The clock of Kyle Hart (32), a foreign pitcher of the NC Dinos in the pro baseball league, has been suspended as of April 31. Hart gained momentum by winning his 10th game of the season by pitching seven innings of three hits, no outs and no runs against Kiwoom in Gocheok, but suddenly disappeared in August.
Due to cold body aches, the originally scheduled starting lineup against Sajik Lotte on the 6th failed. He then prepared to return to the first team in time for the match against Samsung in Changwon on the 18th after recovering from the expiration of the first team entry on the 8th. However, the aftereffects of the cold body aches lasted long enough to receive fluids, and the schedule was delayed than planned.
Hearts, who were re-established their plan to return this weekend after returning to action through the Futures League’s Lotte match, which was scheduled to be held at Sajik Stadium on the 20th. However, the game was canceled due to rain, and the schedule was changed again. NC manager Kang In-kwon thought he would need one real game in the Futures League, but when the game was canceled, Hart threw 22 pitches with bullpen pitching and showed his willingness to start against Cheongju Hanwha on the 22nd.
“Whether it’s Futures or the first team, I think it will be the same. I think it will be better for him to get used to the first team soon. Up to 70 pitches are possible,” Kang said. “Heart also seems to have thought that the team is in a difficult situation. I’m worried because of the long hiatus, but I think it will be okay because it’s not an injury to my arm or body.” Before winning the match against Hanwha on Monday, NC lost 11 consecutive games, the most ever among its teams, falling to 10th place for the first time in this season.
Fortunately, the NC Dinosaurs lost 11 consecutive games on Tuesday and came out last in a day. Hearts will be able to have a comeback match to ease the burden of losing consecutive games for a long time. However, as the match against Hanwha in Cheongju was canceled due to rain on Tuesday, the venue and the opponent team both changed. He will return to the game against No. 1 Kia Tigers at Changwon NC Park on Sunday.
Hart was the weakest in the three games against KIA this year with one win, two losses and an earned run average (ERA) of 6.19. He had his first loss since his 먹튀검증 KBO league debut with six hits (one homer) and one walk, three strikeouts and six runs (four earned runs) in five innings at the Gwangju game on April 20, and suffered the loss at the Changwon game on May 9, with six hits (one homer) and three walks, five strikeouts and five runs in five innings at the Changwon game. This is the season’s most earned run game by an individual.
However, he overcame his natural enemy by winning his first game with quality start of six innings, four hits (one homer) and two walks, six strikeouts and two runs at the Gwangju game on April 25. Kia has been on the rise with eight wins and two losses in 10 games including six consecutive wins, and it will be a difficult game as it is a return match with the number of pitches limited to 70 pitches, but just the return of Hearts is reassuring for NC.
Personally, Hart is expected to take six additional mound in the remaining 30 games of this season. If he recovers his condition quickly, he can continue to challenge himself to the Triple Crown as a pitcher. Hart, who has recorded 10 wins and two losses with a 2.34 strikeout and 143 ERA in 21 games (131 innings) this season, had a triple crown pace by ranking first in multiple wins, ERA and strikeouts through July.
There was a gap of three weeks, but the Triple Crown is still in sight. The ERA, which is the record for percentage, remains at the top, but the cumulative total of wins and strikeouts have been eliminated from the top spot. The ERA is tied for fifth, two wins behind top-ranked Won Tae-in (12 wins), and the strikeouts have fallen to third, eight losses behind top-ranked Enmanuel de Hayesus (151 wins).
However, there is a gap that Hart cannot keep up with in the rest of the season. If Hart manages to pull off the Triple Crown by banking on his hindsight, he deserves even more recognition as it is a season of extreme batting and pitching. He could be a rival to Kim Do-young, who became the youngest player in the history of the Major League with 30 homers and 30 steals in at least a game. It is all the more interesting that the opponent team for Hart’s return match is KIA. The two players had nine showdowns this year, with a batting average of 6255 (five hits in eight at-bats) and one homerun, Kim showed strong performance.
