Kia won the match against the NC Dinos 2-0 at Changwon NC Park on Sunday. It had its 71st win (two draws and 47 losses) this season, widening its gap versus the second-ranked Samsung Lions (65 wins, two draws and 54 losses) by 6.5 games.메이저사이트
Kia had a valuable victory in a fierce competition among pitchers. However, Kia did not enjoy the victory to its fullest.
NC`s offense occurred in the bottom of the sixth inning. Matt Davidson, the leadoff hitter, hit KIA starter James Nail on the chin. He gave up the nail that he was trying to catch, took off his glove, and ran to the dugout.
Kia has replaced its pitcher with Kwak Do-gyu. Having taken the batter’s box, Davidson changed to pinch runner Choi Jeong-won.
Nails were examined immediately at a hospital. As the player was hit on the face, the result was not released immediately. The part that was hit on the face was not good and the batting speed was fast, so KIA could even leave the regular season in the worst case scenario.
Kia won the match 2-0 with no nails taken out. On the day, Kia listed the starting lineup in the order of Choi Won-joon (center fielder), Han Jun-su (designated hitter), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Socrates Brito (left fielder), Na Sung-bum (right fielder), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Lee Woo-sung (first baseman), Kim Tae-gun (catcher), and Park Chan-ho (striker). Park Chan-ho had two hits and scored the finishing RBI, displaying perfect performance.
While both teams remained scoreless until the fourth inning, Kia scored first in the top of the fifth inning. After Kim had a hit, it successfully stole the bases with one out. The team even had two outs, but Park Chan-ho’s timely hit scored the first run.
In the ninth inning, Lee Woo-sung’s walk, sacrifice bunt, and Park Chan-ho’s hit made it to third base with one out, and Choi Won-jun’s sacrifice fly scored an additional point.
Although the batters were somewhat silent, KIA kept Kwak Do-gyu (1 ⅓ scoreless), Jeon Sang-hyun (1 ⅔ scoreless), and Jung Hae-young (1 inning scoreless) in turn despite the sudden drop in nails, keeping the rest of the innings scoreless.
Nail became the winning pitcher on the day as she left the mound at the bottom of the sixth inning with a 1-0 lead. She garnered her 12th win (five losses) this season, and tied for first in multiple wins along with Won Tae-in.
With 22 games to go before the regular season, Kia needs to make a spurt to win the title. Despite negative developments in starting pitchers everywhere, Kia has maintained its lead in this season. However, its ace pitcher’s injury, which has come to an end this season, is getting heavier than ever.