SUWON, South Korea (Interstat) — The KT Wiz defeated the NC Dinos 11-9 Saturday afternoon at Suwon Baseball Stadium, rallying with four runs in the eighth inning despite an earlier seven-run outburst by NC. Attendance was 13,833.

KT opened with a two-run first inning aided by an error, taking a 2-0 lead. The Wiz added single runs in the second and third to lead 5-0. NC answered with a run in the fourth and another in the fifth, cutting the deficit to 5-2. KT extended its lead to 7-2 in the fifth on a two-run double by Han Seung-taek.

The Dinos erupted for seven runs in the top of the eighth, seizing a 9-7 advantage. Kim Ju-won capped the rally with a three-run homer. KT responded in the bottom half, tying the game on Heo Kyoung-min’s two-run double and winning it on Kwon Dong-jin’s solo homer.

KT outhit NC 16-14. The Wiz’s record improved to 38-25-1, while NC fell to 28-34-1. The series concludes Sunday.