"Maintenance at least 3 hours" KS1 Suspended + KS2 Degree 'Host Opaque', why?
Oct 22, 2024
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It is still unclear whether the Samsung Lions and KIA Tigers will hold the first and second games of the Korean Series scheduled at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 22nd.
As of 1 p.m., the rain stopped. However, the ground is still covered with a large tarpaulin. An air-injecting hose is connected to protect the ground lawn.
The condition checked inside the ground was more serious. The third-base side KIA dugout and the left foul line have already become muddy. The warning track in front of the outfield fence and the Samsung dugout on the first base are similar. Even if the infield ground, mound, and home plate covered with a large tarpaulin the previous day are repaired, it will take a considerable amount of time for the rest of the space.
What I heard from KBO officials is even more shocking.
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The situation afterwards is also a problem. The official said "When the maintenance is completed as soon as possible, the 4 o'clock suspended game may be held. However, considering when the game will end and the time (1 hour) spent on spectators leaving and re-entry after the game, it will not be easy for the second game (6:30 p.m.) to enter on time."
The problem is that there is a rain forecast even at the height of the second game. The rain, which was originally forecast to be around 2 millimeters per hour from 4 p.m., was postponed to 8 p.m., but the amount is expected to be more than 5 millimeters. Considering the game roadmap predicted by KBO earlier, even if they finish the first game well and enter the second game, they can stop due to rain again in the third to fourth innings.
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The first game, which was enforced in the rain on the 21st, was suspended in the top of the sixth inning with Samsung's Kim Heon-gon making the first run with a solo shot, and eventually, the suspended game was declared. It was established as an official game after the fifth inning, but no rainfall call was made as the away team Samsung scored first and KIA had to be given a chance to attack. After continuing the first game at the top of the sixth inning at 4 p.m. on the 22nd, it became a schedule to play the second game immediately. However, it is not known until now whether it will proceed normally.
If the game is postponed in rain, the first game and the second game will be delayed by one day to the 23rd. The entire schedule of the Korean Series will also be delayed by one day, and the third and fourth games will be held at Daegu Lions Park from the 25th to the 26th. If the game is not over within the fourth game, he will play the 5th to 7th games in Gwangju from the 28th to the 30th.
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