'Disappearing rain clouds → game start' But, ultimately the season's first 'rainout no-game'... Hanwha feels particularly disappointed [Changwon on-site]

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Heavy rain was expected the day before, and a normal game progression seemed difficult, but the situation changed rapidly overnight, and the game ultimately began as scheduled. However, rain suddenly began to pour, and the game was cancelled.

Changwon NC Park, where the fourth matchup of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League season between NC Dinos and Hanwha Eagles took place on the 26th. Just before the start of the bottom of the third inning, the game was suspended due to heavy rain at 7:02 p.m., and 32 minutes later, at 7:34 p.m., it was ultimately cancelled. While this marks the 15th rainout of the season, it is the first no-game of the season to be cancelled after the game had started.

Just the day before, a rainout was naturally expected. Rain was forecast to fall from the morning, and especially around the game start time, rainfall was predicted to intensify to up to 18mm per hour.

However, the situation changed rapidly overnight. The rain clouds moved back, and rain appeared likely only as the game was nearing its end. Ultimately, the game began as scheduled.

Hanwha smiled early in the game. In the top of the first inning with one out, Yonatan Peraza's hit was followed by Moon Hyun-bin's hit, during which he aggressively advanced to third base with sharp baserunning. Then, when Kang Baek-ho hit a ground ball, he made a sudden dash for home plate, evading Kim Hyung-jun's tag three times before diving to score.

Hanwha's starting pitcher Will Hernandez also allowed his first hit in the bottom of the second inning, but Heo In-seo caught Lee Woo-seong's stolen base attempt, and Matt Davidson was retired on a catcher's foul fly to end the inning.

However, the game was suspended just before the start of the third inning. Spectators put on umbrellas, wore raincoats, and sought shelter under the roof. The weather forecast also changed. The Korea Meteorological Administration's hourly rainfall forecast was also increased to 5mm.

Although it was only a one-run lead and early in the game, Hanwha was in a position to be disappointed. On the other hand, NC had just broken a five-game losing streak and returned home, and since they had unfortunately surrendered an early run, they could let out a sigh of relief at the decision to cancel the game due to rain.

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