DAEJEON, South Korea (Interstat) — Benjamin pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball as the Doosan Bears defeated the Hanwha Eagles 5-3 on Thursday night at Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium.

The Bears improved to 36-37-2 and won the second game of the three-game series a night after scoring seven runs. The Eagles fell to 34-37-2.

Benjamin allowed five hits, one earned run and struck out four to earn his fourth win against six losses. He departed after yielding a solo home run to Roh Si-hwan in the sixth inning. Kim Taek-yeon followed with 1 1/3 scoreless innings, and Lee Young-ha recorded the final four outs for his 11th save. Lee allowed one hit and struck out two.

Park Jun-young took the loss for Hanwha, falling to 2-3 after surrendering two runs on one hit in three innings. Park Jun-yeong also allowed two runs on four hits in three innings.

Doosan broke a scoreless tie in the fourth. Park Jun-soon walked, Yang Eui-ji was hit by a pitch and then Yang tripled down the right-field line, scoring two runs. Oh Myeong-jin singled to center to bring home Kim Min-seok and make it 3-0.

The Bears added a run in the sixth when Yun Jun-ho doubled and scored on a double by Park Ji-hoon. Park Jun-soon homered to left in the seventh, extending the lead to 5-0.

Hanwha answered in the bottom of the sixth when Roh Si-hwan homered to center. The Eagles cut the deficit to 5-3 in the eighth after Moon Hyun-bin singled and Kang Baek-ho homered to left. Lee Young-ha then entered and struck out the side to preserve the lead.

Kang Baek-ho, the designated hitter, went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs. Park Jun-soon finished 2 for 4 with a home run and one RBI. Kim Min-seok went 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Doosan totaled 10 hits, Hanwha nine.

The game drew an announced attendance of 16,063.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Doosan Bears 2, Hanwha Eagles 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Hanwha with a 57.00 percent probability to win. Hanwha had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +1.5. The total score of 6 went over the over/under line of 9.5.