'Injury Occurrence' Back-to-back losing cutter special name, first hitter after trade (Changwon site)
Aug 13, 2024
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NC will play a home showdown against SSG Landers at Changwon NC Park on the 13th. On this day, NC changed the batting order. Park Min-woo and Seo Ho-chul set up the 1-2 times 'Table Setter', while Matt Davidson, Kim Hwi-jip, and Chun Jae-hwan, the top home run hitters in the league, were placed in the 'clean-up trio'. The bottom batting order is Kim Sung-wook, Park Si-won, Kim Hyung-joon, and Kim Joo-won. Park Min-woo will be the designated hitter, Seo Ho-cheol will play second base and Kim Hui-jip will play third base defense.
Kim Hwi-jip will be the first batter since the trade transfer. It's a big change. Before the transfer, he had experience as the fourth batter at Kiwoom Heroes, but it was the first time at NC. NC played the fourth batting order, with Davison the most this season, and recently Kwon Hee-dong frequently stepped up.
However, an injury variable occurred. Kwon Hee-dong injured his right hand by the opponent's spike in the top of the seventh inning against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 11th. It's not a major injury, but there are bruises and abrasions. The player himself said "It's okay", but he was excluded from the starting lineup against SSG on the day because he was not able to fully hit. Kwon Hee-dong has played most of the pre-game training and will prepare to go out as a pinch hitter in the second half of the game.
NC manager Kang In-kwon, who met with reporters before the game, said "It is difficult to hit normally because there was contact with a spike while returning from third base." There seems to be an inconvenience in hitting"Kim Hwi-jip will be the first hitter in our team today, but he still has experience."
Meanwhile, NC has recently lost five consecutive games. Overall, the hitting sense itself is not bad, but the additional injury variables of Kwon Hee-dong made the batters' shoulders heavier to escape the losing streak.
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