NC Dinos to win 4 consecutive games in fall baseball

The NC Dinos' momentum in the fall baseball in 2023 is unusual.

NC won 7-6 in Game 3 of the semi-playoff (semi-PO) against SSG Landers at Changwon NC Park on the 25th.

NC, which pushed SSG to the brink of the cliff by winning the first and second games held in the away game, won the third game and achieved three consecutive wins of Pajuk to take the playoff stage. Including the first game of the wild card game against Doosan, he has won four consecutive games without losing a single game in this postseason.

Above all, NC's four consecutive wins are drawing more attention because it was achieved without Eric Peddy, who is considered the best ace in the league.

Peddy appeared in 30 games in this year's regular season, with 20 wins, 6 losses, 209 strikeouts and a 2.00 ERA. He achieved 20 wins-200 strikeouts in a single season for the first time in 37 years since Sun Dong-yeol (24 wins, 214 strikeouts) of the Haitai Tigers in 1986. Peddy, who ranked No. 1 in multiple wins, ERA and strikeouts this season, is also a strong candidate for MVP. 스포츠토토

NC, which finished fourth in the regular league, naturally had to be Peddy as the first starter in the postseason, but faced an unexpected negative factor. Peddy was bruised in the right arm by Ko Jong-wook's hit against KIA in the regular league on the 16th, and eventually failed to play as the first starter in the postseason.

NC, which faced a crisis, advanced to the semi-PO by overcoming the crisis with the power of the batters and bullpen, although Tanner Tully, who started Game 1 of the wild card game against Doosan, was replaced early with seven hits and five runs in four innings.

However, Peddy failed to play in both the first and second rounds of the semi-PO against SSG. NC manager Kang In-kwon initially predicted Peddy as a starting pitcher for Game 3 of the semi-PO at home, but he urgently changed to Tanner because his physical condition was not perfect.

If NC lost Game 3 of the semi-PO, Peddy was likely to start Game 4, but Peddy's appearance was also delayed as the series ended in Game 3.

If there is no major problem in his physical condition, Peddy will start the first round of the playoffs (PO) against kt on the 30th.

Peddy recovering from his injury.

NC's current momentum is sky high. Above all, it was an unexpected achievement to win four consecutive postseason games without Peddy. Thanks to the propaganda, Peddy had plenty of time to rest. If Peddy returns healthy and shows powerful pitching, NC can even look to advance to the Korean Series.

However, behind the victory lies invisible fatigue. NC was overloaded with the bullpen as the ace failed to take the mound in the wild card game and semi-PO.

Tanner played only six innings in two postseason games, and Song Myung-ki, who started the second round of the semi-PO, was also replaced early with two runs in three innings, which resulted in starting pitchers failing to do their part.

Pilseung Group Kim Young-kyu, Ryu Jin-wook, and closer Lee Yong-chan played in all postseason games and threw the ball with all their might. If Peddy had stayed strong, he could have saved the bullpen more and played in the playoffs.

Although it is currently cruising, NC has to play up to 12 games in order to reach the Korean Series championship. So far, he's doing well without Peddy, but now he has to do it.