1 point on 13 bases through KIA → Also, 8th place NC lost 4 consecutive games and 7th place...Koo Chang-mo returned and pitched 3 scoreless innings
Sep 07, 2025
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NC beat the KIA Tigers 2-1 in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Changwon NC Park on the 7th. No. 8 NC rose to No. 7 with 58 wins, six draws and 62 losses in the season. KIA, which was seventh, failed to catch on to its winning streak and fell to eighth place in a day with 58 wins, four draws and 64 losses in the season.
KIA made the starting lineup with Yoon Do-hyun (third baseman), Park Chan-ho (striker), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Na Sung-bum (right wing), Oh Sun-woo (first baseman), Kim Seok-hwan (left wing), Kim Tae-gun (possession), and Kim Ho-ryeong (middle fielder). The starting pitcher is Yang Hyun-jong.
NC faced off with Kim Joo-won (striker), Choi Won-joon (middle fielder), Park Gun-woo (designated hitter), Matt Davison (first baseman), Lee Woo-sung (left fielder), Kim Hyung-joon (fosu), Kim Hwi-jip (third baseman), Chun Jae-hwan (right fielder), and Kim Han-byul (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Koo Chang-mo.
Koo Chang-mo's return match drew attention. The key was whether to play the return match safely without getting sick. Koo Chang-mo will return for the first time in 711 days since the match against KIA in Changwon on September 27, 2023. He was replaced after suddenly complaining of an abnormality in his body while throwing two ⅓ innings, and was out for the season when he was diagnosed with a re-fracture of the ulnar bone in his left forearm after a hospital examination. Koo Chang-mo, who was rehabilitating from the injury, joined Sangmu and chose to solve military problems first.
Koo Chang-mo joined the team shortly after he was discharged from Sangmu in June and thought it would be a great help, but it took time because he asked for more build-up processes. The return has been delayed so far due to symptoms of left elbow muscle clumping during the build-up process. Koo Chang-mo set the limit of 50 pitches on the day and prepared to take the mound.
Koo Chang-mo allowed 50 pitches, four hits, no four outs, and two strikeouts in three innings. The fastball above 150km/h went missing, but he held on with his ability to run the game. He threw 23 fastballs, with a maximum speed of 143km and a minimum speed of 136km. The average speed is 139 kilometers per hour. He mixed 13 sliders (126-134 kilometers per hour), 13 fork balls (126-130 kilometers per hour), and one curve (112 kilometers per hour).
From the fourth inning, Jeon Sa-min (1 ⅓ inning), Bae Jae-hwan (1 ⅔ inning), Ha Joon-young (⅓ inning), Son Joo-hwan (1 ⅔ inning), Kim Jin-ho (1 inning), and Ryu Jin-wook (1 inning) kept the victory.
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KIA's batters played constipation baseball with only one point after getting four outs and eight hits. There are 11 leftovers. Table setters Yoon Do-hyun and Park Chan-ho diligently got on base with two hits each, but it was painful that Kim Sun-bin and Choi Hyung-woo remained silent in the central lineup.
NC, which desperately needed to escape the losing streak, scored the first run in the bottom of the second inning. After one out, Kim Hyung-joon's walk and Kim Hwi-jip's double on the left-field line were combined to get the second and third base opportunities. When Chun Jae-hwan grounded out to shortstop, third baseman Kim Hyung-joon scored to make it 1-0.
Davison scored an extra point in the bottom of the third inning. After one out, Choi Won-joon got on base with a right-handed hit and stole second base, bothering his home KIA. Park Gun-woo's left-handed hit gave him one out and runners on first and third bases. Davison hit a sacrifice fly to right field for a 2-0 run.
KIA continued to lose numerous scoring opportunities. In the top of the third inning, Koo Chang-mo allowed hits to Kim Tae-gun, Yoon Do-hyun and Park Chan-ho, putting him on the verge of loading the bases with one out. Both fastball and forkball were being attacked, but they changed by mixing sliders. Kim Sun-bin completed the mission of 50 pitches in three innings by turning shortstop in-field flyouts and Choi Hyung-woo into left field flies.
In the top of the fifth inning, right fielder Chun Jae-hwan's super catch came out. With two outs and runners on the first and second bases, Kim Sun-bin seemed to hit a timely hit that separated the right-center, but Chun Jae-hwan threw himself and snatched the ball. It was a defense that blocked two runs.
In the top of the sixth inning, NC was lucky. With Ha Joon-young on the verge of loading the bases with one out, Son Joo-hwan took over the mound. Kim Tae-gun's ball bounced slowly toward shortstop, and it would have been difficult for other hitters, but Kim Tae-gun's slow feet allowed him to continue the scoreless relay by handling it as a double play.
KIA followed with Park Chan-ho's home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. And he pressed NC and Ryu Jin-wook with Kim Sun-bin's walk and Choi Hyung-woo's hit. However, Kim Kyu-sung was grounded out to first base, and the game ended as it was. Before Park Chan-ho's home run, it was painful for Yoon Do-hyun to be out at first base in a strike-not-out situation.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
