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| The first wild card game between NC and Samsung held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 6th. In the top of the fifth inning, NC Kim Hyung-joon hit a solo home run against Samsung Furado. Even after allowing a home run. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.10.06/ |
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It was hard for him to make it to the fall baseball league.
The NC Dinos frenzy continues in the postseason. He started the second wild-card upset series in history by sinking even the Samsung Lions' proud ace Furado.
NC won the first wild card game against Samsung 4-1 at Lions Park in Daegu on the 6th, marking the first game with a victory, bringing the series to square one. No. 4 Samsung must win one and No. 5 NC must win two to advance to the semi-playoff.
In the history of the wild-card series, the only case in the Upset series was the second consecutive win by the fifth-ranked KT Wiz against the fourth-ranked Doosan Bears last year. NC has set the stage for the Upset Series for the second consecutive year.
NC's batters started hunting Furado with an active offensive from the beginning. Even after the breaking ball control was shaken, he couldn't escape the trap set by NC.
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| In the first wild card game between NC and Samsung held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 6th, Samsung's Choi Won-tae is sending NC Davison to the mound in the top of the 7th inning. Daegu=Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.06/ |
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| Samsung center fielder Kim Ji-chan is unable to catch NC Davison's ball in the top of the fifth inning with two outs and runners on the first and third bases at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 6th. Daegu=Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.06/ |
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In the top of the first inning, the first batter Kim Joo-won pulled his second fastball and made a deep fly to right-center to inform the bench that it was a `ball worth hitting.'
In the fast ball count after one out, Choi Won-joon, Park Gun-woo, Davidson easily scored the first run with three consecutive hits. 1-0.
In the top of the second inning, the leader Lee Woo-sung opened the water by hitting a double that hit the left fence with a perfect rotation on Furado's high ball of 145km on the first pitch. Following Seo Ho-chul's sacrifice bunt, third baseman Lee Woo-sung homered when Kim Hwi-jip grounded out in front of the slow third baseman, making it 2-0.
NC, which failed the chance in the third and fourth innings, ran 3-0 with a solo home run slightly over the left fence after Kim Hyung-joon pulled Hurado's 145km high ball in the top of the fifth inning. Davison's timely double over the fence with a one-out, first and second base made by Kim Joo-won and Choi Won-jun's consecutive hits made 4-0.
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| In the first wild card game between NC and Samsung at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 6th, NC Koo Chang-mo catches a ground ball in front of Samsung Koo Ja-wook's pitcher and throws it to first base in the bottom of the fourth inning. Daegu=Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.06/ |
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On the mound, starter Koo Chang-mo was a guardian deity.
He finished six innings with only 75 pitches amid aggressive pitching, giving up five hits, no four outs, and three strikeouts against 22 batters. The only loss was the solo home run allowed by Lee Sung-kyu in the fifth inning.
From the seventh inning, NC put Kim Young-kyu, former civilian, and Kim Jin-ho in one inning each to tie up Samsung's batters and keep the victory by three points.
Samsung starter Furado threw 104 pitches against 30 batters in six ⅔ innings, allowing four runs on nine hits and three walks, including a home run, and suffered a loss in his first fall baseball. The moment Samsung manager Park Jin-man's ominous hunch, "I'm worried because it's my first time in autumn baseball," became a reality.
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| In the first wild card game between NC and Samsung at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 6th, Koo Chang-mo of NC with two outs and a first base is heading to the dugout after dealing with Samsung Diaz with a ground ball to the first base in the bottom of the 6th inning. Daegu=Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.06/ |
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Samsung's failure to attack the NC mound was due to Kim Sung-yoon, Koo Ja-wook, Diaz, and Kim Young-woong's left-handed lineup, which coach Park Jin-man picked as a key player before the game, failed to use their strength at an important moment. In particular, MVP candidate Diaz was silent with no hits in four at-bats, including a double play in the ninth inning. Koo Ja-wook also bowed his head without a hit in four at-bats.
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| In the first wild card game between NC and Samsung at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 6th, all NC players are sharing high fives with Davison after finishing the inning without losing a point in the bottom of the 8th inning. Daegu=Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.06/ |
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With nine consecutive wins at the end of the season, he has continued his relentless strides by continuing his 10-game winning streak until Game 1 of the NC Wild Card Series, which dramatically kicked the KT Wiz out of the game. Before the game, NC players said "I think I'll win again today."He broke down even Furado with confidence that he would only play today with nothing to lose. If 11 consecutive wins become a reality in the second game, the completion of the Upset Series and advance to the semi-playoff will be made.
Reporter Jung Hyun-seok hschung@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
