Kwon’s five RBIs power NC Dinos past Kia Tigers

CHANGWON (Interstat) — Kwon Hui-dong drove in five runs with a homer and two hits Friday night, leading the NC Dinos to a 10-4 win over the Kia Tigers at Masan Baseball Stadium.

Kwon went 2 for 3, including a home run, and added a sacrifice fly. Kim Whee-jip added two RBIs on a 2-for-3 night. Toda Natsuki earned the win after allowing two earned runs on eight hits with five strikeouts over six innings. Son Ju-hwan and Chun Sa-min each pitched a scoreless inning in relief.

The Dinos broke open the game with a seven-run second inning. They scored 10 runs on 10 hits.

Kia got solo homers from Kim Do-yeong and Na Sung-bum. Kim finished 2 for 4 with an RBI, while Na went 1 for 3. Han Jae-seung allowed one hit over two scoreless innings, and Choi Ji-min threw a scoreless inning. Hong Min-gyu gave up one run in two innings.

Attendance was 16,024. NC improved to 43-50, while Kia fell to 52-46-2.