‘Burning Friday’ home run show in the Masan sky

Kim Hyung-joon→Park Gun-woo→Kwon Hee-dong→Davidson shot like a firecracker

On a fiery Friday night, NC batters lit up the Changwon NC Park sky with home runs. Leading home run hitter Matt Davidson homered for the second straight game, while Hee-dong Kwon homered for the second straight game for the first time in four years. Kim Hyung-joon and Park Gun-woo also contributed to the home run show.

The NC Dinos cruised to a 9-2 victory over the Kiwoom Heroes in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Changwon NC Park on Wednesday. Starter Kyle Hart pitched seven innings with 96 pitches to earn the win, and the bats took the pressure off him with four home runs. It was also a celebration for the 8579 fans who attended the game.

NC opened the scoring in the first inning with an RBI single by Park Gun-woo and then broke Kiwoom’s mound with long balls from the second inning on. First, Kim Hyung-joon hit a two-run home run to left field with one out in the second inning. It was Kim’s first home run of the second half and his first in seven games. It was Kim’s 13th home run of the season. He has hit 12 home runs in the last three years, and 13 this year.

In the third inning, Park Gun-woo led off with a home run. It was just two days after his multi-homer game against Samsung Electronics on the 10th. Park needs just one more home run to record the most home runs in a season since joining the NC. He previously hit 10 home runs in 2022 and 12 in 2023.

With the bases loaded in the third inning, Kwon Hee-dong hit a two-run home run. Hee-dong Kwon homered for the second straight game after hitting a home run against Samsung on the 11th. It was his first two-game home run streak in four years since 2020. In 2020, Kwon homered in three consecutive games from June 27 against Doosan in Jamsil to June 30 against Lotte in Changwon, and before that, he homered in two consecutive games on May 31 against Samsung Electronics in Daegu and June 2 against Changwon SK (SSG).

In the seventh inning, with an 8-0 lead, Davidson, who leads the league in home runs, also set off fireworks. Davidson, who led off the inning with a 0-2 pitch 메이저사이트 count, pulled three pitches and launched a solo shot to left field. It was Davidson’s second straight home run since June 11 against Samsung Electronics. It was the second time in two weeks that Davidson homered in back-to-back games after hitting back-to-back homers on June 27 against Gochuk Kiwoom and June 28 against Changwon LG.

After the game, head coach Kang In-hwa said, “Hart played his role perfectly, throwing seven scoreless innings to set the stage for our victory. In the batting lineup, Kim Hyung-joon did his part in the offense with three hits, including a home run, and Park Gun-woo also led the team’s offense to victory.”

“I think we were able to win today’s game thanks to the fans who came to the stadium and cheered loudly. I’m happy and grateful that we were able to give them the gift of victory,” said Park.

Kim Hyung-jun added, “We didn’t win the first series in the second half of the year, so I’m glad we were able to give our fans the gift of victory at home. Before the game, coach Kang In-hwa talked about timing, and I think that led to a good result today. I’m grateful to the coach for his help. Hart pitched well and helped us win the game. I hope to continue to play well and help the team advance to fall baseball,” said Hart.

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