Lee Yong-joon completed his role as the starting pitcher today. In the batting lineup, (Matt) Davidson’s three hits, including a home run, laid the foundation for his team’s victory.”토토사이트
NC Dinos manager Kang In-kwon, who saved the flame of autumn baseball by winning four consecutive games, applauded the players.
NC, led by head coach Kang, beat manager Hong Won-ki’s Kiwoom Heroes 11-5 in the 2024 professional baseball KBO League regular season home game at Changwon NC Park on the 3rd.
NC, which has won four consecutive games, has 56 wins, two draws and 65 losses, continuing its quest to advance to the post season. The team remains in ninth place, but is four games behind KT Wiz (62 wins, two draws and 63 losses), which ranks fifth in the fall baseball league.
The NC Dinosaurs pushed Kiwoom hard from the beginning. In the bottom of the first inning, Kim hit a timely RBI single that flows in the right field after hitting the second base with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, which led to Seo Ho-cheol’s pitch and Davison’s fly ball to the opponent team’s left field’s catch error. With runners on the first and second bases with two outs, Shin Jae-hwan and Kim Joo-won also hit a timely RBI single to center field and an RBI single to center field, respectively.
NC, which gained momentum, continued its scoring streak in the bottom of the second inning. Seo Ho-cheol hit an RBI timely hit with one out and a runner on the second base, which was completed with Han Seok-hyun’s heavy hit and Park Min-woo’s sacrifice bunt. With one out and a runner on the first base, Davison drew a two-run arch to the left with a distance of 135 meters. Davison’s 40th shot of the season. This home run will mark Davison’s 40th home run in four years since Mel Rojas Jr. (KT Wiz, 47th home run) in 2020.
NC then gave up two runs in the top of the third inning with Lee Ju-hyung’s two-run shot, but it did not falter anymore. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Kim Hyung-joon hit an RBI timely hit to the right with two outs and a third base made by Kim Joo-won’s double. In the bottom of the sixth inning, when Davison hit a double to the right after two outs, Kwon Hee-dong hit a timely RBI double.
Since then, NC has scored three more points in the bottom of the eighth inning by combining Kim Hwi-jip’s timely RBI single, Chun Jae-hwan’s timely RBI single, and Kim Joo-won’s timely RBI single. In the top of the ninth inning, Lee Seung-won’s timely RBI single to left center and Ko Young-woo’s timely double to left the two-run game gave up a total of three points, but the trend was not affected.
Starting pitcher Lee Yong-joon showed stellar performance. By throwing 86 balls, he allowed five hits, one homer, four strikeouts, and two runs during six innings to secure his second win (two losses) this season. Davidson (three hits, one homer, two RBIs in five times at bat) stood out among the batters. Other well-wishers included Kwon Hee-dong (two hits and one RBI in four times at bat), Chun Jae-hwan (three hits and two RBIs in five times at bat), Kim Hui-jip (two hits and two RBIs in three times at bat), and Kim Ju-won (two hits and two RBIs in five times at bat).
After the game, NC manager Kang In-kwon said through the club, “Lee Yong-joon did his part as a starting pitcher today. In the batting lineup, Davison’s three hits, including a home run, laid the foundation for the team’s victory. We were able to win with the concentration of the batters.”
“Thanks to the fans who cheered me up loud today, I was able to show good performance,” coach Kang said, “I want to thank the fans for their loud support.”
Meanwhile, NC, which aims to secure five consecutive wins and three consecutive winnings series through Friday’s game, will have left-hander Kyle Hart (12 wins, 2 losses, 2.35 ERA) as its starting pitcher. In response, Kiwoom announced left-hander Enmanuel de Hayesus (11 wins, 10 losses, 3.44 ERA).