DAEGU (Interstat) — The NC Dinos visit the Samsung Lions on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea. The game-time forecast calls for 73 degrees.

NC enters 54-63-5. Samsung enters 72-50-4. NC’s most recent result was an 8-6 home loss to Kia on Sept. 20. Toda Natsuki started and worked 4 2/3 innings, allowing three hits, no earned runs, three walks and two strikeouts. Park Kun-woo went 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs, and Song Myung-gi threw 1 1/3 innings with no hits and no earned runs.

Samsung’s most recent result was a 13-6 loss at Lotte on Sept. 20. Lewin Díaz went 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs. Lee Seung-hyun pitched 2 1/3 innings, giving up two hits and no earned runs with two strikeouts. Kim Do-hwan went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs.

NC has lost five of its last six. It fell 5-1 to Kia on Sept. 19, 9-6 at Lotte on Sept. 18, 2-1 to Shinsegae Landers on Sept. 17, 9-2 to LG on Sept. 16 and 3-2 to LG on Sept. 15. Samsung has lost three of its last five. It fell 5-3 at Lotte on Sept. 19, beat Hanwha 10-4 on Sept. 18, lost 3-1 at Doosan on Sept. 16 and beat Lotte 7-3 on Sept. 15.

Díaz is a player to watch for Samsung. He went 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs Sunday at Lotte, 1 for 2 with an RBI Saturday at Lotte, 1 for 4 Friday at Hanwha, 0 for 4 Wednesday at Doosan and 3 for 4 with two RBIs Tuesday against Lotte.

Toda is a player to watch for NC. He allowed three hits over 4 2/3 innings with no earned runs, three walks and two strikeouts Sunday against Kia.

Samsung leads the season series 6-4 over the last 10 meetings. The Lions won 8-6 on Aug. 22, NC won 3-2 on Aug. 21, Samsung won 6-1 on July 2, NC won 10-5 on July 1 and Samsung won 13-7 on June 30. NC won 6-3 on June 4 and 6-4 in 10 innings on June 3. Samsung won 8-7 on June 2, 11-1 on May 10 and 5-4 on May 9.

After this game, NC visits KT Wiz on Wednesday and Thursday. Samsung visits Shinsegae Landers on Thursday and Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator projects NC Dinos 7, Samsung Lions 5. Interstat’s ELO system gives Samsung a 63.5 percent probability to win.