This time, the starting pitcher's victory was not a priority.

The NC Dinos beat the Kiwoom Heroes 7-5 in the away game of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 5th.안전놀이터

Lee Ho-joon of the NC Dinosaurs had a completely different timing than a day earlier. With the bases loaded with one outs in the bottom of the seventh inning when the team was locked at 1-1 with Kiwoom on Sunday, Lee added Kim Jin-ho without starting pitcher Logan Allen.

The Kiwoom hitter is Yasiel Puig. Puig hit a grand slam on Kim Jin-ho's 145-km fastball outside. The score was 1-5, and it went to Kiwoom for the extra victory.

Coach Lee Ho-joon blamed himself. "Rogan is the first starter and we played three games, but he didn't have a single win. He kept throwing well, but he didn't have a win, so I tried to stay one more inning. I should have changed my mind when I gave Kim a four-ball. However, I became greedy. I thought it would be more convenient to play against Oh Sun-jin, so I kept going," he said. "I learned another one yesterday (April 4). I tried to give him personal record, but his team collapsed. Having experienced it, I thought I should keep going as planned from now on."

He definitely left out the starting pitcher early on Tuesday. On the day, NC`s starting pitcher Riley Thompson threw 11 balls to Song Sung-moon, the second batter, in the fifth inning before walking him to load the bases.

Manager Lee Ho-joon made the decision to replace him early on. NC was winning 5-4, but Riley did not meet the requirement to become a winning pitcher by failing to fill five innings.

After the game, Lee Ho-joon said, "Other than Riley's homerun, Ryu generally showed good pitching. Since then, the replacement of pitchers has gone smoothly as planned."

"The players performed their duties well. When the batters had a chance to score, they showed their concentration and produced good results. In particular, I am grateful that the senior players led the game well even in difficult situations. We will continue the current good trend," he added.