KIA at the brink of 3 consecutive losses + change of position, Jang Ma-bi saved it
Jun 30, 2024
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Heavy rain has soaked the ground since morning. The water was booming throughout the ground, where it had already rained a lot at dawn. A large amount of water was also stored in the tarpaulin covering the entire infield.
A double header schedule between the Kiwoom Heroes and the KIA Tigers was scheduled here on this day. The rain on the 29th added to the delayed game. However, even after the doubleheader was organized, it was predicted that it would not be easy to hold the summit due to the influence of the rainy season.
KIA, the home team, seemed to want the rain to continue. I had no choice but to.
After bowing down with one draw and two losses in three consecutive games during the week in Busan, he suffered a 6-17 defeat against Kiwoom in Gwangju on the 28th. As many as 48 runs in four games, the mound has completely collapsed. Ahead of the match against Kiwoom on the 29th, he changed his position to raise Sohn Seung-rak (second division) as the first division's head coach, and started to renew the atmosphere, but it was unclear whether a rebound would take place. There was a hope that the exhausted mound could rest in the wake of the rainy season.
The first game, which was canceled early three hours before the start of the game. Attention was focused on whether the second game would be held or not. There was also a forecast that the rain would stop before the start of the game, but it was expected that the ground would take a considerable amount of time due to the heavy rain. An official from KIA said, `Even if the rain stops, we will have to watch the situation" he said.
In the end, the cancellation of the second game was decided. Three hours before the start of the game, when KBO game management committee member Han Yong-deok inspected the ground, the rain seemed to be thinning and entering a lull. However, after the inspection, it began to rain as if they had been waiting. Eventually, at 2:25 p.m., the second game of the doubleheader was also canceled.
If KIA, who is exhausted, played a doubleheader at the end of the first half, the burden of physical strength is expected to reach its peak. However, he was able to take a breather as he avoided a double header due to heavy rain.
KIA manager Lee Bum-ho also welcomed it. After the decision to cancel the second game of the doubleheader was made, he said "It became a situation where pitchers could rest." Batters have sensory problems because they haven't played for a few days, but they've played so many games earlier"It was meaningful to rest. Then "I had a hard week. Both Tu and Ta needed a situation in which they were able to settle down psychologically and physically," he added. "As a situation has been created to focus on the schedule at the end of the first half, we will prepare well and create an opportunity to run in the second half of the year."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
