Участник:"Silently strong" NC...He's consistently maintained the top rank. He'll be in second place
The NC team is strengthening its will before the game.
The heavy footprints of dinosaurs follow.
Professional baseball NC has once again jumped to third place in the league. After winning the position with a victory over Changwon Kiwoom on the 7th, he is enduring a fierce ranking battle. The Dinosaur Corps, which was not even a candidate for the top five before the season, booked a spot for autumn baseball. The goal was to secure the most advantageous starting line in the rest of the season.
the standard of 50%
The winning rate of 50% in the KBO League is considered a basic condition for entering the fall baseball league. For now, the basic ranking is supported only when the margin of victory or defeat is not lost. The current ranking table also seems to draw a line that does not show a 50% winning rate.
NC is a team that has kept this 50% winning rate like a ghost. There has only been one time that he missed 50% since he exceeded 20 games when samples accumulated to some extent. After losing to Gwangju KIA on April 27, he recorded 11 wins and 12 losses. However, he quickly recovered 50% with the next game victory, and the margin has never been negative since then.
Although he has never shown an impact with a big winning streak like Doosan and KIA, his strength to hold out was great. Even when starting pitchers such as Koo Chang-mo, Choi Sung-young, and Lee Jae-hak were hit by a series of injuries, appropriate substitutes appeared and did their part. After losing consecutive games, he showed fast resilience and his ability to find his right track was also shining.
The strong interior will show its true value this September. The stable mound stands out. He ranks first in the league with a monthly ERA of 2.43, and third with a team batting average of 0.283. It has entered a relentless upward trend with eight wins and two losses in the last 10 games.
The NC team is celebrating its victory.
Good son foreigners and native "trust men"
The performance of foreign players, which is essential for good performance, NC has completely solved this task this season. Eric Pedi, who was reborn as a super-special ace in his first season in Korea, is a representative example. He has 18 wins (6 losses) of the season and a 2.21 ERA (37 earned runs in 150⅔ innings). Challenging 20 wins and a one-point ERA, he sees the fourth pitcher triple crown in history and the first foreign player to sweep multiple wins, ERA, and strikeout titles. His performance so far alone is already in KBO foreign history.
It is followed by fielder Jason Martin and substitute foreign pitcher Tanner Turley. Martin survived the adjustment period and kept his fourth batter position with 14 home runs and 72 RBIs, batting .296 (101 hits in 341 at-bats). Tanner has three wins and no losses in five games since joining the team in August, with a 2.37 ERA. The team has never lost four quality starts (more than six innings and less than three earned runs) and four wins and one draw in Tanner's appearance.
It will also add to the strong performance of domestic players. NC's proud rifle unit Son Ah-seop, Park Min-woo and Park Gun-woo show their performance worthy of their reputation. Son Ah-seop is competing for the batting title with a batting average of 0.341 (2nd place), and Park Kun-woo (0.315) and Park Min-woo (0.307) are both batting average in the .300 range. He is ranked first to third in the team's batting average side by side.
It even supports a solid bullpen that others don't envy. Kim Young-kyu (19 hold) and Ryu Jin-wook (16 hold) play a great role as setup men, while Lee Yong-chan will keep the finishing position with 23 saves. The NC bullpen ranks second in the league with a 3.56 ERA.
NC, which beat the falling SSG, even put KT in second place within range. As of the 11th, the gap with KT is only 0.5 games. Of course, the difference between KIA and SSG below is also close at 1.5 games. Every day is an interesting series of wars. Attention should be paid to the "steady" NC that will shine in it. 토토