NC at LG
SEOUL (Interstat)—The NC Dinos will visit the LG Twins on Tuesday at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. The forecast at game time calls for 65 degrees Fahrenheit. NC enters with a 59-73-2 record. LG is 71-62-2.
NC pitcher Lee Jae-hak is a player to watch. In his most recent outing against Shinsegae, Lee pitched one inning with no hits, no earned runs and one strikeout. He worked two innings at Doosan, allowing four hits, three earned runs, two walks and one strikeout. Against Samsung, Lee gave up three hits and two earned runs in two innings with two strikeouts. At Lotte, he pitched 2 1/3 innings, yielding five hits and two earned runs with one walk. NC was shut out 9-0 by Shinsegae in its most recent game. Choi Yo-han allowed one earned run in 1 1/3 innings with three strikeouts, Lim Jung-ho pitched a scoreless inning and Lee added a scoreless inning.
LG pitcher Anders Tolhurst is a player to watch. Tolhurst allowed two earned runs over five innings with two walks and two strikeouts in his last start against Kia. He pitched three innings at Shinsegae, giving up four hits, three earned runs, one walk and one strikeout. Against Lotte, he lasted 4 2/3 innings, allowing 11 hits and five earned runs with one walk and four strikeouts. At KT, Tolhurst worked six innings, scattering five hits and one earned run with seven strikeouts. LG lost 6-4 to Kia in its most recent game. Kim Kang-ryul threw a scoreless inning with one strikeout, and Lee Woo-chan added a scoreless inning with one walk.
NC has lost six of its last seven games. The Dinos scored 13 runs in a win over Shinsegae, then lost their next two games by scores of 6-2 and 9-0. They also dropped three straight at Doosan. LG has lost its last eight games. The Twins fell to Kia in their most recent series and were swept in three games at Shinsegae. The teams have split their last 10 meetings. LG won the most recent matchup 9-2 and also took the previous game 3-2. NC won the third-most-recent meeting 13-3. LG has also posted 8-0 and 5-4 wins in the stretch. NC has earned 7-5 wins twice, a 7-6 win and an 8-5 win.
After Tuesday, NC is scheduled to visit Shinsegae, host Kia and travel to Hanwha. LG is set to host Doosan before visiting Lotte and Kia.
Interstat’s game simulator projects NC Dinos 6, LG Twins 5. Interstat’s ELO system gives LG a 59.5 percent probability to win.