The professional baseball team NC Dinos continued its undefeated streak this week with a perfect harmony of pitching and batting. Shin Min-hyeok secured a lucky debut complete game victory due to a rain delay.

On the 13th, NC won 4-1 in the fifth rain-shortened game against the Kiwoom Heroes in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' regular season held at Changwon NC Park. With this victory, NC recorded 2 wins and 1 draw in the midweek series against Kiwoom and continued its winning streak with this game, achieving three consecutive wins, bringing their record to 29 wins, 31 losses, and 4 ties. KIA, on the other hand, suffered its second consecutive loss, dropping to 32 wins, 33 losses, and 1 tie, breaking its .500 win rate again.

KIA set its starting lineup with Lee Chang-jin (left fielder), Choi Won-jun (right fielder), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Wisdom (third baseman), Oh Sun-woo (first baseman), Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Kim Ho-ryeong (center fielder), Kim Tae-gun (catcher), and Kim Gyu-seong (second baseman). The starting pitcher was Adam Oller. NC's starting lineup included Kim Joo-won (shortstop), Kwon Hee-dong (left fielder), Park Min-woo (second baseman), Davidson (first baseman), Park Geon-woo (right fielder), Son Ah-seop (designated hitter), Cheon Jae-hwan (center fielder), Kim Hyung-jun (catcher), and Kim Hwi-jip (third baseman). The starting pitcher was Shin Min-hyeok.

NC effectively attacked Oller in the first inning. "If it looks good, we'll stick with this lineup for a while," they reshuffled, and it worked perfectly. After Kim Joo-won's leadoff single, Kwon Hee-dong hit a timely double to right field, giving the team the lead. Park Min-woo’s sacrifice bunt led to a runner on third base with one out, and Davidson's timely hit made it 2-0.

KIA tried hard to catch up. After one out in the third inning, Kim Tae-gun’s single gave them a chance, and it seemed like they were building momentum with another single from Kim Gyu-seong. However, Kim Tae-gun was thrown out trying to stretch from first to third on a remarkable throw by center fielder Cheon Jae-hwan, resulting in two outs. KIA was left wishing they could have capitalized on the opportunity as Lee Chang-jin drew a walk to keep the inning from ending, but they ultimately couldn't score in the third inning. Similarly, NC failed to capitalize on a one-out opportunity in the fourth inning with consecutive hits from Park Geon-woo and Son Ah-seop. In the top of the fifth, KIA's lead-off hitter Park Chan-ho hit a solo home run over the left-center fence on the seventh pitch, a 141 km fastball from NC starter Shin Min-hyeok, marking his third home run of the season.

After that, consecutive singles from Kim Tae-gun and Kim Gyu-seong gave KIA another opportunity with one out and runners on first and second. However, Lee Chang-jin hit into a double play, killing the rally.

The rain began to intensify. During this time, NC completely dismantled Oller. After one out in the fifth, Kim Joo-won walked and stole second base. With Kwon Hee-dong's walk, NC set up a first and second base situation with one out, where Park Min-woo delivered a timely double to right field, extending the lead to 3-1. With Davidson getting hit by a pitch, NC loaded the bases with one out, and Park Geon-woo then hit a large sacrifice fly to center field, bringing the score to 4-1. As the rain became heavier, the umpire called for a game delay after the end of the fifth inning. The official game was in the books by then. The game was suspended at 8:25 p.m. as they spread a large tarpaulin and waited for the rain to stop. However, the rain did not let up, and at 9:12 p.m., a rainout was declared.

Shin Min-hyeok pitched 5 innings, allowing 5 hits (1 home run), 1 walk, 1 strikeout, and gave up 1 run before leaving the mound. With the rainout declared, Shin Min-hyeok achieved a lucky complete game victory, marking his first complete game in his debut.

The lineup adjustment paid off as lead-off hitter Kim Joo-won went 2 for 2 with 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 stolen base, and 2 runs scored. The second batter, Kwon Hee-dong, also contributed with 1 hit, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored, while Park Min-woo, Davidson, and Park Geon-woo in the middle of the order all recorded RBIs, becoming key players.

KIA's starting pitcher Adam Oller lost his control in the first inning and allowed more runs in the fifth just before the game was stopped, resulting in a loss. He finished with 5 innings pitched, allowing 7 hits, 2 walks, 1 hit by pitch, 6 strikeouts, and 4 runs scored, leaving him with regrets.

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