Kim Ha-sung (28) of the San Diego Padres had multiple hits including a superb bunt hit. The bunt hit eventually laid the groundwork for his come-from-behind victory. Bae Ji-hwan (24) of the Pittsburgh Pirates appeared as a pinch hitter but failed to produce a hit.
Kim Ha-sung played as the eighth hitter and shortstop in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) New York Yankees game at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on the 27th (Korea time), and scored two hits, one walk, one RBI and one run in three times at bat.스포츠토토사이트
After resuming his hitting streak in three games, he also elevated his batting average for this season from 0.209 to 0.216 (40 hits in 185 times at bat). It is the first time in a week that he has had multiple hits since the Atlanta Braves match on Tuesday.
Kim Ha-sung, who entered the batter's box with runners on first and third bases with one out in the second inning, unfortunately stepped down with a fly ball to right field. Kim Ha-sung, who came out to bat again with two outs in the fourth inning, advanced with a walk, but failed to advance any further due to the failure of subsequent hits.
The highlight was the sixth inning. Playing the batter's box with runners on the first and third bases with one out in the sixth inning when the game was tying 1-1, Kim added a bunt to Yankees left-handed relief pitcher Victor Gonzalez's fastball. After catching the ball, Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo dropped the ball while looking at Manny Machado running toward the home.
MLB.COM initially recorded it as "a catch error following Lizzo's fielder's choice," but soon corrected it to "Kim Ha-sung's bunt hit." With the bunt hit, it added another RBI single a week after the game against Atlanta on Tuesday.
After successfully turning the tables due to Kim Ha-sung's hit, the San Diego Padres even managed to make it 4-1 due to timely hits by Luis Aras and Fernando Tatis Jr. In the seventh inning, Kim hit Michael Tonkin's slider to the right, and achieved multiple hits. The San Diego Padres defeated the Yankees 5-2 due to Kim's stellar performance.
Meanwhile, Bae Ji-hwan appeared as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning of the game against the Atlanta Braves at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but remained silent.
Bae, who started the game against Atlanta the previous day and had one hit and one walk each, was excluded from the starting lineup as Atlanta put left-hander Chris Sale as its starting pitcher. Bae struck out as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning when Pittsburgh was losing 1-6. Pittsburgh gave two more runs in the top of the ninth inning and was completely defeated 1-8.