Hanwha Eagles flagship hitter Noh Si-hwan will eventually be the sixth batter for the first time in the season.
Hanwha made a starting lineup with Esteban Floral (center fielder), Ha Joo-seok (striker), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Lee Jin-young (right fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Choi In-ho (designated hitter), Choi Jae-hoon (fosu), and Hwang Young-mook (second baseman) against the Gwangju KIA Tigers on the 7th.
It is notable that Noh Si-hwan, a star player, entered the sixth batting order for the first time in this season. Noh was the fourth hitter in most of this season. The only exception was that he was the fifth hitter in the match against the Samsung Lions in Daegu on April 6 and the third hitter in the match against the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on April 8.
In 62 games this season, Noh had a batting average of 0.227, 11 homers, 40 RBIs, 37 runs scored, and an OPS of 0.731. The recent 10 games have been even more serious. He had three hits in 36 times at bat with a batting average of 83. During the period, he had five RBIs and two steals, but Hanwha was not satisfied. At the match against KIA in Gwangju on Sunday, he had no hit in three times at bat and one walk, failing to rebound.
Still, coach Kim Kyung-moon sends his unique trust to the team. Ahead of Thursday's game, he encouraged Noh to play defense as strong as possible on third base." He said he would wait until Noh's batting ability regains. While waiting, he expects to deploy him in No. 6 and rebound. Kia's starting pitcher on the day is Adam Oler, its second starting pitcher. It is not easy.
Ahead of the game on the 7th, head coach Kim Kyung-moon said, "I'm not making a mark right now, but I just put it in the back." I'm not the type to change the batting order of the signboards well, but I hope Noh Si-hwan will relieve the burden as much as possible and play in the game. 스포츠토토