BUSAN (Interstat) — Park Se-woong delivered a steady start and Han Dong-hui provided the decisive power as the Lotte Giants defeated the Kiwoom Heroes 4-2 on Tuesday evening at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium in South Korea. The game drew an announced attendance of 12,313. Lotte improved to 58-69-2, while Kiwoom fell to 49-80-4. Park allowed two earned runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings, walking two and striking out seven. Kiwoom starter Jhun Jun-pyo gave up three earned runs on six hits in 6 2/3 innings with one walk and two strikeouts. Lotte finished with seven hits, while Kiwoom had five. Han went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs, and Davidson went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs for Kiwoom.

Kiwoom struck first. Choo Jae-hyun opened the game with a single to center-left, and Matthew Davidson followed with a two-run homer. The Heroes took a quick lead. Keston Hiura grounded out to third, Kim Woong-bin struck out, and Park Chan-hyeok lined out to short. In the bottom half, Hwang Seong-bin bunted to the pitcher, Na Seung-yeup flied out to center, and Victor Reyes flied out to center, keeping Lotte off the scoreboard.

Park settled in after the first. He retired the side in the second on a groundout by Lim Byeong-wuk, a groundout by Kim Dong-heon, and a strikeout of Yum Seung-won. Lotte threatened in the bottom of the second when Han Dong-hui was hit by a pitch. Go Seung-min flied out to left, and Jeon Min-jae reached on a fielder’s choice that erased Han at second. Yoon Dong-hee popped out to short, ending the inning.

Kiwoom put together a two-out rally in the third. After Gwon Hyuk-bin struck out and Choo grounded out to second, Davidson singled to left-center and Hiura singled to left field, moving Davidson to second. But Kim Woong-bin struck out to leave both runners on. Lotte answered with a scoring chance in the bottom half when Son Seong-bin reached on an error by the shortstop. Hwang Seong-bin grounded out to the pitcher, moving Son to second, and Na Seung-yeup fouled out to third. The Giants did not score.

Park worked around trouble in the fourth. Park Chan-hyeok grounded out to third, Lim Byeong-wuk struck out, and Kim Dong-heon popped out to short. In the bottom of the fourth, the Giants broke through. Victor Reyes singled to left field, and Han Dong-hui followed with a home run to right field, tying the game. Go Seung-min grounded out to second, Jeon Min-jae struck out, and Yoon Dong-hee lined out to second.

Kiwoom had another chance in the fifth. Yum Seung-won walked, and Gwon Hyuk-bin moved him to second with a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher. Choo Jae-hyun grounded out to second, advancing Yum to third, and Davidson walked. But Hiura grounded out to third, stranding the runners. Lotte’s Son Seong-bin doubled over the left fielder’s head in the bottom half, but Hwang Seong-bin grounded out to second and Na Seung-yeup grounded out to the pitcher, leaving Son at third.

The Heroes threatened again in the sixth. Kim Woong-bin was hit by a pitch, but Park Chan-hyeok struck out and Lim Byeong-wuk struck out. Kim Dong-heon doubled to left-center, moving Kim Woong-bin to third, and Yum Seung-won was intentionally walked. Gwon Hyuk-bin reached on a fielder’s choice that forced Choi Jae-young at second, ending the inning. Lotte went down in order in the bottom half on a flyout by Reyes, a groundout by Han, and a dropped third strike to Go Seung-min.

Lotte took the lead in the seventh. Jeon Min-jae hit an infield single to the right side. Yoon Dong-hee reached on a fielder’s choice, erasing Jeon at second. Jeon Jun-woo doubled down the right-field line, and an error by the right fielder allowed Jeon Jun-woo to advance to third while Jang Du-seong advanced to third. Jang scored on an error, giving Lotte the lead. Son Seong-bin then hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Kim Dong-hyeok. Hwang Seong-bin singled to center and stole second, and Na Seung-yeup walked. Reyes reached on a fielder’s choice that retired Lee Ho-jun at second. The sequence gave the Giants their first lead of the night.

Kiwoom could not respond in the eighth. Kim Woong-bin flied out to left, Park Chan-hyeok grounded out to third, and Lim Byeong-wuk flied out to left. Lotte added insurance in the bottom half when Han Dong-hui singled to center. Go Seung-min lined out to second, and Jeon Min-jae reached on a fielder’s choice that erased Park Seung-wook at second. Jang Du-seong stole second, but Jang struck out to end the inning. The insurance run gave Lotte more cushion.

Park Jeong-min, Iimura Shota, and Kim Won-jung combined for scoreless relief behind Park Se-woong. Park Jeong-min pitched 1 1/3 innings with no hits, no earned runs, one walk, and one strikeout. Iimura worked one inning with no hits, no earned runs, and one walk. Kim Won-jung also threw one inning with no hits and no earned runs. For Kiwoom, Park Jin-hyung recorded one out with no hits and no earned runs, and Park Jun-hyun pitched one inning with one hit, no earned runs, and one strikeout. Son Seong-bin finished 1-for-2 with one RBI for Lotte. Lotte’s bullpen preserved the lead after Park departed with two outs in the sixth.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Kiwoom Heroes 6, Lotte Giants 7. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Lotte with a 65.1 percent probability to win.