Oller, Castro lead Kia Tigers past Kiwoom Heroes 7‑3
SEOUL (Interstat) — Adam Oller pitched six strong innings and Harold Castro drove in four runs Tuesday night as the Kia Tigers defeated the Kiwoom Heroes 7-3 at Gocheok Sky Dome before 16,000 fans.
Oller allowed one earned run on four hits with six strikeouts to earn the win. Castro went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs, including a two-run double in the seventh and a two-run homer in the ninth. Na Sung-bum added a two-run homer in the third and finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Kia scored two runs in the third on Na’s blast, then added a solo homer from Byeon Woo-hyeok in the sixth. The Tigers broke the game open with a two-run seventh and sealed it with Castro’s homer in the ninth. Kiwoom scored single runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings, getting a solo homer from Lim Byeong-wuk and an RBI double from Kim Min-jun.
Park Jun-hyun took the loss, allowing two earned runs over five innings with five strikeouts. The Tigers improved to 39-33-1, while the Heroes fell to 26-47-1.