I was fed up with the rainSamsung-KIA KS1's first-ever suspended game declaration, resuming at 4 p.m. on the 22nd
Oct 21, 2024
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Game 1 of the 2024 Korean Series between the Samsung Lions and the Kia Tigers at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st was declared a suspended game in the top of the sixth inning.
The match, which was originally scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m., began at 7:36 p.m. after a 66-minute delay due to rain. In the top of the sixth inning, Samsung made the first run with a superior solo shot by leadoff batter Kim Hun-gon, continuing its chances with no outs and runners on the first and second bases with consecutive walks. However, at 9:24 p.m., the referee declared the suspension of the game. While the thick rain did not stop, the suspended game was finally declared at 10:09 p.m. The postponed game will resume at 4 p.m. before the second game of the Korean Series on the 22nd.
This is the 12th time that a suspended game has been declared since the launch of professional baseball. The most recent case was the Jamsil Lotte-Doosan match on October 14, 2021. This is the first time that a suspended game has been declared in the postseason.
'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.
If the first game between the two teams, which will begin at 4 p.m. on the 22nd, ends before 5:30 p.m., the second game will begin at 6:30 p.m. on the same day as scheduled. However, if it ends after 5:30 p.m., the second game will be held an hour after the end of the game. The overtime rules for Game 1 declared suspended games are the same.
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
