Seoul: Cleanup Mel Rojas Jr. drove in his season-high four runs, and starter Enmanuel De Jesus returned from a two-week absence with a solid outing, as the KT Wiz easily handled the Doosan Bears 8-3 for their second straight win Wednesday.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the Wiz blew the game open with a four-run seventh inning, which featured a two-run blast by Rojas Jr. and handed the Bears their second consecutive loss in front of 17,158 fans at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul.
De Jesus, in his first start since April 18 after recovering from a left quad injury, held the Bears to three runs - two earned - on five hits in six innings to improve to 2-1 this season. His ERA went up from 1.01 to 1.38.
The Wiz moved to 16-14-1 (wins-losses-ties), and the Bears fell to 12-18-0, marking their season-worst six games under .500.
The Wiz opened the game with three straight singles off starter Cole Irvin, loading the bases for Rojas Jr., who knocked in two runs with the team's fourth straight single. Jang Sung-woo bounced into a 4-6-3 double play, allowing another runner to score, resulting in a 3-0 Wiz lead.
Irvin surrendered four hits in the first inning, after allowing four hits combined over his two previous outings, covering 12 1/3 innings. The Wiz touched Irvin for two more hits in the top of the second, the second being a bloop RBI single by Jang Jun-won that put the Wiz up 4-0.
The Bears clawed back into the game, though, one run at a time against De Jesus.