DAEGU (Interstat) — Cheon Jae-hwan hit two home runs and drove in two runs, but the NC Dinos fell to the Samsung Lions 8-5 on Tuesday night, Sept. 22, 2026, at Daegu Samsung Lions Park. NC took a two-run first inning, added another in the third, and Cheon homered in the fifth and eighth. Samsung got a two-run homer from Kang Min-ho, a solo shot from Koo Ja-wook, a three-run fifth and a two-run homer from Lewin Díaz. Paddack allowed four earned runs on seven hits over six innings with four strikeouts for Samsung. Kim Jae-yoon threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings, Kim Tae-hoon pitched a scoreless inning and Kim Jin-ho added two-thirds of scoreless relief. NC’s Lee Jun-hyeok threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings, while Bae Jae-whan added 1 1/3 scoreless. NC finished with nine hits, and Samsung had 11. Attendance at Daegu Samsung Lions Park was 24,000. Samsung improved to 73-50-2. NC dropped to 54-64-2.