NC Dinos' 'Captain' Park Min-woo (infielder) was removed from the starting lineup due to pain in his left hand middle finger. Kwon Hee-dong took over the leadoff role in place of Park Min-woo.
NC configured their starting lineup for the away game against the Samsung Lions on the 27th at Daegu Samsung Lions Park with left fielder Kwon Hee-dong, shortstop Kim Joo-won, right fielder Son Ah-seop, first baseman Matt Davidson, designated hitter Park Gun-woo, catcher Kim Hyung-jun, second baseman Do Tae-hoon, third baseman Kim Hwi-jip, and center fielder Park Si-won.
On the 26th, Park Min-woo reached base with a single to right field with one out in the second inning against Samsung in Daegu. After stealing second and third base consecutively, he scored on Kim Joo-won's sacrifice fly to left field. However, he injured his left hand middle finger during the process of the stolen base.
Before the game on the 27th, manager Lee Ho-jun said, 'Park Min-woo has a bruise on his left hand middle finger. The pain is worse today than yesterday. We excluded him for the sake of player protection.' He also noted, 'Park Min-woo's success in stealing two bases yesterday changed the atmosphere. At this point, it's not serious enough for a hospital visit, but we will have to see how he feels after resting today.'
Lee Ho-jun stated, 'Kwon Hee-dong, who has a good on-base percentage, will bat first. We will go with the lineup brought by hitting coaches Jo Young-hoon and Jeon Min-soo as it is. The results haven't been bad, and as a former hitting coach, I know well how much they think and prepare. Most importantly, the results are good.' NC achieved their first complete game with all starters hitting the previous day.
Manager Lee Ho-jun praised Kim Jin-ho, who pitched two scoreless innings as the third pitcher, saying, 'It was his first appearance of the season, and he really did well.'
Currently, the damage from wildfires continues in Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam, and Ulsan. Looking up at the sky, manager Lee Ho-jun expressed, 'It's chaos because of the wildfires, but I thought it was really lucky to hear that it would rain today. We need more rain,' hoping for the wildfire damage to not worsen.
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