Lions hammer 5 homers in rout of Twins in KBO postseason

Lewin Diaz of the Samsung Lions celebrates after hitting a solo home run against the LG Twins during Game 2 of the second round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, Tuesday. Yonhap

The Samsung Lions pounded out five home runs to rout the LG Twins 10-5 to move within a win of reaching the championship series in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason Tuesday.

Lewin Diaz and Kim Hun-gon each slugged two home runs, while Kim Young-woong homered for his second straight game, as the Lions took a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five second round at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, 235 kilometers southeast of Seoul.

With a sellout crowd of 23,550 fans on hand, Diaz and Kim both homered in consecutive at-bats, only the second time that a pair of teammates accomplished that in KBO postseason history.

The Lions will grab a ticket to the Korean Series with a win in Game 3, scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Twins' home in Seoul, Jamsil Baseball Stadium.

The Lions homered three times in their 10-4 victory in the first game Sunday and outdid themselves after Game 2 had been postponed by a day due to rain.

Lions starter Won Tae-in held the Twins to a run on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings for his first career postseason win. (Yonhap)