Kia edges LG in afternoon game at Jamsil Stadium
SEOUL (Interstat) — Kia defeated LG 5-4 on Saturday afternoon at Jamsil Stadium. Kia scored three runs in the second, one in the third and one in the eighth. LG answered with one in the first, one in the fifth and two in the sixth. Go Woo-suk threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings with five strikeouts for LG. Jeon Sang-hyun earned the win in relief, pitching two hitless innings with one walk and one strikeout. James Naile allowed four earned runs over 6 1/3 innings with six strikeouts for Kia. Carlos Carrasco allowed four earned runs over 4 1/3 innings with four strikeouts for LG. Son Ju-young took the loss for LG. Harold Castro went 2 for 4 with one RBI. Kia had 10 hits, while LG had nine. Kia improved to 71-59-2; LG fell to 71-60-2. Attendance was 23,750, and the game took 3 hours, 37 minutes.