hits. Kia had six hits. Yang Hyeon-jong allowed three earned runs and struck out two over five innings for Kia. Logan Allen gave up one earned run and struck out six in six innings for the Wiz. Jeon Sang-hyun, Kwak Do-gyu, Sung Yeong-tak and Cho Sang-woo combined for scoreless relief for Kia.
Na was 1-for-4 with two RBIs, and attendance at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field was 20,500.
KT fell to 69-45-3, while Kia improved to 65-52-4. The teams close their series Sunday.