The 11th showdown of the season between the Doosan Bears and the KIA Tigers in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League, which was scheduled to be held at 6:30 p.m. on the 5th, was canceled due to rain at 6:55 p.m.
Jamsil Stadium, which boasted clear skies, suddenly poured heavy rain from 6 p.m. Beyond the outfield, he boasted a beautifully clouded autumn sky, but only the ground sky of Jamsil Stadium was covered with dark clouds and poured heavy rain. Curiously, rain clouds were concentrated near Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, where Jamsil Stadium is located on the weather radar. While the sun was setting in the sky beyond the outfield, there was even a rare scene of rain.
The home team Doosan hurriedly installed a tarpaulin on the infield ground and watched the weather situation. However, due to the continued rain, water puddles were formed throughout the bullpen, outfield warning tracks, and fouls on the first and third bases, and even if the rain stopped, it was expected to take quite a long time to maintain the ground.
The game was eventually canceled due to rain at 6:55 p.m. Fans who entered the stadium sighed, and Doosan players came to the ground to greet fans who were waiting for the start of the game. Doosan veteran trio Huh Kyung-min, Jung Soo-bin, and Yang Seok-hwan performed a rain ceremony around the infield to soothe fans’ disappointment. 슬롯머신
Water bombs poured into the KIA game. KIA is the team that canceled the most rain in the KBO League this season. He played 108 games, the smallest of the 10 clubs, with 36 games left. The game gap with Kiwoom (124 games), which uses the dome stadium as its home, reached 16 games. The game was expected to proceed smoothly on the day, but the 21st rain cancellation was confirmed due to unexpected weather conditions.
The difference between fourth-ranked KIA and third-ranked SSG is 1.5 games, and they are slightly ahead of fifth-ranked NC in terms of winning rate. Furthermore, the gap with sixth-ranked Doosan is only three games. As the KIA game, which is at the center of the mid-tier fight, has been canceled due to rain, the fight for fifth place in the 2023 KBO League is expected to be unknown until the end of the season.
Meanwhile, it is a welcome cancellation for Doosan, which is in a nine-game losing streak. Choi Won-joon, who was the second-ranked player with the most losses (9 losses) this season, had to play nine consecutive games, including one doubleheader, from the 3rd to the 10th, but he took a breather due to local heavy rains.