The sixth-ranked KIA Tigers 61 wins, 2 draws, 61 losses, the fifth-ranked SSG Landers 64 wins, 2 draws, 62 losses, and the third-ranked NC Dinos 68 wins, 2 draws, 55 losses faced negative factors such as injuries to their main players. In a situation where the ranking battle is fierce, the aftermath of losing one axis of power is likely to be small.

 

KIA, whose 34-year-old Na Sung-beom was diagnosed with hamstring damage for 12 weeks on the 19th and was "out of the season," even Choi Hyung-woo was injured on the 24th. In the match against KT Wiz in Gwangju, he fell while running to first base in the bottom of the seventh inning, and as a result of the examination, he was found to need surgery for a broken collarbone.

 

An official from the KIA club said on the 25th, "Choi Hyung-woo was diagnosed with a left clavicle fracture and damage to the shoulder joint. It will take four months to rehabilitate, he said. Na Sung-bum is a key hitter for KIA, with a batting average of 0.365, 18 homers, 57 RBIs in 58 games, and Choi Hyung-woo with a batting average of 0.302, 17 homers and 81 RBIs in 121 games. For KIA, which collapsed with one win and three losses in four games without Na Sung-beom, Choi Hyung-woo's additional departure is even more painful.

 

SSG will not be able to use its main starting pitcher Kirk McCarty 28 for the rest of the regular season. After the second inning of the Incheon Lotte Giants match on the 23rd, he was replaced early due to pain in his right radiative muscle. According to the examination results, it is necessary to rest for two weeks. SSG, which is at the bottom of the team's ERA ERA in September 10th, 6.26, is hit hard by McCarty's departure from 24 games this year, having played his part with 9 wins and 5 losses and ERA of 3.39. 스포츠중계

 

NC's main third baseman Seo Ho-cheol 27 fractured his nose after being hit by Kim Kang-ryul's pitch in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Doosan Bears in Changwon on the 24th. Seo Ho-chul, who has a batting average of 0.293, three home runs and 38 RBIs in 101 games this year, is indispensable to the lineup. An NC official said, "We diagnosed it as a situation where surgery is necessary. "After checking the player's condition, we will decide whether to register and participate through an internal meeting."