'Wince at Lotte's protest?' 1 point difference + KIA suspension at 1st and 2nd bases with no outs! The head coach of both teams is angry → Fans are confused.

Aug 21, 2024

The match between KIA and Lotte at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st. With no outs and runners on first and second bases in the bottom of the seventh inning, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung is calling for an end to the rain. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2024.08.21/

The match between KIA and Lotte at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st. No outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the seventh inning. The game was suspended due to rain during Socrates' at-bat. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2024.08.21/

With the home team trailing by one point, they had a chance to hit the first and second bases with no outs. However, the game was suspended due to sudden heavy rain.

Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st. KIA Tigers and Lotte Giants faced off.

KIA showed weakness when it met Lotte this year. KIA, the home team, had three wins, seven losses and one draw against Lotte before the game.

In the previous day's game, KIA overturned 3-1 and had the bad luck of canceling the game due to heavy rain in the top of the fourth inning.

It is time for both teams to feel the burden of the remaining games toward the end of the season. There is no atmosphere to welcome the cancellation of the rain at all.

At the bottom of the seventh inning, when Lotte led 5-4, KIA had a chance to turn around the first and second bases with no outs, with leadoff hitter Choi Won-joon getting on base due to a second baseman error and Kim Do-young's left-handed hit.

The game was a happy day when KIA Yang Hyun-jong ranked first in this category with his 2049th strikeouts. However, KIA, which was leading 3-0 in the bottom of the second inning with an RBI double by Kim Sun-bin, Han Jun-su and Park Chan-ho, allowed Lotte Roh Jin-hyuk's solo shot and Son Ho-young's three-run shot to turn the tables.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Kim Sun-bin's timely hit made it 4-4 again, but in the top of the sixth inning, Jeon Joon-woo's solo shot exploded again, and Lotte took a 5-4 lead.

The game was suspended at the end of the seventh inning when Lotte led 5-4. KIA had a decisive chance with the opponent's error and superstar Kim Do-young's hit, and Lotte took the mound with Chung Hyun-soo instead of Koo Seung-min.

At this time, heavy rain began to fall. Even with the naked eye, a lot of rain poured down the light of the electronic display, shining white.

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung rushed out to the ground. Just by looking at the gestures, it was a protest that "'How can the game proceed normally when it's raining so much?'

The judges were in agony. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho also rushed out. Like the previous day, it seemed to be 'Please at least allow the current situation to be sorted out'

It was raining a lot before. In order for the referees to decide whether to stop the game, it would have been better to do it before the action of the head coaches of both teams came out.

In the meantime, the rain became thicker, and in the end, the referee stopped the game as of 9:08 p.m. and withdrew the teams from both sides. A super-large tarpaulin was also quickly installed.

However, due to the nature of the weather this summer, the rain decreased in an instant and then spilled again. Still, the rain subsided after 9:20 p.m., and the game began again with cheers from fans of both teams.

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'Wince at Lotte's protest?' 1 point difference + KIA suspension at 1st and 2nd bases with no outs! The head coach of both teams is angry → Fans are confused.

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