SEOUL (Interstat) — Víctor Reyes went 4-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs, and the Lotte Giants beat the Doosan Bears 7-4 on Monday evening at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. Lotte, the visiting team, finished with 16 hits, while Doosan, the home team, had nine. The Giants scored three runs in the first inning, one in the fifth, one in the seventh and two in the eighth. Doosan scored twice in the first, once in the second and once in the sixth. Han Dong-hui also homered and drove in two runs.

Reyes powered Lotte’s attack from the designated hitter spot. He singled in the second inning, singled again in the fourth, homered to left field in the sixth and added another single in the eighth. His sixth-inning home run gave the Giants another key run. Reyes also delivered a run-scoring single in the second inning that brought home Jang Du-seong. He finished with two RBIs and four hits. His four-hit afternoon anchored a Lotte lineup that produced 16 hits overall.

Han Dong-hui, Lotte’s third baseman, went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. His first-inning homer highlighted a three-run start for the Giants. Han also singled in the fifth inning and walked twice. Son Seong-bin homered to left field in the second inning. Hwang Seong-bin had multiple hits, including a run-scoring single in the eighth inning that helped Lotte add to its lead. Na Seung-yeup also drove in a run with a single in the second. Go Seung-min singled in the first and reached on a slow-rolling infield single in the seventh.

Lotte starter Park Se-woong worked four innings, allowing one earned run on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Choi Jun-yong followed with 1 1/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen, giving up no hits and one walk while striking out two. Lee Young-jae retired both batters he faced in two-thirds of an inning, striking out one. The relief work helped Lotte hold Doosan after the early runs. Choi’s outing was especially important, as it bridged the middle innings without allowing a hit.

Doosan’s bullpen also delivered several scoreless outings. Kim Jeong-woo pitched one inning, allowing one hit and striking out one. Zach Logue worked one inning and gave up two hits while striking out two. Kim Taek-yeon recorded two outs without allowing a hit and struck out one. Yun Tae-ho pitched one inning, allowing one hit and one walk. Lee Young-ha tossed one inning, yielding one hit and striking out two. Doosan’s pitchers combined to keep Lotte from breaking the game open until late.

Doosan’s offense collected nine hits. Son Ah-seop singled in the first inning, and Yang Eui-ji singled in the third. Kim Min-suk reached on a hit-by-pitch in the first and singled in the third and seventh. An Jae-seok reached on an error in the first that allowed two runs to score. Park Chan-ho and Jo Soo-haeng also singled for the Bears. Yunior Severino walked twice. Doosan’s hitters put pressure on Lotte’s pitching staff but could not match the Giants’ 16-hit output.

Lotte’s baserunning and timely hitting created pressure throughout the game. Hwang Seong-bin singled in the second and scored on Na Seung-yeup’s single. He also singled in the fourth and advanced on a double steal attempt. Kim Dong-hyeok was hit by a pitch in the eighth, stole second and scored on Hwang’s single. Jang Du-seong singled in the second and scored on Reyes’ single. Jeon Min-jae walked in the fifth and reached on a dropped third strike in the first. Jeon Jun-woo singled in the third. Son Seong-bin added a single in the ninth. Lotte hit into double plays in the third, fifth and seventh innings, but still generated enough offense.

Doosan threatened in the first inning when Son Ah-seop singled and Yunior Severino walked. Kim Min-suk was hit by a pitch, and An Jae-seok reached on an error by the first baseman that allowed two runs to score. Doosan added another run in the second and one more in the sixth. Lotte responded with single runs in the fifth and seventh and two more in the eighth. The Giants’ bullpen then closed the door. The late insurance runs helped secure the road victory.

The decisive stretch came in the middle and late innings. After Han’s first-inning homer, Son Seong-bin homered in the second, Reyes singled home a run and Na Seung-yeup added another RBI single. Reyes homered again in the sixth, and Hwang Seong-bin singled home Kim Dong-hyeok in the eighth. Lotte’s bullpen made those runs stand up. Choi Jun-yong and Lee Young-jae combined for two scoreless innings, allowing no hits and three strikeouts.

Lotte entered the game after a win at Kia, while Doosan had won three of its previous four games. The Bears had also won the teams’ most recent head-to-head meeting. Monday’s result continued a late-season stretch in which Lotte has mixed strong offensive games with close losses.

The announced attendance at Jamsil Stadium was 23,750. The game lasted 3 hours, 31 minutes. The game’s 3-hour, 31-minute duration included several pitching changes and a steady stream of baserunners. With the win, Lotte’s record is now 64 wins, 75 losses and 6 ties. Doosan’s record is now 70 wins, 66 losses and 7 ties. The Giants improved their season mark while handing the Bears a home loss in the evening contest. Lotte’s 16-hit performance marked one of its stronger offensive showings of the late-season stretch. Doosan finished with nine hits and four runs.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Lotte Giants 3, Doosan Bears 7. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Doosan with a 58.4 percent probability to win. The Giants’ actual 7-4 victory came despite those projections. Lotte’s offense produced more runs than the simulator expected, and the bullpen held Doosan to four runs.