GWANGJU (Interstat) — Kia defeated visiting LG 4-2 on Monday evening at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field, using a strong start from Yang Hyeon-jong and late power to secure the win. Yang worked five innings, allowing three hits, one earned run, one walk and three strikeouts. Jeon Sang-hyun, now 4-2, earned the win in relief with two hitless innings and one strikeout, while Jon Kennedy, now 0-2, took the loss. Go Woo-suk threw 3 2/3 innings with two hits, no earned runs and four strikeouts for LG. LG scored single runs in the first and fifth. Kia scored one in the first, one in the third and two in the seventh. Park Jae-hyun went 2 for 4 with a home run and one RBI for Kia. Kim Do-yeong was 1 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs. Moon Jeong-bin went 2 for 4 with a home run and one RBI for LG, and Park Dong-won added a solo homer. LG had six hits, while Kia had eight. The Tigers improved to 78-63-5, and the Twins fell to 74-67-5. The game took 2:32 and drew 20,500.