CHANGWON-SI, South Korea (Interstat) — The KT Wiz held off the NC Dinos 4-3 on Thursday evening at Masan Baseball Stadium, securing a series victory.

Starter Sauer led the Wiz with a dominant performance, striking out eight over 5 1/3 innings while allowing two runs on five hits. The Wiz struck early, with Jang Sung-woo’s two-run double highlighting a four-run first inning. NC chipped away, scoring single runs in the first, sixth and eighth innings.

Jang Jun-won provided critical insurance with a solo home run in the ninth. Han Seung-hyuk earned the win in relief and Park Yeong-hyun notched his sixth save. Ryu Jin-wook took the loss for the Dinos.

KT improved to 11-5, while NC fell to 7-9.