The NC Dinos took another blowout victory over the Lotte Giants on Thursday, defeating the team 11-4. The game, hosted by the Giants at the Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea, saw the Dinos get up by 10 runs before the Giants scored.
The top-ranked Dinos scored 10 runs in the first four innings of play. The first four runs came in the opening frame against starting pitcher Lee Seung-heon. Hits from No Jin-hyuk, Kang Jin-sung and Ji Suk-hoon all scored runs in the inning.
Lee was pulled an inning later. The short appearance was enough to give Lee the loss for the game, making his 2020 record 3-2.
The scoring picked back up in the third inning for the Dinos. The team put down three more runs in the inning. The scoring started with a two-run home run from Yang Eui-ji which made the score 6-0. Later in the inning, a hit from Kim Chan-hyung scored another run.
The lead moved into double digits an inning later after Na Sung-bum hit a home run and hits from Aaron Altherr and Kang Jin-sung scored runs.
Dinos pitcher Drew Rucinski was taken out of play after five innings. Leaving the Giants scoreless in his appearance, Rucinski was given his 19th win of the season.
The final run from the Dinos came in the eighth, as No Jin-hyuk drove home a runner with a hit.
Giants Score Runs Late
The Giants started to score late in the game, putting runs down against reliever Ryu Jin-wook in the seventh inning. Han Dong-hee scored the first run for the team with a solo home run.
A sacrifice fly ball later in the inning from Son Ah-seop scored another runner.
Two errors allowed runs to score against the Dinos in the eighth inning.
Giants To Finish Season on Friday
The Giants will finish their 2020 season on Friday with a game against the Kia Tigers. The first pitch for that game, as well as the others scheduled for Friday, is set for 6:30PM KST (5:30AM EDT).
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The KT Wiz won a nearly one-sided performance on Thursday, defeating the Hanhwa Eagles 12-1.
After putting down five runs in the opening inning, the Doosan Bears cruised to a 9-2 win over the Kia Tigers.
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