[Official] Unexpected variable in Lotte-KIA game, sudden heavy rain leads to last-minute 'rainout cancellation' decision→However, no makeup date is scheduled

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The Gwangju showdown between the Lotte Giants and KIA Tigers, expected to proceed smoothly, was abruptly cancelled due to an unexpected variable: rain. Due to the absence of a makeup date, the game cancelled today is now expected to be rescheduled after October 7, the day currently scheduled as the final regular-season match of the KBO League.

KIA was scheduled to host Lotte at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on the 27th at 6:30 p.m. for a 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season home game, but the game was cancelled due to rain.

The sky over Gwangju remained clear until noon on that day. There were no signs of rain even by midday.

However, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration, there was a forecast for brief rainfall lasting about two hours starting around 5 p.m.

Yet unexpectedly, heavy rain began pouring down suddenly in Gwangju from around 3:30 p.m. The rain showed no signs of stopping soon.

As of 4:30 p.m., according to the Korea Meteorological Administration's neighborhood forecast, strong rain accompanied by lightning is expected to fall in Im-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Jeollanam-do, where Gwangju-KIA Champions Field is located, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Consequently, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) officially announced that today's game was cancelled due to rain.

The KBO confirmed and released the remaining regular-season schedule on the 25th. The rescheduled matches include 45 unplayed games and rain-delayed games, totaling 60 games requiring reorganization, with all matches scheduled through October 7.

According to the KBO, if games are cancelled due to rain or other reasons between August 25 and September 28, they will first be rescheduled as makeup dates for previously announced schedules. However, today's Gwangju Lotte-KIA game has no makeup date.

The KBO stated, "If there is no makeup date, games will be rescheduled as a doubleheader on the second day of the same matchup after September 29. Games with no subsequent matchups will be scheduled at a later date."

However, this Gwangju Lotte-KIA game has no further matchups even after September 29. As a result, it is expected to be rescheduled for a later date after October 7.

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