CHANGWON, South Korea (Interstat) — Curtis Taylor pitched six innings of six-hit ball, allowing two earned runs and striking out three, as the NC Dinos defeated the Kia Tigers 7-2 on Thursday evening at Masan Baseball Stadium.

Matthew Davidson drove in three runs with two hits, including a double in the eighth that plated Choi Jeong-won. Kim Ju-won homered in the first inning to give NC an early lead. An Joong-yeol added two hits and an RBI.

Kia’s Adam Oller took the loss, allowing four earned runs on five hits with five strikeouts over five innings. Na Sung-bum hit a two-run homer in the sixth for the Tigers’ only runs.

NC scored three runs in the fifth on a single by Davidson and added three more in the eighth. Chun Sa-min tossed two scoreless innings in relief. Lim Jung-ho closed with a perfect ninth, striking out two.

Kia fell to 13-14-1, while NC improved to 13-14. The play-by-play showed NC capitalizing on key opportunities, outhitting Kia 10-6.