Kim Ha-sung of the San Diego Padres once again showed his grit.
Kim Ha-sung started as the eighth shortstop in an away game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland on Monday (Korea time). He posted a batting average of 0.229 for this season.
His team also won 6-4, recording 56-50 record in this season. Baltimore won 61-42.
There was an incident at his first at-bat in the third inning. On the 3-1 count, he hit the fifth fastball by opposing starter Grayson Rodriguez.
The course toward second base was good, so it looked like a ball that would escape to the outfield with ease, but the opponent's second baseman Connor Novi threw himself, caught it, and threw it to first base.
Kim Ha-sung won the throw at first base with a sprint. However, what followed was the problem. He stepped on the wrong foot while stepping on the base and then limped off to complain of pain.
Coach Mike Shildt and trainer ran out to check the condition. Kim Ha-sung, who limped for a while, showed his willingness to participate by wearing a helmet. After one sprint, he remained in the game.
Afterwards, Kim continued to play without replacement. He had multiple hits with Rodriguez in both the third and fifth innings. Unfortunately, he failed to score a point.
His teammates responded belatedly in the sixth inning. With no outs and runners on the first base, Jurickson Profar crossed the right-center fence to tie the game 2-2.
Then, the opposing defense helped. With no runners on base, Gunner Henderson, the opposing shortstop who caught Manny Machado's ground ball, had a short throw to the first base, and Ryan Mountcastle, the first baseman, failed to pull it up, leading the game. Xander Bogaerts called in Machado with a double that hit the left fence, and Jackson Merrill called in Bogaerts with a double to left field, leading 4-2.
Baltimore scored on Jordan Westberg's solo home run in the second inning, pitcher Austin Davis' throwing error in the fourth inning and a bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning. Anthony Santander chased Adrian Morehorn 4-3 with a solo home run over the left-center fence.
Ryan O'Hearn's ground ball escaped through the defensive gap and became a double, and Heston Custard's bound big hit became an infield hit, followed by a first and third base with one out. Custard's ball was handled by Kim Ha-sung running out, but the batter's foot was faster.
San Diego manager Mike Shildt, who saved the bullpen on the previous day due to Dylan Sheets' no-hitter, aggressively managed the game by throwing out starter Adam Major after 22/3 innings, and also posted closing pitcher Robert Suarez on the first and third bases with one out in the eighth inning. Suarez turned Mountcastle into a fly ball to the right field and exchanged a point for an out, tying the game 4-4.
Suarez was on the verge of a reversal by striking out pinch hitter Cedric Mullins with a swing and miss, although a ground ball induced against Colton Kauser escaped between defensive shifts. 토토사이트 추천
The San Diego Padres made a drama again in the ninth inning. Luis Campusano got on base with a left-handed hit against Craig Kimbrel, and pinch runner Tyler Wade advanced to the second base when the opponent team's first baseman Mountcastle failed to find a hit during Luis Arraez's subsequent first-base hit. With two outs and a runner on the second base, Profar hit a two-run homer over the center fence, making it 6-4.
Suarez kept a two-point lead in the ninth inning and scored a blon victory.
Baltimore Orioles starter Rodriguez allowed seven hits, one homer, two strikeouts and two runs in five innings. He was substituted after allowing a two-run homer to Profar in the sixth inning. Burch Smith, who took the mound in relief, allowed two more runs to turn the game around, but avoided defeat. Kimbrel lost the game.