[breaking news] "Urgent" NC Oh My, Riley asks for replacement immediately after pitching → "Radiation muscle pain, scheduled treatment"... Can we play the opening game without the first starter of '2G 9 Runs'? [Suwon] [Breaking news 'super emergency' NC Oh My, request replacement immediately after Riley pitches → 'Radiation muscle pain, scheduled treatment'... Suwon site as the opening game will be held without the first starter of '2G 9 runs']

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Lilo Thompson (30, NC Dinos) beckoned for the dugout immediately after pitching. Then, he was suddenly replaced during the batter's opponent. What's wrong with Riley's body.

Riley started the 2026 KBO exhibition game against KT Wiz at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 21st and threw 73 pitches in three ⅔ innings, allowing six hits, one walk, four strikeouts, and four runs before being replaced.

On the 15th, against the Kiwoom Heroes, he allowed five runs with three home runs in three ⅓ innings, but he also gave up a lot of points on the day. But the bigger problem is physical condition.

Riley, who finished the first inning with three outs, got a double off the leadoff hitter Ahn Hyun-min in the second inning, and gave up the first run with Jang Sung-woo's hit and Kim Sang-soo's sacrifice fly. He later allowed Huh Kyung-min to walk, but Han Seung-taek also got a hit to the left and called more runs.

Riley, who faced the No. 1 hitter again in the third inning, seemed to find stability by ending with two strikeouts and three outs, but he started with a hit again by Ahn Hyun-min in the fourth inning and gave up one more point when he got consecutive hits from Kim Sang-soo and Heo Kyung-min, and one more point when he fouled off Han Seung-taek's right-wing line.

Afterwards, Riley, who sprayed a 150km/h ball at Lee Kang-min's at-bat, immediately felt an ominous signal as soon as he threw a 130km curve with two pitches. As soon as he finished pitching, he immediately gestured toward the bench, and manager Lee Ho-joon also signaled to replace him immediately. The pitching coach came to the mound and Riley headed to the dugout with a dark expression.

An NC official said, "Lily was replaced in order to protect the player due to the inconvenience of his left oblique muscle after pitching with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning. He explained, "I'm going to see a doctor."

Of the 73 pitches, 48 were strikes and the maximum speed was 154 kilometers per hour. Sliders (13 pitches), curves (12 pitches), and folk balls (8 pitches) were mixed evenly, but the number of runs increased due to many hits, but he left the mound with more injury concerns.

Last year, he played 172 innings in 30 games at NC, losing 17-7 with an ERA of 3.45 216 strikeouts, and was expected to take charge of the first starter this season, but he left concerns by complaining of pain in two consecutive poor games in exhibition games.

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