8-0 in the second inning, the winning pitcher in sight... but a rainy no-hitter. 11-win ace, first win of the second half hard to come by

LG Twins pitcher Adam Plutko took the loss in his comeback game.

The right-hander pitched 1 1/3 innings of two-hit ball against the Kia Tigers at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on Aug. 8 before a rainout ended his chances of winning the game.

It was an unusual start for Plutko. After going 11-1 with a 2.21 ERA in 17 appearances in the first half of the season, Plutko took the loss in his first start of the second half on July 25 against the Suwon KT Wiz, giving up three runs on four hits in six innings, but the team lost 1-4. After being diagnosed with COVID-19 and resting, he was ready to pitch again and made his second start of the second half in two weeks.

With KIA's ace Yang Hyun-jong on the mound, a pitching battle was expected, but Plutko was able to get out of the first inning with ease as his teammates scored five runs in the top of the first.

After getting Choi Won-jun to ground out to shortstop and Park Chan-ho to fly out to center field, Plutko gave up a single to Kim Do-young at third. A stolen base and a wild pitch later put runners on second and third, but he got Na Sung-bum to ground out to short to end the first inning.

In the top of the second, the LG bats are on fire, scoring three more runs. Heading to the mound in the bottom of the second inning, it was 8-0, a score that would not be overturned in most cases. And with LG's strong bullpen, Plutko had a good chance of getting the win if he pitched into the fifth inning.

But in the bottom of the inning, it started to rain. Choi got Choi Hyung-woo to ground into an infield single and then gave up a double to Socrates in the sixth. The rain continued to 안전놀이터 fall as he faced Lee Woo-sung, No. 7, with one out. With two outs and three pitches in the count, the game was called off.

After waiting 55 minutes, the rain didn't let up and a no-game was called. After 55 minutes of waiting, Plutko would not be able to throw for more than an hour and a half if the field was repaired to resume play.

An 8-0 lead. It's every starting pitcher's dream. Plutko's first win of the second half was rained out.