‘I came back after a day off and the hits were cut off’ Kim Ha-seong, 3 at-bats, no hits, SD again reverse defeat
Kim Ha-seong (28, San Diego Padres) was silent with no hits.
Ha-seong Kim started as the 7th hitter and 3rd baseman in the 2023 Major League Minnesota Twins game held at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on the 12th (Korean time) and only had no hits in 3 at-bats.
Ha-seong Kim,안전놀이터 who ended his two consecutive hits, dropped his season batting average to 0.223.
Ha-seong Kim watched the game from the bench the day before (11th). San Diego played an extra game, but Kim Ha-seong did not get a chance to hit.
He took a day off and came out, but it didn’t work.
Ha-seong Kim could not cope with the fast ball of opponent starter Bailey Over in the first at-bat in the first inning without a runner in the second inning. He struck out on a swing and withdrew.
He hit Over’s second pitch slider with two outs at second base in the top of the fourth inning when the team turned 2-1 thanks to Juan Soto’s timely hit, but was out due to a fly ball to center fielder.
Ha-seong Kim took his third at-bat as the lead batter in the top of the 7th inning, with the team leading 3-2. He walked away with a looking strikeout against new pitcher Emilio Pagan.
San Diego gave up 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning and turned the score 3-5. In the top of the 8th inning, he had a chance to load bases with two outs, but it was painful not to score.
In the last attack at the beginning of the ninth inning, it was Ha-seong Kim’s turn to enter the plate as the lead hitter, but was replaced by Matt Carpenter. Carpenter retired with a ground ball to first base, and subsequent batters also retired with a bum hit, and San Diego eventually lost 3-5.
San Diego, which suffered two consecutive losses, maintained 3rd place in the National League West Division with a season record of 19-19, but the gap with the district leader LA Dodgers (23-15) widened to 4 games.
Minnesota, with two consecutive victories, maintained its lead in the American League Central Division with a record of 21 wins and 17 losses.