Hanwha Eagles use early burst, pitching to beat Lotte Giants
BUSAN (Interstat) — Hanwha Eagles scored three first-inning runs and never trailed Sunday afternoon, beating Lotte Giants 6-2 at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium. Hanwha finished with 10 hits, while Lotte had eight. Kang Baek-ho went 2 for 3 with two RBIs, and Park Jung-hyun went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs. Joo Hyun-sang earned the win in relief, improving to 1-0. Na Gyun-an took the loss, falling to 6-10 after six innings, seven hits, four earned runs and eight strikeouts. Kim Seo-hyeon recorded the save, his second, working 2 1/3 innings with one hit, one walk and one strikeout. Jang Ji-su added 2 1/3 hitless innings with one walk and two strikeouts. Lee Sang-kyu tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings with four hits, three walks and three strikeouts. Hanwha improved to 53-72-5. Lotte dropped to 57-69-2. The Giants scored twice in the fourth, but Hanwha added single runs later and Park’s homer helped seal the road victory.