NC Dinos edge Doosan Bears 4‑2 on Thursday
CHANGWON, South Korea (Interstat) — The NC Dinos defeated the Doosan Bears 4-2 on Thursday at Masan Baseball Stadium. Park Kun-woo drove in three runs with a run-scoring single in the first inning and a two-run home run in the third. Kim Whee-jip also homered, a solo shot in the second. The Dinos scored once in the first, once in the second and twice in the third to build a 4-0 lead. Doosan outhit NC 10-8 but managed only two runs, both in the ninth inning. Kim Min-suk, Yunior Severino and Jo Soo-haeng each contributed to the Bears’ 10-hit attack. The Dinos’ pitching staff held Doosan scoreless through eight innings. The Dinos’ bullpen retired the final six batters. Attendance was 14,492. The game featured no errors. The game lasted 2 hours, 45 minutes. NC improved to 40-42-1, while Doosan fell to 44-42-2. The Bears had won the previous meeting 1-0 on May 21. The game was the first of a three-game series. The second game is scheduled for Friday. Doosan looks to even the series.