GWANGJU, South Korea (Interstat) — The NC Dinos scored early and often Friday night, pummeling the Kia Tigers 11-3 at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field.

Kim Min-jun homered four times to lead the Dinos’ 12-hit attack, including a two-run shot in the second inning and a solo blast in the ninth. NC also got run-scoring hits from Park Min-woo, Kim Min-jun Whee-jip and Kim Ju-won, who added a two-run homer in the eighth.

The Tigers managed seven hits, with Harold Castro driving in two runs on a single and a groundout. Kia scored single runs in the second and fourth innings but could not mount a comeback.

The Dinos improved to 37-41-1, while the Tigers dropped to 44-36-3. Attendance was 20,500.

NC broke the game open with a four-run seventh inning, highlighted by Kim Min-jun Whee-jip’s bases-clearing double. The Dinos added two more in the eighth on Ju-won’s homer and capped the scoring in the ninth.

The teams meet again Saturday in the second game of the series.