DAEGU (Interstat) — Lewin Díaz hit a three-run home run in the first inning, Kim Young-woong added a solo homer, and the Samsung Lions held off the visiting Doosan Bears 6-4 on Saturday afternoon at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea.

Samsung improved to 80 wins, 50 losses and 2 ties, while Doosan fell to 66 wins, 63 losses and 4 ties. The Lions finished with eight hits, while the Bears collected 10 hits. Attendance was 24,000.

Samsung jumped ahead early against Doosan. Kim Ji-chan flied out to center to open the bottom of the first, but Kim Seong-yoon and Lee Jae-hyeon drew walks. Lewin Díaz then homered to right field, scoring both runners and giving the Lions a quick lead. Díaz finished 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs. Choi Hyoung-woo grounded out to first, Kang Min-ho singled down the left-field line, and Kim Young-woong struck out to end the inning.

Doosan answered with a run in the third. Jo Soo-haeng flied out to center, Yun Jun-ho grounded out to third, and Jung Soo-bin walked. An Jae-seok singled to right-center, moving Jung to third. Park Jun-soon then doubled over the right fielder’s head, scoring Jung and sending An to third. Yang Eui-ji popped out to first to end the threat.

The Bears added two more runs in the fourth. Kim Min-suk walked, Yunior Severino singled down the left-field line, and Park Chan-ho singled to center field to score Kim. Jo Soo-haeng followed with a single to left field that scored Park and moved Yunior to third. Doosan scored another run later, but could not complete the comeback.

Samsung got a run back in the second when Kim Seong-yoon singled to right field, scoring Ryu Ji-hyuk. Another run came in the third on Kim Young-woong’s sacrifice fly to center, which scored Choi Hyoung-woo after Choi doubled to right-center. Kim Young-woong homered to center in the sixth, giving the Lions a cushion. He finished 1 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs.

Miyamori Satoshi provided two innings of scoreless relief for Samsung, allowing two hits and one walk. Yun Tae-ho threw a scoreless inning for Doosan with one strikeout. Kim Tae-hoon recorded two outs without allowing a hit or earned run for the Lions. Baek Jung-hyun earned the win with two-thirds of an inning of scoreless relief, improving to 3 wins and 2 losses. Takada Takuto pitched a scoreless inning for Doosan with one strikeout.

Lee Seung-min earned the save for Samsung, his first of the season, with an inning of no-hit relief in which he walked one. Lee Yong-chan allowed one hit in a scoreless inning for Doosan and struck out two. Lee Byeong-heon also tossed a scoreless inning for the Bears with one strikeout. Choi Seung-yong took the loss for Doosan, falling to 3 wins and 12 losses.

Samsung had won three straight games against Hanwha before this contest, while Doosan had won three straight against NC Dinos. Doosan had also won the most recent head-to-head meeting between the clubs before Saturday. The teams are scheduled to continue their series, with Samsung later set to visit Kia and Doosan set to visit Lotte.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Doosan Bears 7, Samsung Lions 5. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Samsung with a 61.3 percent probability to win.