GWANGJU, South Korea (Interstat) — Riley Thompson threw six innings of three-run ball as the NC Dinos defeated the Kia Tigers 5-4 on Saturday evening at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field before 20,500.

NC (38-41-1) scored twice in the third on Kwon Hui-dong’s RBI single and Blaine Crim’s sacrifice fly, then added two more in the fourth on Cheon Jae-hwan’s two-run single after a balk. Park Kun-woo doubled home a run in the eighth.

Kia (44-37-3) got an RBI double from Na Sung-bum in the first, a sacrifice fly from Kim Min-jun in the third, Harold Castro’s sac fly in the sixth and Han Jun-su’s RBI single in the eighth. Thompson (6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 K) earned the win. Kwak Do-gyu, Lim Ji-min, Chun Sa-min and Jeon Sang-hyun each threw scoreless relief.

Shirakawa Keisho took the loss, allowing four earned runs over four innings. The Dinos outhit the Tigers 9-7.