“It’s not like we can do anything about it…”

The NC Dinos snapped a two-game losing streak with a 16-1 victory over the Daejeon Hanwha on April 15 in a rain-cold game in the bottom of the seventh inning. After taking an early lead with a six-run big inning in the second inning, NC added single runs in the third and fourth innings to extend the lead to 8-1.

However, dark clouds gathered in the middle of the game and rain began to fall in the bottom of the fourth inning. With rain forecast for the entire afternoon, NC could have easily turned a seven-run lead into a no-hitter.

NC starting pitcher Shin Min-hyuk is usually a fast-pitch pitcher, but the rain forced him to shorten his pitches. As soon as he got the ball from the catcher, 안전놀이터 he barely took a breath and went straight to work. Shin Min-hyuk struck out three in a row in the fourth and fifth innings to make the game official, and NC won due to a rain call in the seventh inning.

When asked if he was concerned about the rainout, NC head coach Kang In-hwa laughed and said, “It’s not something we can do anything about,” before adding, “I thought the players would be more impatient after the early score.

Jeon Jeong-do told the players that he wanted them to play normally without rushing.”

“I thought that if we tried to finish the fifth inning quickly because the score was up, the pitcher might be shaky,” Kang said, but Shin Min-hyuk took it upon himself to speed up the pitching tempo. “He’s very smart,” Kang smiled. On the day, Shin earned his third win of the season with six innings of five-hit ball, striking out six and walking one.

The offense exploded for 16 runs on 20 hits, and the bullpen was saved by a rain delay after Choi Sung-young recorded two outs in the bottom of the seventh. “It was a good game in that aspect,” Kang said. We have to play KIA (the top contender in Changwon) on the weekend, and I think it will be helpful to minimize the bullpen consumption in the future.”

Meanwhile, NC faced Hanwha left-hander Ricardo Sanchez and fielded the following starting lineup: Son Asub (right fielder), 파워볼실시간 Seo Ho-cheol (third baseman), Park Gun-woo (designated hitter), Matt Davidson (first baseman), Kwon Hee-dong (left fielder), Kim Sung-wook (center fielder), Kim Hyung-joon (catcher), Kim Joo-won (shortstop), and Do Tae-hoon (second baseman). It’s the same batting order for the third straight game, with Son As-seob moving to right field and Park Gun-woo moving to designated hitter. The starting pitcher is Kyle Hart.