'What's wrong with the weather?' Samsung Kim Heon-gon's first shot → Chance for first and second base with no outs → Suspended rain at the top of the sixth inning
Oct 21, 2024
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The regular season winner KIA Tigers and the playoff winner Samsung Lions faced off in Game 1 of the 2024 Korean Series at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st. KIA's 'foreign ace' James Nail and Samsung's 'domestic ace' Won Tae-in faced off as starters.
With the rain forecast early on, it was a rough start. It suddenly began to rain heavily before the game began. A super-large tarpaulin covered the entire Champions Field infield at 6 p.m., 30 minutes before the start of the game. After that, when the rain became thinner, the tarp was folded, and when the rain became thicker again, the tarp was repeatedly laid again.
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However, even after the start of the game, the rain did not stop completely. The rain stream was thinned and then thickened again. Batters from both teams also had difficulty finding a sense of it due to the chaotic weather and the temperature that fell sharply due to rain. Tied 0-0 by the end of the fifth inning. As KIA finished attacking in the bottom of the fifth inning, the game was established for now.
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But the rain became thicker. Given the amount of rain that has already fallen, the judges decided that it would be better to stop the game for now, and the teams of both teams withdrew from the ground. Then again the super-large tarpaulin was laid. The suspension of the game was declared at 9:24 p.m.
youll@sportschosun.com
