GWANGJU (Interstat) — Kia Tigers defeated Shinsegae Landers 5-2 on Friday night, Sept. 11, 2026, at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field. Shinsegae opened the scoring in the third inning when An Sang-hyun scored on an error. Kia answered in the bottom half as Park Jung-woo and Park Jae-hyun scored on plays by Harold Castro and Na Sung-bum. Park Jae-hyun scored twice and homered to right field in the fifth. Kia added insurance in the eighth when Byun Woo-hyuk scored on Park Jung-woo’s play. The Tigers scored in the third, fifth and eighth innings. Shinsegae finished with two runs and six hits. Kia finished with nine hits. Kia pitchers Yang Hyeon-jong, Kwak Do-gyu and Jeon Sang-hyun helped hold Shinsegae to two runs. Lee June-ki, Park Si-hoo, Takeda Shota, Choi Min-jun and Lee Geun-wook pitched for Shinsegae. Shinsegae fell to 48-66-9. Kia improved to 65-53-3.