Snipers with four hits on multi-homerun lost their luster
Jul 11, 2024
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Park Kun-woo of the NC Dinos performed very well against the Samsung Lions in Daegu on the 10th with four hits in four at-bats (two home runs) and four RBIs and two runs scored.
Park Kun-woo, who started as a designated hitter, had a home run from his first at-bat. Park Gun-woo, who hit a superior solo home run against Samsung starter Denny Reyes in the top of the first inning without a runner with two outs, had a hit at the previous at-bat.
In the fourth inning, he came out as the leadoff hitter and hit a left-handed hit after hitting the third base, and added an infield hit in the fifth inning. And a big home run hit in the seventh inning. NC trailed 3-10 in the top of the seventh inning. Park Gun-woo, who faced Reyes again with one out and runners on the first and third bases, hit the fourth slider in 2B1S and once again crossed the left fence of Samsung Lions Park. It was a three-run home run with a distance of 120 million. With this home run, Park Gun-woo pulled Reyes off the mound. Reyes was pitching well with three runs until one out in the seventh inning, but he had no choice but to come down with this home run. Of the six runs (five earned) Reyes recorded on the day, Park Gun-woo took away four runs with a home run.
Park Gun-woo has been particularly strong at Lions Park. Daegu's away performance this season is the most overwhelming in all stadiums with a batting average of 571 (8 hits in 14 at-bats) and four home runs and seven RBIs. Even if the range was extended from the 2022 season after the NC transfer to this year, he recorded a batting average of .430 (27 hits in 67 at-bats) at Lions Park. The Lions Park batting average is the best among all the stadiums Park Gun-woo played in. At KT Wiz Park in Suwon, he was strong with 381 (24 hits in 63 at-bats), but he recorded the most outstanding performance in Daegu. The 'sniper' aspect was put into play again this time.
It is also an important performance for the team. NC has recently left Son Ah-seop due to a knee injury. In the last game of the first half, Son Ah-seop was out of power when he was injured in a collision during defense and damaged the posterior cruciate ligament of the knee. NC faced the second half of the year in a restless atmosphere with Park Gun-woo taking over as captain due to an unexpected major injury. In a situation where the batters need to make efforts, Park Gun-woo played the central hitter role.
But the team's defeat lost its luster. NC lost 6-15 after Daniel Castano, a trusted starting pitcher, allowed 6 runs in the first inning alone, collapsing to 7 runs in 4 innings. Park Gun-woo's brilliant performance also faded.
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