Kim Ha-sung started the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) Boston Red Sox away game at Fanway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on the 1st (Korea time) and recorded one hit and one RBI in three times at bat. Kim Ha-sung's batting average for the season rose slightly from 0.227 to 0.228 after hitting in nine consecutive games since the game against Milwaukee on June 22.
Still, the team couldn't help but laugh. While starter Matt Waldron had six hits (two homers) and one walk, three strikeouts and four runs (three earned) in four ⅓ innings, the team lost 1-4 to Boston as its batters remained silent throughout the game. San Diego failed to win its sixth consecutive game, but now has 46 wins and 42 losses. 토토사이트넷
The visiting team San Diego formed the lineup in the order of Luis Arraez (first baseman), Jurickson Profar (left fielder), Jake Cronenworth (second baseman), Manny Machado (designated hitter), Donovan Solano (third baseman), Jackson Merrill (center fielder), Kim Ha-sung (striker), Kyle Higashioka (catcher) and Bryce Johnson (right fielder).
Boston, the home team that started Josh Winkowski, set up its lineup in the order of Jarran Duran (left fielder), David Hamilton (striker), Willier Abreu (right fielder), Rafael Devers (third baseman), Emmanuel Valdez (second baseman), Masataka Yoshida (designated hitter), Dominic Smith (first baseman), Liz Maguire (catcher) and Cedan Rafaela (middle fielder).
Kim Ha-sung was given the opportunity to score runs from the first at-bat. Kim Ha-sung, who entered the batter's box with one out and runners on first and second bases in the top of the second inning when his team was losing 0-2, swung his bat at Winkowski's changeup of the first pitch. The ground ball headed toward third baseman Devers, and batter Kim Ha-sung was out at first base.
At the second batter's box, he faithfully performed his given role. At the top of the fifth inning, leadoff batter Merrill got on base with a hit, no outs, and Kim Ha-sung succeeded in a sacrifice bunt, sending first baseman Merrill to second base. However, Higashioka's grounder to third base and Johnson's fly ball to center field did not score a point.
It was Kim Ha-sung's third time at bat that he showed off his presence. When he met right-hander Justin Slayton with one out and second base in the top of the seventh inning when San Diego was losing 0-4, Kim Ha-sung hit a five-pitch cutter with a ball count of three balls and one strike to produce a long hit that flew out to the third baseman. In the meantime, second baseman Merrill entered the home, and Kim Ha-sung settled in at the second base. It was the moment when Kim Ha-sung's 10th double of the season was completed. It was also San Diego's first run since the start of the game.
With multiple hits in the air, Kim had to settle for a hit in nine consecutive games. He targeted a three-pitch sinker off Kenley Jansen with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, but managed to control his disappointment as he stepped down due to a liner to center field.
While Kim Ha-sung was struggling, San Diego struggled a bit. The two teams' score became 0-3 as catcher Higashioka gave one more point with a foil (fast ball) in the bottom of the third inning following Devers' first two-run shot in the bottom of the first inning. On top of that, Duran's solo shot in the bottom of the fifth inning widened the gap between the two teams to four points.
San Diego, which was dragged by Boston starter Winkowski, belatedly pursued Kim Ha-sung's timely RBI in the top of the seventh inning, but had to accept a three-point loss as it closed the top of the eighth and ninth innings without scoring.
Meanwhile, San Diego, which ended its Boston away game with a 2-1 record, will take a day off and play three consecutive away games against the Texas Rangers from the 3rd.