Game 1 of the suspension of the 6th inning due to rain, if it ends like this, Samsung won't win, why?

Oct 21, 2024

A match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st. The game is being stopped when the rain became thick in the top of the sixth inning. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.10.21/

A match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st. In the top of the sixth inning, referee Park Jong-chul is stopping the game as the rain thickens. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.10.21/

Will the first round end with the victory of the Samsung Lions.

Game 1 of the 2024 Korean Series. The struggle against the rain is unfolding. The game, which started 66 minutes delayed due to rain, stopped again at the first and second bases with no outs in the top of the sixth inning when Samsung led 1-0.

The superior solo shot fired by the leadoff hitter Kim Hun-gon. With the tight zero balance broken, KIA Nail gave up a walk to Diaz, and the runners piled up. Jang Hyun-sik took the mound in relief, but when he gave up a walk to Kang Min-ho again, it became a situation with no outs and runners on the first and second bases. A situation that could lead to multiple points.

In the midst of this, the judges gathered in the infield. It got thicker throughout the game The rain that has been repeatedly weakening has been washed again. In the end, the referee declared the suspension of the game and ordered the withdrawal of players from both teams. A large blue tarpaulin that had been laid and folded three times before the game appeared on the ground again, and the game was suspended as it was.

A match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st. KIA Nail, who took the mound in the top of the sixth inning, is waiting while the mound is being repaired. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.10.21/

In fact, if it was a regular season, it was a difficult game to proceed. However, with the spectator's entrance completed, the match began under the judgment of the game supervisor that there was no problem even if the ground condition forced the game. Amid the good pitching of the ace of both teams, a tense match continued like the Korean Series. But I couldn't go against the will of heaven. With both teams failing to score, the game itself was established at the end of the fifth inning.

Then, will the game be over like this.

KBO will declare a suspended game if the game fails to resume, and the rest of the first game will be played from 4 p.m. before the second game on the 22nd" he said.

'Suspended Game' is a regulation that acknowledges the progress of the game and resumes the game from the point of suspension by setting a separate date. In the KBO League, suspended games have been declared 11 times. The most recent suspended game declaration was the match between Jamsil Lotte and Doosan on October 14, 2021. A suspended game has never been declared in the postseason.

The problem is that it is also unclear whether the game will resume on the 22nd. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), rain is also predicted in Gwangju from the morning of the 22nd. At 4 p.m., when KBO is scheduled to resume suspended games, it is expected to rain a lot of 1mm per hour. In response, a KBO official said "If the game fails to continue while playing in the bottom of the sixth inning, the game is established and ended with a rainfall cold." In the end, it rains again when the game resumes on the 22nd, and if Samsung blocks KIA well in defense in the bottom of the sixth inning, it can win a cold victory.

ppark@sportschosun.com

Game 1 of the suspension of the 6th inning due to rain, if it ends like this, Samsung won't win, why?

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