The first game of the KBO Korean Series between the Kia Tigers and Samsung Lions in 31 years saw the first suspended game in history.

The first game of the best-of-seven best-of-five series (KS-7) of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO Baseball Playoffs at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on April 21 was suspended due to heavy rain in the top of the sixth inning with Samsung leading 1-0.

The umpires waited for 40 minutes, but when the rain didn't stop, they declared a suspended game.

This is the first time a suspended game has been called in a postseason game since the inception of professional baseball.

The suspended game will resume at 4 p.m. on April 22 with Samsung batting in the top of the sixth inning.

Game 2 of the Korean Series will begin one hour after the conclusion of Game 1.

Game 1, which started 66 minutes late due to a pre-game rain delay, featured a tight pitching battle between Kia's foreign first-round pick James Nail and Samsung's native ace Won Tae-in.

Nail, making his first start in 58 days after jaw surgery, walked the first batter he faced, Kim Ji-chan, on a straight ball, and two batters later, 카지노사이트 Kang Min-ho singled to put runners on second and third, but Nail struck out two to keep the game scoreless.

Won Tae-in got Kim Sun-bin to hit a triple to left field with two outs in the bottom of the second, but got the next batter, Choi Won-joon, to fly out to left field to end the inning.

Samsung missed a chance to put runners on first and third in the top of the third, while KIA stranded runners on first and second in the bottom of the inning.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Kia drew two walks to put runners on first and second base, but could not score.

The tense streak of zeroes was broken in the top of the sixth inning.

Samsung's leadoff hitter, Kim Heon-gon, drove a five-pitch outside slider from Nail on a two-pitch, two-strike at-bat for an exhilarating solo home run that sailed just inside the right-field foul pole.

Kim, who hit two home runs in the playoffs with LG, led off the Korean Series with a solo shot.

After the unexpected home run, Nail walked the next batter, Lewin Diaz, and was replaced by Jang Hyun-sik.

However, Jang Hyun-sik was unable to get a handle on the pitch in the pouring rain and walked Kang Min-ho to put runners on first and second with no outs.

As Samsung had a chance to score another run, the rain became even heavier and umpire Park Jong-cheol finally called the game off.

The umpires waited 40 minutes, but with the rain showing no signs of letting up, they finally called the game suspended.

The first suspended game in the postseason has only been called 11 times in 43 years in the regular season.

Samsung starter Won Tae-in pitched five innings of two-hit, two-strikeout ball to earn the win.

Kia's Nail also pitched well, allowing one run on four hits in five innings, but couldn't get any help from his offense.