At the last of three consecutive home games against the Washington Nationals held at Petco Park on Monday (Korea time), Kim had one hit and one run from four times at bat. The San Diego Padres won the game 8-5, securing a three-game winning streak.
Kim Ha-sung, who has hit in six consecutive games since the game against the Milwaukee Brewers on the 22nd, marked a batting average of 0.223 (62 hits in 278 at-bats), 10 homers, 37 RBIs, 43 runs, 46 walks, 15 steals, a on-base percentage of 0.333, a slugging percentage of 0.385, and an OPS of 0.718.
Kim Ha-sung, who started at shortstop No. 5, was pulled out on a fly to second base in his first ride in the bottom of the second inning. He swung Washington lefty DJ Hughes’ four-seam fastball 91.7 miles out of the first pitch, but was caught by second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. when he floated high.
Kyle Higashioka’s two-run homer gave the San Diego Padres a 2-0 lead in the second inning of offense. When No. 6 Merrill Jackson hit a critical hit, Higashioka pulled Hughes’ 81-mile changeup and connected it to an arch that flew well over the left fence.
Kim Ha-sung, who entered the batter’s box for the second time with one out and runners on the first and second bases in the third inning with a 2-0 lead, hit a foul fly on the first base. He hit Hughes’ 91.3 miles outside fastball in the full count, but he also missed it, making it high into the first-base foul area. Following Kim Ha-sung, Meryl also failed to call a runner as he grounded out to second base.
However, the San Diego Padres added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to widen the gap to 4-0. Hughes added one run on a chance to hit first and third bases with no outs, which was made by leadoff Rosario Eguchi’s double to the center and Higashioka’s right-handed hit, and Jurickson Profar’s critical hit continued the gap by two runs.
In the fifth inning when his team was leading 4-0, Kim Ha-sung was struck out swinging after two outs. With the ball count of 1B2S, right-hander Jacob Barnes’ 95.7-mile fastball, the highest among the four pitches, was misplaced. 슬롯사이트 순위
San Diego sealed the game by making four big innings in the bottom of the eighth inning. In the process, Kim Ha-sung’s bunt hit played a decisive role. Lead Manny Machado’s heavy hit and Jake Cronenworth’s walk gave him a chance to hit first and second bases with no outs.
The San Diego bench then instructed Kim Ha-sung to bunt. Kim Ha-sung made a bunt motion on the first and second pitches of his opponent’s right-hander Tanner Rainey, and collected the bunt motion.
However, when a 93-mile fastball flew into the strapped zone on the third pitch, he calmly bunted toward the third base. After catching the ball, pitcher Rainey slightly looked at the leading runners and threw it to the first base, but Kim Ha-sung was quick to catch the ball. It was a safe bet thanks to Rainey’s carelessness and Kim Ha-sung’s aggressive running.
Kim Ha-sung hit an RBI with a surprise bunt hit on the third base in the second inning against Washington on the 25th, and on the previous day, he went out as a leadoff hitter in the sixth inning and hit a big ball toward the third base before running to the point where his helmet came off, making an infield hit safe at first base. He has been able to continue his hit parade for six consecutive games with fast-footed hits in the last three consecutive games.
San Diego then seemed to fail the chance as Merrill and Rosario struck out and hit a fly ball to center field, respectively, but Higashioka hit a grand slam to left to widen the gap to 8-0. Washington scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning by combining four hits and two four outs against San Diego bullpen Tom Cosgrove and Adrian Morehorn, but the game had already been on the wane.
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Siege won seven innings by allowing one hit, two walks and nine strikeouts. San Diego had seven wins and six losses, 3.84 ERA and 125 strikeouts during this season. After sweeping all three consecutive home games against Washington, San Diego recorded 44 wins and 41 losses to maintain second place in the National League West and third place in the wild card.