SUWON, South Korea (Interstat) — Oh Ji-hwan homered twice and drove in four runs, Anders Tolhurst allowed one earned run over six innings and the visiting LG Twins routed the KT Wiz 12-1 on Friday night at Suwon Baseball Stadium.

Tolhurst improved to 10-8. He gave up five hits and struck out seven. The right-hander kept KT in check for six innings before the Twins bullpen finished the game. Logan Allen took the loss and fell to 4-3. LG finished with 15 hits, while KT had six. The Twins improved to 68-51-8. The Wiz dropped to 71-46-5. The announced attendance was 18,700.

Tolhurst faced early traffic but limited the damage. Choi Won-jun flied out to center to open the first, and Kim Min-hyuck struck out. Ahn Hyun-min doubled to right-center, but Tolhurst struck out Sam Hilliard to end the inning. In the second, Kim Hyun-soo singled to right and Han Seung-taek reached on an infield single, but Tolhurst struck out Kwon Dong-jin to strand both runners. Tolhurst hit Choi with a pitch in the third, then retired Kim Min-hyuck and struck out Ahn. He worked around a leadoff single by Hilliard in the fourth, getting Kim Hyun-soo on a popup, striking out Kim Sang-su and retiring Heo Kyoung-min on a popup. Tolhurst retired the side in order in the fifth and finished with six innings of one-run ball, five hits and seven strikeouts.

The Twins scored in five different innings and produced several big rallies. Oh led the offense from the middle of the order. He homered twice, drove in four runs and finished 4 for 5. He also tripled and scored as LG pulled away. His second home run helped turn a comfortable lead into a rout. Oh homered to right field, singled to right, tripled to right-center and homered to right again. He was the game’s top offensive performer.

Song Chan-eui had a productive night for LG. He went 2 for 3 with two RBIs. He doubled down the left-field line and also reached base via a hit-by-pitch. Song doubled over the head of the center fielder, scoring Austin Dean. He later drove in a run when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Gu Bon-hyeok doubled down the left-field line and drove in two runs. Moon Jeong-bin added a two-run single. Hong Chang-ki also delivered a run-scoring single as the Twins kept adding on.

Park Hae-min and Austin Dean each reached base multiple times and helped set the table for the middle of the order. Lee Ju-heon and Shin Min-jae also contributed hits and runs as LG finished with 15 hits. The Twins took advantage of walks, hit batters and errors to extend innings. The Twins collected 15 hits and kept pressure on KT’s pitching staff throughout the night.

KT’s lone highlight came from Kim Hyun-soo. He went 2 for 3 with a home run and one RBI. Kim singled and homered to center field. The Wiz managed six hits against LG pitching and did not sustain much offense after falling behind. Choi Won-jun, Ahn Hyun-min, Sam Hilliard and Han Seung-taek each had hits, but KT could not string together enough production to mount a comeback. Ahn doubled twice, once to right-center and once to left. Hilliard singled to center and walked. Han added an infield single. Choi was hit by a pitch. Kwon Dong-jin struck out twice, and Son Min-seok and Lee Jeong-hun also struck out in key spots.

Tolhurst was the winning pitcher. He improved to 10-8 on the season. Allen was charged with the loss and dropped to 4-3. The Twins’ bullpen preserved the lead with scoreless work. Yi Jung-yong tossed one inning, allowing one hit and one walk with one strikeout. Lee Woo-chan worked one inning without allowing a hit, walking one and striking out one. Yang Woo-jin threw a scoreless inning with no hits and one strikeout.

KT’s bullpen also had some effective stretches. Ju Kwon pitched 1 1/3 innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs while striking out two. Lee Jung-hyun struck out three over one scoreless inning, giving up one hit and one walk. Kim Min-su allowed one hit and one walk with one strikeout in a scoreless inning.

The Twins’ offense was steady throughout. They scored one run in the first, two in the second, three in the fourth, one in the fifth and five in the seventh. KT scored its only run in the sixth. LG’s defense and pitching did the rest. After Tolhurst departed, the bullpen allowed no earned runs over the final three innings. The Twins limited KT to six hits and kept the Wiz from building any momentum. The win moved LG to 68-51-8. The Wiz fell to 71-46-5.

The game was played in the evening at Suwon Baseball Stadium in Suwon-si, South Korea. The attendance was 18,700. The Twins were the visiting team, while the Wiz were the home team. LG finished with 15 hits and KT finished with six. The final score was 12-1. Oh Ji-hwan was the top star for LG. Anders Tolhurst earned the win. Logan Allen took the loss. Kim Hyun-soo provided KT’s biggest offensive moment. Song Chan-eui, Gu Bon-hyeok and Moon Jeong-bin also made key contributions for the Twins.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of KT Wiz 6, LG Twins 5. Interstat’s ELO system gave KT a 55.4 percent probability to win. LG had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +1.5. The total of 13 finished over the 8.5 over/under line.