Samsung’s Lions defeat the Kia Tigers 8-3 in Game 2 to even their KBO postseason second-round series after Kia won the opener. In Daegu, the Lions hit two home runs—one by cleanup batter Lewin Diaz and another by veteran Choi Hyoung-woo—to back starter Ariel Jurado, who pitches 6 2/3 strong innings for his first career postseason win. The Lions score nine hits in front of a sellout crowd of 23,550.
Choi’s solo homer comes with a notable milestone: he becomes the oldest player to record a hit, an RBI, and a home run in a KBO postseason game. After the series shifts to Kia’s home city, Gwangju, Games 3 and 4 are scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Across outlets, both the Korea Times and Yonhap emphasize the same core game details—home runs, Jurado’s innings, and the series being leveled—while Korea Times adds additional context around the venue move and postseason significance; Yonhap repeats the same report framing as its lead variant.
In the opener, Kia had won 5-1 behind a three-RBI performance by Harold Castro and a home run from Han Jun-su, with bullpen support after starter James Naile exits early; Korea Times also notes historical context about how often Game 1 winners go on to win the series.
