'Who's done with the ranking fight?' Prelude to NC's 3rd consecutive fightback: SSG 2 consecutive losses → 6th place in Hanwha
Sep 01, 2024
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NC won the 14th game of the season against SSG Landers 8-2 at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 1st. With this victory, NC, which recently won three consecutive games, narrowed the gap with fifth-place KT Wiz to 4.5 games. On the other hand, SSG, which has recently lost two consecutive games, lost its sixth place to Hanwha, which did not have a game on the day.
▶NC starting lineup = Park Min-woo (2nd baseman), Seo Ho-cheol (designated hitter), Davidson (1st baseman), Kwon Hee-dong (left fielder), Kim Hwi-jip (third baseman), Kim Sung-wook (center fielder), Park Se-hyuk (capture), Chun Jae-hwan (right fielder), Kim Joo-won (striker) starting pitcher Yokishi
▶SSG starting lineup = Park Ji-hwan (2nd baseman) - Kim Sung-hyun (2nd baseman) - Choi Jung (3rd baseman) - Eredia (left fielder) - Ha Jae-hoon (center fielder) - Han Yu-sum (right fielder) - Ko Myung-joon (designated hitter) - Lee Ji-young (captor) - Oh Tae-gon (1st baseman) starter Elias
SSG succeeded in picking the first run, although the main third baseman and key batter Choi Jung complained of sudden back pain ahead of his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning.
In the bottom of the first inning, leadoff hitter Park Ji-hwan got on base with a hit ball, and Kim Sung-hyun's sacrifice bunt gave him one out and second base. After the second out, fourth batter Guillermo Herredia hit a timely hit in front of right field, and Park Ji-hwan came home. SSG led 1-0.
However, since then, a tight pitching competition has unfolded. NC rarely hit Elias, and SSG also failed to score an extra point.
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NC also had a chance to get on base with a walk in the top of the fourth inning, but no timely hit occurred, and SSG also had two runners on base with a walk in the bottom of the fourth inning, but it did not lead to a score.
NC, which had been quiet, woke up with a home run in the top of the sixth inning. In the absence of a two-out runner, Matt Davidson hit Elias' 152km fastball and connected it with a solo home run over the center fence. Davison's home run in the last two games and his 39th of the season. At the same time, it was a home run that set a record of 30 home runs and 100 RBIs.
NC, which tied the score 1-1 with Davison's home run, immediately succeeded in turning the tables. Kwon Hee-dong hit back-to-back home runs. Kwon Hee-dong hit Elias' fourth 150-km fastball in 1B2S to hit the left fence. NC came from behind 2-1 with two home runs.
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NC broke down the SSG bullpen in the top of the eighth inning, giving a boost to the winning atmosphere. Park Min-woo and Seo Ho-chul got on base with consecutive walks against Moon Seung-won. Davison's ball was caught as a straight hit by shortstop at the first and second bases with no outs, but Kwon Hee-dong made a timely hit with a hit recorded as an infield hit to second base. Second baseman Park Min-woo homered.
1st and 3rd base with one out. This time, Kim Hwi-jip's timely hit made third baseman Seo Ho-cheol homered, and Kim Sung-wook's single created a one-out full base opportunity.
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SSG also created a chance at first and second bases with no outs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Last chance to fight back. Ryu Jin-wook was shaken by allowing consecutive walks. However, following Ha Jae-hoon's in-field flyout, Han Yu-sum also bowed his head with a foul fly ball, and pinch hitter Choi Jun-woo was also caught with an outfield fly ball, which canceled the opportunity.
In the top of the ninth inning, a wedge shot went off. In a one-out, first and second-base chance made by consecutive hits by Seo Ho-chul and Davison, Kim Hwi-jip effectively sealed the victory with a two-run double that brought in both runners.
For SSG, Jung Joon-jae's one-run timely hit with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning was the only comforting factor.
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