Kim Ha-seong complains of pain after hitting an infield hit
San Diego Padres’ starting shortstop Kim Ha-seong (28) recorded multi-hits (two or more hits in one game) for two consecutive games.
Kim Ha-seong started as the 8th batter and shortstop in the away game against the Baltimore Orioles of the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) held at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA on the 27th (Korean time) and recorded 2 hits in 4 at-bats.
His season batting average rose from .226 to .229.
He produced a hit in his first at-bat in the bottom of the third inning with the team trailing 0-1.
Kim Ha-seong, who came up as the leadoff hitter, hit an infield hit to second base against Baltimore starter Grayson Rodriguez and reached base.
With a 3-1 strike count, he attacked the 5th pitch, a fastball down the middle, hit the ball deep toward second base, and then ran at full speed, receiving a safe call.
Kim Ha-seong suffered a blow to his foot when stepping on first base and complained of pain for a long time, but continued the game without any problems.
In his second at-bat in the 5th inning, when the score was 0-2, he hit his second hit.
In the bottom of the second inning, he hit a fastball to the center of the plate against Rodriguez, hitting a center hit and reaching first base.
He was silent the rest of the time.
In the bottom of the 6th inning, with 2 outs and a runner on 2nd base, he was out on a fly ball to left field, and in the top of the 9th inning, with the score tied at 4-4, he struck out.
San Diego won its sixth straight game, 6-4, on a two-run home run by Urikson Profar in the top of the ninth. 파워볼사이트