Logan Allen (NC Dinos), who transformed from an unlucky player to a devoted foreign pitcher, led the team to a winning series with a life performance responsible for 8 innings.
The NC Dinos won 3-1 against the Doosan Bears in the 8th match of the season of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Changwon NC Park on the 28th.
NC overpowered Doosan for two consecutive days, securing the winning series in the weekend three-game series. With a season record of 35 wins, 4 draws, and 36 losses, they need one more win to return to a .500 winning percentage.
Starting pitcher Logan Allen recorded 8 innings with 3 hits allowed, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts, and 1 earned run (unearned) on 104 pitches, marking his 5th win of the season (7 losses). He surpassed his previous personal best by going beyond 7 innings (three times) in a single season. Relief pitcher Ryu Jin-wook came in for the 9th inning, recording his 16th save of the season without allowing a run.
The turning point was the bottom of the 8th inning, tied at 1-1. After one out, Kim Joo-won hit a double off the right center gap, and Kwon Hee-dong walked on a straight ball, putting runners on first and second. Park Min-woo came to the plate, and at 1 ball-0 strikes, the pitcher changed from Park Shin-ji to Lee Byeong-heon. Runner Kim Joo-won attempted to steal third base, but catcher Ryu Hyun-jun made a throwing error, allowing him to cross home plate. This was the decisive score. NC did not stop there and cemented their victory with Park Min-woo's RBI hit.
NC manager Lee Ho-jun commented after the game, "Logan showed his best pitching today as a starter. It was expected to be a tight pitching duel between the foreign pitchers of both teams, but Logan managed to hold steady and laid the groundwork for our victory."
He continued, "Also, I think it was a more meaningful win because the players showed excellent concentration in the process of scoring the necessary runs at the last moment. I sincerely thank the fans who cheered for us until the end in the sweltering weather, and I promise to prepare well for tomorrow's game to show a good performance."
NC will aim for a series sweep with Kim Nok-won on the 29th. Doosan has announced Choi Seung-yong as their starter.
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