Disappointing 4th place due to injuries to Pedi and Park Geon-woo… NC, all-out effort in the first wild card game
Disappointing 4th place due to injuries to Pedi and Park Geon-woo… NC, all-out effort in the first wild card game
The NC Dinos of professional baseball enter the wild card match against the Doosan Bears with disappointment.
They are in an advantageous situation with one win as they are ranked 4th in the regular season, and they are playing their first postseason game at their home stadium, Changwon NC Park, but the situation is not easy to be just happy about. 카지노사이트
Eric Peddy, the best pitcher in this year's KBO League, is expected to miss the second game of the wild card game on the 20th due to an unexpected injury.
Peddie, who had 20 wins, 6 losses, an ERA of 2.00, and 209 strikeouts this season, suffered a hard hit on his right arm in the game against the KIA Tigers on the 16th.
Fortunately, he was diagnosed with a bruise, but it is possible to monitor his condition further and calculate his post-season appearance schedule.
The replacement starter is Song Myung-ki, who has been in the starting and bullpen positions this year.
Song Myung-ki pitched 82⅓ innings in 17 games as a starter, leaving with 3 wins, 7 losses, and an average ERA of 4.81.
Compared to Brandon Waddell (11 wins, 3 losses, ERA 2.49), who Doosan selected as the starter for Game 2, he is a somewhat inferior starting resource.
This is why NC must make every effort in the first game to prevent a situation where the second game is held.
If NC wins or draws in the first game, they will get a ticket to the semi-playoffs (quasi-PO).
On the 19th, the selection for the first wild card decision was confirmed to be Tanner Turley (NC) and Kwak Bin (Doosan).
In addition, the injury of Park Geon-woo, the built-in third hitter, occurred.
Park Geon-woo was replaced during the game on the 16th due to knee pain and was removed from the first team entry for injection treatment.
It is unclear whether he will be able to return during this postseason.
Park Geon-woo, who forms the strongest 1st to 3rd batting order with Son Ah-seop and Park Min-woo, played an active part in 130 games this year with a batting average of 0.319 (146 hits in 458 at-bats), 12 home runs, 85 RBI, 70 runs, and OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.877.
In addition, NC Dinos must also contend with the sense of loss of missing out on third place in the regular season.
NC, which was in sole 3rd place on the morning of the 16th, was able to skip the wild card game and advance directly to the semi-PO by only getting 1 win and 1 draw in the remaining 2 games.
However, NC lost both of their two games against KIA and missed the opportunity, and in the meantime, SSG Landers won two games in a row against Doosan and won a ticket to the semi-PO.
