The lowest ranked NC Dinos in professional baseball won the 'Ace Showdown' with the leader SSG Landers.



NC ace Dru Luchinski scored two runs in seven innings to win the game, while SSG ace Kwang-Hyeon Kim suffered a bitter taste of his first defeat as he got caught up in a defensive error.



NC won the home match against SSG 6-2 at Changwon NC Park today (the 7th).



In the beginning of the second inning, Luchinsky allowed Jae-Won Lee to hit on the ball to give him the lead, but at the end of the second inning, taking advantage of the opponent's error parade, he scored five goals and overturned the game.



NC made an infield ground ball in the no-out first and third bases made by Nick Martini and Hyung-Jun Yoon's consecutive hits, but SSG second baseman Joo-Hwan Choi made a catching mistake and made the tie.



In the next no-out opportunity at 1st and 2nd base, opponent starter Kim Gwang-hyeon, who caught Seo Ho-cheol's bunt hit, made a bad throw at third base, and second base runner Hyung-jun Yoon stepped home and succeeded in a 2-1 comeback.



In the continued one-out first and second base opportunities, Park Min-woo swept the left center and hit a double at the right time.



NC kept pushing.

Min-Woo Park attempted to steal third base, and SSG catcher Jae-Won Lee apologized for third base, and Min-Woo Park entered the home as it was.



Luchinsky conceded a point to Han Yu-seom with a sacrifice fly in the third inning, but tied the rest of the inning.



In the early 7th inning, in the crisis of 2 out 2 and 3 base, he roared by striking out Choi Ji-hoon.



NC added a key to their victory with Yoon Hyung-jun's just-in-time hit from the left center, which broke out at 2nd base on a two-out in the 8th inning.



Luchinski earned his 5th win (4 losses) of the season with 7 innings, 8 hits, 7 strikeouts and 2 runs.



In the batting line, Hyung-Jun Yoon played an active part with 2 hits and 1 RBI in 4 at-bats.



SSG starter Kim Kwang-hyun suffered his first defeat of the season (6 wins) with 7 innings, 5 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts and 5 runs (1 earned run).



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