Lotte Giants edge Kiwoom Heroes behind Rodríguez, Reyes, Go
BUSAN (Interstat) — Víctor Reyes had three hits and three RBIs, Go Seung-min also drove in three runs, and the Lotte Giants defeated the Kiwoom Heroes 8-6 on Wednesday evening at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium. Lotte collected 13 hits, while Kiwoom had 10. The Giants scored once in the first, twice in the second, twice in the third, once in the sixth and twice in the seventh. Kiwoom scored twice in the fourth and four times in the eighth. Matthew Davidson homered and drove in two runs for the Heroes. Rodríguez pitched 3 1/3 innings of one-hit relief with six strikeouts for Lotte. Kim Won-jung followed with 1 1/3 hitless innings and three strikeouts. Park Jin-hyung struck out three in a hitless inning for Kiwoom. Kim Seon-gi added two-thirds of a hitless inning with a walk and a strikeout. Choi Jun-yong and Park Jeong-min each threw a scoreless inning for Lotte. Lotte improved to 59-69-2, and Kiwoom dropped to 49-81-4. Attendance was 12,075.