CHANGWON (Interstat) — Blaine Crim homered and drove in four runs as the NC Dinos defeated the Kia Tigers 7-2 on Tuesday evening, Sept. 1, 2026, at Masan Baseball Stadium. Crim’s seventh-inning homer highlighted a four-run frame. Kim Ju-won also homered for NC, which collected eight hits. Na Sung-bum homered for Kia, which managed five hits. Koo Chang-mo allowed one earned run and two hits over four innings for NC. Shin Yeong-woo, Bae Jae-whan, Kim Jin-ho and Chun Sa-min combined for scoreless relief. James Naile gave up two earned runs in six innings for Kia. Lee Tae-yang struck out two in 1 1/3 scoreless innings. The Dinos improved to 52-58, while the Tigers fell to 63-51-2. Attendance was 8,456, and the game lasted 3 hours 30 minutes. Kia scored single runs in the fourth and eighth. NC scored two in the second, one in the fifth and four in the seventh.