San Diego Padres’ main infielder Kim Ha-sung (28) and Pittsburgh Pirates’ multiplayer Bae Ji-hwan (25) made meaningful performances side by side in the face-off between the two teams.
Kim Ha-sung walked to lead the team’s come-from-behind victory, and Bae Ji-hwan had hits in two consecutive games.
“Senior” Kim Ha-sung started as eighth batter shortstop in an away game against Pittsburgh in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the 9th (Korea Standard Time) and posted a score of no hits and one walk in three at-bats.
The season batting average fell slightly from 0.225 to 0.223.
Kim Ha-sung was listed in the starting lineup four days after the home game against the Colorado Rockies on the 5th.
He missed the game against Pittsburgh on the 7th due to right arm pain, and he played as a substitute against Pittsburgh on the 8th.
Is it because he is not in perfect physical condition yet? Kim Ha-sung hit all three at-bats for the first time.
He lowered his head by hitting a fly ball to center field in the first at-bat in the second inning, a fly ball to left field in the second at-bat in the fifth inning, and a grounder to shortstop in the third at-bat in the seventh inning.
The game was a close game, and San Diego went on its last attack in the top of the ninth inning, trailing 4-5.
Kim Ha-sung had his last chance to hit on the day with one out and runners on the first and second bases, and he got a walk against the opponent’s right-hander bullpen David Bednar.
After one strike, he endured four outside balls in a row and succeeded in getting on base.
Kim Ha-sung’s walk gave San Diego a chance to load the bases. Kyle Higashioka then hit an infield grounder, and third baseman Sandur Bohartz homered.
San Diego, which tied the game, made a 7-5 comeback with Luis Aras exploding a timely double to right-center.
San Diego gave up one run in the bottom of the ninth inning, but won 7-6 to win its fifth straight game. 안전놀이터
Bae Ji-hwan, who started as Pittsburgh’s eighth batter right fielder, stepped down with a ground ball in front of the pitcher in the second inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases, and in the fifth inning, he hit a ground ball to the first base as the leadoff batter.
His hit came in the sixth inning. Pittsburgh hit a timely hit against San Diego right-handed bullpen Karl Edwards Jr. at the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases when its team was losing 2-4.
He hit a big curve outside the first pitch and connected it with a timely hit.
He was disappointed in the eighth inning. He tried to bunt with no outs and no outs, but was thrown out as the ball flew out.
He recorded one hit and one RBI from four times at bat on the day, and his batting average for the season rose slightly from 0.186 to 0.191.
Bae Ji-hwan had hits in two consecutive games following the game against San Diego on the 8th and has had hits in three of the last four games.