The match between the KIA Tigers and LG Twins, scheduled to be held at the Seoul Jamsil Stadium on the 5th, was canceled due to rain.
On this day, droplets started to fall in Seoul from the morning, and in the morning, spring rain fell steadily at Jamsil Stadium. The stadium was covered with a tarpaulin, and puddles formed on the warning track in front of the infield and outfield fences.
However, Park Jong-hoon, the KBO game operations committee chair, waited as long as possible. Initially, he said he would monitor the situation until 1 p.m., but he decided to observe the amount of rain until the game's start time of 2 p.m. As a result, LG attempted not to allow fans into the stadium, but opened the stands from 1 p.m. to begin allowing fans in.
KIA's coach Lee Beom-ho, whose team is dealing with many injuries including Kim Do-young and Kim Sun-bin, noted during an interview with reporters, "It's only comforting when the decision to cancel is made," looking up at the sky.
LG revealed its starting lineup: Hong Chang-ki (right fielder), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop), Kim Hyun-soo (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (catcher), Ham Chang-keun (left fielder), and Park Hae-min (center fielder). The starting pitcher was Chiri-nos. KIA set its starting lineup with Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Lee Woo-sung (left fielder), Na Sung-bum (right fielder), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Wisdom (first baseman), Byun Woo-hyuk (third baseman), Kim Gyu-seong (second baseman), Kim Tae-gun (catcher), and Park Jeong-woo (center fielder). The starting pitcher was Ollar.
Around 12:30 p.m., it seemed that the amount of rain was decreasing, but the rain thickened again, and shortly after 1 p.m., the rainout was announced. With the cancellation of the game, Ham Chang-keun’s first start of the season was canceled, and Park Chan-ho, who recovered from injury and was registered to the first team, had his return postponed by a day.
The canceled game will be rescheduled later. The KBO announced on the 4th that to enhance safety management during crowded audiences, the doubleheader non-scheduling period will be extended to April 13 (Sunday). Given the anticipated spectator concentration during weekend games, the KBO and the 10 clubs will take time to review and prepare for necessary measures when doubleheaders are held.
Starting from April 18 (Friday), if games are canceled on Fridays or Saturdays, a doubleheader will be held (no doubleheaders will be scheduled from June 2 to August 31). If a Friday game is canceled, a doubleheader will be scheduled for Saturday, and if a Saturday game is canceled, a doubleheader will be scheduled for Sunday, with only the possibility of one doubleheader per week. If only one game of a Saturday doubleheader is held, another doubleheader will be rescheduled for Sunday. Meanwhile, for Children's Day matches, if games are scheduled on Monday during a nine-game series, doubleheaders will not be scheduled the following day if games on May 2 (Friday) or May 3 (Saturday) are canceled.
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