Rain Causes Giants and Bears To End In Tie

The Lotte Giants and Doosan Bears had their 1-1 game abruptly finished in the sixth inning on Saturday after rain halted play. The game went under a rain delay for 40 minutes before it was cancelled at the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.

Due to the game only making it into the sixth inning, only the starting pitchers made appearances on the mound. Giants starter Noh Kyung-eun pitched five innings, giving up three hits and one run. Bears pitcher Raul Alcantara pitched six innings, allowing six hits and one run. Alcantara also earned six strikeouts in his appearance.

The Bears got their run in the third inning, as Park Se-hyuk scored a solo home run to get the lead. Park’s home run was his fourth of the season, matching the amount he earned in the 2019 season.

Answering back in the fifth, a sacrifice fly from Giants first-baseman Jung Hoon scored a run to tie the game up.

Giants Remain Tied With The Wiz

The Giants have had an explosive week, as the Busan squad hasn’t lost in the month of August yet. The team is rising up the rankings, currently tied with the KT Wiz, who have an identical 38-35-1 record.

The Bears will host the Giants one more time this week as the teams are set to play on Sunday at 5:00PM KST (4:00AM EDT). Like Saturday’s game, rain has the potential to intervene.

Around The KBO

The SK Wyverns got a 4-2 lead over the Samsung Lions, although after five innings of play rain halted the competition.

The Kiwoom Heroes had a stellar night on the mound, as starter Eric Jokisch along with relievers Ahn Woo-jin and Kim Sang-su pitched a shutout performance through eight innings. The team cruised to a 5-1 victory over the LG Twins. 

Coming back from a two-run deficit, a home run from Preston Tucker and a hit from Yoo Min-sang put the Kia Tigers up 3-2, defeating the NC Dinos. The fifth-ranked Tigers will look to sweep their series against the top-ranked Dinos on Sunday.

A game between the KT Wiz and the Hanhwa Eagles was rained out at the Hanhwa Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea. The game was the second-straight that the teams have missed due to weather. The teams will play Sunday, with a Monday game also being added to the calendar to make up for a lost game.