Naile, Na lift Kia Tigers past LG Twins
GWANGJU (Interstat) — Kia Tigers defeated visiting LG Twins 5-1 on Saturday afternoon at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field, riding a strong start by Naile and a three-hit game from Na Sung-bum. Naile allowed five hits over six scoreless innings, striking out six. Na Sung-bum went 3 for 4 with a home run and one RBI. Im Chan-kyu yielded four earned runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings with two strikeouts. LG scored its lone run in the eighth. Kia plated one run in the first, one in the second and three in the fifth. The Tigers had 10 hits, while the Twins finished with eight. Jang Hyun-sik and Lee Woo-chan each threw a scoreless inning for LG. Kia’s bullpen allowed one run, with Kwak Do-gyu, Jeon Sang-hyun and Cho Sang-woo combining for scoreless relief and Lee Eui-lee yielding LG’s eighth-inning run. Attendance was 20,500. LG’s record is now 71-56-2, and Kia’s is 70-56-2. Kia hosts LG again in the next game.