CHANGWON (Interstat) — James Naile pitched six strong innings and the visiting Kia Tigers beat the NC Dinos 5-1 on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 19, 2026, at Masan Baseball Stadium. Kia improved to 68-55-3, while NC dropped to 54-62-5. Kia had 11 hits, and NC finished with five. Kia scored one run in the first inning, two in the second, one in the fourth and one in the eighth. NC scored its lone run in the fifth. Naile earned the win, improving to 9-5, allowing one earned run on three hits with one walk and six strikeouts. Koo Chang-mo took the loss, falling to 8-5, after yielding four earned runs on eight hits with one walk and four strikeouts in five innings. Na Sung-bum homered and drove in one run, while Han Jun-su went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Bae Jae-whan tossed two perfect innings with two strikeouts. Cho Sang-woo, Lee Eui-lee and Jeon Sang-hyun each worked a scoreless inning of relief. Attendance was 18,128.