Is there a more depressing 'multi-win 1st place' An-myeon batting hit → Emergency hospital, the winning journey is heavy
Aug 25, 2024
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KIA won 2-0 against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 24th. KIA had its 71st win (two draws and 47 losses) this season, widening its gap with the second-place Samsung Lions (65 wins, two draws and 54 losses) by 6.5 games.
a valuable victory in a fierce pitching battle. However, Kia did not enjoy the joy after the victory.
During NC's attack in the bottom of the sixth inning, a 'big accident' occurred. NC's Matt Davidson, who came out as the leadoff hitter, hit KIA starter James Nail's jawline. Soon after, he gave up the nail he was trying to catch the ball, threw off his glove and ran to the dugout.
KIA replaced the pitcher with Kwak Do-gyu. Davison, who took the hit, was turned into pinch runner Choi Jung-won.
The nails were examined at the hospital immediately. As it hit the face, the results did not come out immediately. The hit area is not very good and the speed of the ball is fast, so KIA has even considered leaving the regular season in the worst case.
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While both teams remained scoreless until the fourth inning, KIA scored first in the top of the fifth inning. After Kim Sun-bin hit a hit, he succeeded in stealing after one out. Park Chan-ho's timely hit scored the first run despite the fact that there were two outs.
In the ninth inning, Lee Woo-sung's walk, sacrifice bunt, and Park Chan-ho's hit made it to third base with one out, and Choi Won-jun's sacrifice fly scored an additional point.
Although the batters were somewhat silent, KIA kept Kwak Do-gyu (1 ⅓ scoreless), Jeon Sang-hyun (1 ⅔ scoreless), and Jung Hae-young (1 inning scoreless) in turn despite the sudden drop in nails, keeping the rest of the innings scoreless.
Nail became the winning pitcher on the day as she went down the mound in the bottom of the sixth inning with a 1-0 lead. With his 12th win (five losses) of the season, he and Won Tae-in tied for first in multiple wins.
KIA also created an ideal scenario for reaching the top as No. 2 Samsung lost.
With 22 games left in the regular season, he has to make a spurt to win the regular season. KIA has consistently maintained its lead despite the bad news that starting pitchers have left everywhere this season. However, the injury of 'Ace', which came at the end of the season, has come heavier than ever.
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