Shinsegae Landers blank Kia Tigers 6‑0 at home

INCHEON, South Korea (Interstat) — The Shinsegae Landers shut out the Kia Tigers 6-0 on Thursday, July 16, at Munhak Baseball Stadium before 23,000 fans.

Shinsegae starter Choi Jeong put the Landers ahead in the third inning with a sacrifice fly to center. He added a two-run homer in the fifth, scoring Jeong Jun-jae, and Choi Ji-hoon singled later in the frame to make it 3-0. Ko Myeong-jun capped the scoring in the seventh with a two-run homer.

The Landers collected 11 hits while the Tigers managed only four. Shinsegae improved to 32-52-2, while Kia fell to 45-40-2. The game lasted 3 hours, 19 minutes.

Kia had won the previous three meetings between the teams, including an 8-7 decision on July 2. The Tigers had entered with a 57.70 percent win probability but were held scoreless for the first time in the series.