Samsung Lions' player Park Seung-kyu celebrates after hitting a game-tying three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning against the NC Dinos in Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on June 2. [SAMSUNG LIONS]

DAEGU — Samsung Lions claimed a dramatic comeback victory over the NC Dinos.

The Lions defeated the Dinos 8-7 at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on Tuesday. Samsung improved to 32-20-1 with its second straight win and moved into second place, a half-game ahead of the KT Wiz at 32-21-1. The Dinos fell to 22-30-1 and snapped a two-game winning streak while remaining in seventh place.

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The teams traded home runs in the first inning. The Dinos leadoff hitter Kim Ju-won opened the scoring by driving a fastball from Samsung starter